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The Newly Built 101-room Hilton Garden Inn Findlay Opens in Ohio
Hilton Garden Inn | December 3, 2014
Owned by Whitson Hospitality and Managed by S & S Management Inc. December 03, 2014 - FINDLAY, Ohio, and MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Worldwide's award-winning brand of upscale yet affordable hotels, announced today the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Findlay, representing an addition to the brand's growing portfolio of more than 600 hotels worldwide. The new Hilton Garden Inn Findlay is owned by Whitson Hospitality and managed by S & S Management Inc. It is the brand's first property in Findlay and 20th in the state, and offers 101 beautiful guest rooms. "Hilton Garden Inn Findlay offers a high level of service and ups
Hotel Mäster Johan in Sweden is First to Join Best Western’s New BW Premier Collection
Best Western International, Inc. | December 3, 2014
PHOENIX (December 3, 2014) - Best Western International announced today that the Hotel Master Johan in Malmo, Sweden is the first independent hotel to join the BW Premier Collectionsm, Best Western's new soft brand. Launched in October, the BW Premier Collection continues Best Western's rich history of providing guests with unique and local hotel experiences around the world. The Hotel Master Johan is a first-class hotel in the heart of Malmo, a city in the southern part of Sweden. The 68-room boutique hotel has been carefully renovated to keep its modern, classic Nordic style with light colors, natural materials and beautiful art. The
David Lemmond Appointed as General Manager of The 198-room Highland Dallas in Texas
The Highland Dallas | December 3, 2014
DALLAS, Texas (Dec. 3, 2014) - The Highland Dallas, recently reimagined and rebranded from the Hotel Palomar, has appointed David Lemmond as general manager. In this role, Lemmond is responsible for overall hotel operations, sales and marketing divisions and property-wide food and beverage program. The announcement follows the hotel's unveiling as the first hotel to join Curio - A Collection by Hilton. Lemmond brings terrific hospitality and management experience to The Highland Dallas, having opened and operated an impressive list of luxury boutique hotels. He joins the hotel from his former role as the general manager of Hotel Vitale
InSite Group Acquires The Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel; Reflagging to the B Brand
InCite Group | December 3, 2014
Renovation to Follow Weston, Florida - December 3, 2014 - An affiliate of South Florida-based InSite Group, along with an institutional joint venture partner, has acquired the 487-room Yankee Clipper Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel. The hotel will be operated in affiliation with B Hotels & Resorts® as the B Ocean Resort in Fort Lauderdale. The hotel is situated on world-famous A1A within close proximity to Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Las Olas Boulevard and Fort Lauderdale's world-class shopping, restaurants and cultural and arts venues. The property offers a private beachfront area and is
IACC-Americas Names US & Canadian Chefs, Laura Leonetti & Tim Lentz, as “Copper Skillet Champions”
IACC | December 3, 2014
(NEW YORK, NY) - December 3, 2014 - At the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center Chicago recently, 12 chefs from IACC-member properties across the US gathered to compete for the coveted US Copper Skillet where the winners edged one step closer to the International Copper Skillet global final in April. A few days later, at the Bank of Montreal Institute for Learning in Toronto, IACC conference centre chefs from Canada gathered to vie for the distinction of taking home the Canadian Copper Skillet and being named Canadian Conference Centre Chef of the Year along with the right to go on to compete against the US chef at
U.S. Travel Community Urges Congress to Reauthorize Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) By Year-End
The U.S. Travel Association | December 3, 2014
WASHINGTON (December 3, 2014) - U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement urging Congress to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) before its expiration on December 31, 2014: "Failure to reauthorize TRIA in a timely fashion is creating the condition that any economy hates most: uncertainty. A vast and vital portion of the U.S. economy depends on TRIA to be able to operate effectively in the current global security environment, and leaving its future in doubt is hampering growth and job creation, plain and simple. "On 9/11, America's businesses and workers did not have the essential
Henry R. Silverman, Founder of Cain Hoy Enterprises, Bets Big on sbe Entertainment with Partnership
sbe | December 3, 2014
sbe and Cain Hoy announce the recapitalization of sbe and the concurrent launch of S Squared, an equity real estate joint venture, led by Sam Nazarian and Cain Hoy to globalize sbe's Acclaimed Hospitality Brands through the Acquisition and Development of Properties in Key Cities Around the World, Initially Capitalized by Several Hundred Million Dollars of Equity Executive Chairman Sam Nazarian Elevates Sam Bakhshandehpour to CEO of as his Second in Command of Global Operations Cain Hoy's Henry R. Silverman, M. Ali Rashid, Thomas D. Christopoul and Bakhshandehpour join sbe's Board of Directors alongside Founding Members Younes Nazarian a
Expotel Hospitality Assumes Management of Sheraton Atlanta Airport in GA; To Launch $10M Renovation
Expotel Hospitality | December 3, 2014
December 10, 2014 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans-based hotel owner/operator Expotel Hospitality Services Inc. has announced that it has assumed management of the newly renamed Sheraton Atlanta Airport (formerly the Sheraton Gateway Atlanta Airport) following the sale of the property to Hotel Capital, LLC on October 7th. Expotel Hospitality took over management duties following the sale transaction. Bill Oliver has been named as the hotel's General Manager; David Gleim will continue as Director of Sales & Marketing. Danielle Daboval, Expotel Hospitality's Executive Director of Sales and Marketing, said the 395-room property will und