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Hyatt Honors Excellence Among Americas Owners and Developers with 2014 Awards
Hyatt Hotels Corporation | December 14, 2014
CHICAGO--Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) honored 10 of the company's top owners and developers at Hyatt's recent conference for owners throughout the Americas, held at Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, Calif. "Hyatt has consistently emphasized that we want to be the most preferred hotel company for owners, guests and associates. To achieve that, we need to work closely with the right owners and developers who share our commitment to Hyatt's brands and what the Hyatt brand overall has come to stand for – quality, driven by the dedication of our outstanding colleagues around the world," said Mark Hoplamazia
Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa, St. Maarten Reaches Solar Energy Milestone
the Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa, St. Maarten | December 14, 2014
First Westin in World and Only Major Property in Caribbean Produces One GigaWatt Hour of Solar Power since June 2013; Also Installs Smardt Chiller for More Savings PHILIPSBURG, ST MAARTEN (December 15, 2014) - The Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa, St. Maarten made its mark as a game-changer in the hospitality industry by completing a landmark solar installation earlier this year that allows the resort to produce six to eight hours of its own power during peak times. The resort has harnessed the power of the Caribbean sun for more than a year and reached an environmental milestone by generating one Gigawatt hour of solar power, or one
$7.1 Million on Day One for Peak 8
Breckenridge Grand Vacations | December 14, 2014
Breckenridge Grand Vacations Announces Avalanche of Sales to Preferred Customers for Grand Colorado on Peak 8 BRECKENRIDGE, CO. - December 15, 2014 - Breckenridge Grand Vacations blew single-day sales records out of the water selling more than $7.1 million in vacation ownerships on Dec. 5, 2014 at their fourth resort in Breckenridge, the Grand Colorado on Peak 8. Breckenridge Grand Vacations (BGV), founded in 1984, has been recognized as one of the most successful, independent developers in the industry. With 30 years of resort development experience, each property has outdone the one before. Breckenridge Grand Vacation is the parent co
Enseo, Integrator of In-room Technologies Named Preferred Vendor for Marriott International
Enseo | December 14, 2014
Richardson, Texas - Enseo, an integrator of in-room technology services for the hospitality industry, has received preferred vendor status for Guestroom Entertainment Services for Marriott International. This includes Enseo's ground-breaking "Over-The-Top" services featuring the most popular native, streaming video applications which have received overwhelming guest acceptance at deployments at select properties of The Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott, Edition, Marriott, Courtyard and TownePlace Suites brands. The Enseo E3® solution meets or exceeds all aspects of the Marriott television brand standards recently published. The preferred vendo
TMI Hospitality Opens the 105-room Homewood Suites in Bath Township, Ohio
December 13, 2014
Dec. 13--Another Akron-area hotel is celebrating being open for business. The 105-room Homewood Suites, at 210 Springside Drive on the Bath Township/Fairlawn line in the Montrose area, will hold a grand-opening celebration from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday. The event is open to the public. Homewood Suites, a Hilton brand, is an extended-stay hotel. The Springside Drive site is the 15th Homewood Suites in Ohio and the first in the Akron area, the hotel said in a news release. The owner is Fargo, N.D.-based TMI Hospitality, which operates about 180 hotels in 26 states, including the Courtyard by Marriott, also on Springside Drive. The company is bu
Top 10 Hospitality Industry Trends in 2015 by Robert Rauch
Robert Rauch, CHA | December 12, 2014
Top 10 Hospitality Industry Trends in 2015 by Robert Rauch 1. Millennials have become the fastest growing customer segment within the hospitality industry. Exploration, interaction and experience are the major focus of Millennials who are willing to pay more for a greater experience. Many of them are looking for an overall gourmet experience for a reasonable price and this has produced all new lobby designs in the hotel sector. Lobby bars and hotel restaurants are wide open with combination work, play and eat/drink spaces designed with this Millennial customer in mind, one who is a "party of one" but "hanging out together." They are loo
HSMAI’s Top 25 in 2014: Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales, Marketing, Revenue Optimization
HSMAI | December 12, 2014
The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has announced its 2014 honorees for The HSMAI Top 25: Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales, Marketing, Revenue Optimization. The Top 25 honors leaders in sales, marketing, and revenue optimization of hospitality, travel and tourism organizations for their accomplishments in the preceding 18 months. HSMAI will honor The HSMAI Top 25 in conjunction with the Adrian Awards Dinner Reception and Gala on February 23, 2015, at the New York Marriott Marquis. "The people named to this list have made incredible contributions to the industry," said Robert A. Gilbert, CHME,
The 132-room Courtyard by Marriott South Pattaya Opens in Thailand
Courtyard by Marriott | December 12, 2014
Chonburi, Thailand, December 12, 2014 – Marriott International continues its dynamic growth in Thailand with the opening of the Courtyard by Marriott South Pattaya. Located in South Pattaya city area within walking distance to Pattaya Beach and Walking Street, the 7-storey with 132-room hotel is the exciting new addition to the Courtyard by Marriott brand in Asia – making it the 2nd Courtyard branded hotel in Thailand and the 32nd Courtyard branded hotel in Asia Pacific. Remarking on the occasion, Karl Hudson, Marriott International's Area Vice President – Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam & Japan, said: "We are delighted to be o