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Moxy Hotels Expands in Japan With The Opening of Moxy Osaka Shin Umeda
Moxy Hotels | September 8, 2020
Nestled amidst one of the main city centers in Osaka, buzzing with an attitude that does not always follow the rules, the 288-room Moxy Osaka Shin Umeda officially opens its doors today. As Marriott International’s bold experiential brand, the new hotel features fun, playful and stylish experiences, designed to give guests everything they want and nothing they don’t. Conveniently located in the Umeda district, one of the main city centers of Osaka, Moxy Osaka Shin Umeda is just a five-minute walk from Fukushima Station. Accessibility is key, and this makes it ideal for travelers visiting for play or work. Tourist attractions and shoppi
Tharaldson Hospitality Management Appoints Opening Team for Residence Inn Grand Rapids Downtown
September 8, 2020
Residence Inn by Marriott Grand Rapids, the iconic flat-iron shaped hotel building at the intersection of Fulton, Ionia and Louis, takes another step closer to opening with the recent appointment of their Opening General Manager and Opening Director of Sales. Tharaldson Hospitality Management has hired Andrew White as Opening General Manager and Cassaundra McDougall as the Opening Director of Sales. The two will be at the helm of the 147-room Residence Inn by Marriott, a hotel specializing in extended stay travel. Tharaldson Hospitality Management, based in Fargo, ND, owns and operates nearly 70 hotels across the United States. They ha
Courtyard by Marriott Penang Opens Marking Brand Debut in Malaysia
Courtyard by Marriott | September 8, 2020
Courtyard by Marriott today announces the opening of Courtyard by Marriott Penang – the first Courtyard debut in Malaysia. Located along the bustling Jalan Macalister in the heart of Penang’s UNESCO-listed George Town, the new 199-room Courtyard by Marriott Penang is set to provide the best hotel experience for guests to pursue their personal and professional passions while on the road. “We are thrilled to continue to grow our presence in Malaysia with the opening of Courtyard by Marriott Penang,” said Rajeev Menon, President, Asia Pacific (excluding China), Marriott International. “Designed for today’s ambitious and enterprisi
Original Group Breaks Ground On Temptation Miches Resorts in the Dominican Republic
Original Group | September 8, 2020
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, (Sept. 8, 2020) - Original Group, the leading adult hospitality group in Mexico, broke ground today on Temptation Miches Resort and Temptation Grand Miches Resort in Miches, Dominican Republic. Slated to open Summer 2022, the two new properties will be Original Group’s first resort offering outside of Mexico. “We are thrilled to finally break ground on this highly anticipated project and are proud to establish our first property abroad in the Dominican Republic, a country that values hospitality and tourism as much as we do in Mexico,” said Rodrigo de la Peña, CEO of Original Group. “We are so thankf
Hospitality Financial Leadership: Why Does It Take So Bloody Long to Do the Annual Hotel Budget?
David Lund | September 8, 2020
By David Lund Bloody is a great word. It’s English and I’m Canadian so that’s close enough and I’m adopting it for this piece. The word is so descriptive, and it immediately conjures up images of battle and of great suffering. Much the same as the annual carnage we refer to as budget season in the hotel business. It’s the epic contest between line managers and executives, hotel leadership teams and the brand and hotels and their owners. In some hotels it can take six months to get the budget done, revised umpteen times and eventually – hopefully – approved. It’s nothing for the battle to last for three months in a typica
Apple REIT Selects Crestline to Manage Portland Residence Inn and Jacksonville Hyatt Place
the Residence Inn Portland Downtown/Waterfront, ME | September 8, 2020
FAIRFAX, VA – September 8, 2020 - James Carroll, President and CEO of Crestline Hotels & Resorts, LLC (“Crestline”) announced today that Crestline has been appointed to manage the 179 guest-suite Residence Inn Portland Downtown/Waterfront in Portland, Maine and the 127 room Hyatt Place Jacksonville Airport in Jacksonville, Florida. The hotels are owned by Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. who selected Crestline to manage. Upon making the announcement Carroll said, “Crestline enjoys a long and trusted relationship with Apple Hospitality REIT and we are honored to add these excellent properties to our mana
“Free” PMS API Integration Is the Key to Hotel Innovation
Jos Schaap | September 8, 2020
By Jos Schaap Ask any hotelier or hotel technology company about their biggest pain points, and inevitably they will mention integration. Interfacing between legacy hotel Property Management Systems (PMS) and third-party systems have plagued the hospitality industry for years. HTNG was created some 20 years ago to create a communication messaging standard for hotel systems and made some initial progress. But till today, connecting hotel systems is still mostly a pain. With the onslaught of COVID-19 upending the travel industry, the stakes for the hotel sector couldn’t be higher. Hotels need to change their service models to support
Accor and Amadeus Announce Strategic Partnership Around Business Intelligence
Amadeus Hospitality | September 8, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to disrupt travel around the globe, hoteliers face many challenges in running their business and planning for the future. The historical references and past data they once relied on to build their revenue strategies no longer aligns with current market trends, making it more critical than ever to have access to powerful business intelligence tools. To support Accor hoteliers in successfully navigating COVID-19 and to plan for the future, the hotel group has expanded its strategic partnership with Amadeus to include the use of Demand360®. The solution provides the most comprehensive, forward-looking market data in t