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HSMAI, Infor Release White Paper Detailing Methods to Increase Bottom-Line Growth
HSMAI | September 12, 2013
Strategies Outlined to Counteract Rising Costs, Generate Increased Profits in Hospitality Industry McLean, Va. (September 13, 2013) - The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) today announced the release of "Nine Ways to Pull More Revenue Through to Your Bottom Line," a white paper commissioned in partnership with Infor, a leading hospitality enterprise software company. In the white paper, Trevor Stuart-Hill, CRME, president of Revenue Matters, offers nine solutions designed to help hotel managers increase profitability amidst a climate of rising costs, which is offsetting recent RevPAR recovery. "Escalating
Benchmark Hospitality International Shares The Top Dining Trends for 2013
September 12, 2013
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, September 2013 ... Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company with two distinctive portfolios of properties, Benchmark Resorts & Hotels® and Personal Luxury Resorts & Hotels®, has just released its Top Dining Trends for 2013. The trends were observed by Benchmark's executive chefs and culinary experts at the company's 39 luxury hotels, resorts and restaurants coast to coast and off shore. These range from the luxurious Bardessono in Napa Valley to the landmark Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu's North Shore to the extraordinary ONE Bal Harbour Resort &
Meetings Focus International Wins ASBPE Gold Award
Meetings Focus | September 12, 2013
May 2012 supplement kicked off an expansion of coverage area for meeting planning trade publisher SAN FRANCISCO - September 13, 2013 - The May 2012 Meetings Focus International supplement won a 2013 Azbee Midwest-South Region Gold award for Editorial Excellence, Special Supplement from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. The issue represented the first product of the company's expansion beyond its traditional North America coverage area. "The May 2012 Meetings Focus International supplement was truly a great launch of our global coverage," said Tyler Davidson, chief content director of Meetings Focus. "The global profi
Register Now for the LODGING Green +Sustainability Conference & Expo
LODGING Media | September 12, 2013
September 13, 2013 - At the LODGING Green +Sustainability Conference & Expo - the most valuable educational and networking experience in the hospitality industry - leading experts will share insight that can help you identify and implement your hotel's green initiatives. Attend and you will learn: • The latest sustainability trends that will help you run your properties more efficiently. • How to meet government mandates and become green certified. • How to enhance the value of your property investment by implementing sustainable programs. • How to reduce energy costs, including water reclamation and heat energy. • And mor
Calistoga Spa Hot Springs Uses Flip.to to Help with Rebranding Efforts
Flip.to | September 11, 2013
Engages 30% of Guests in First Month with Flip.to Orlando, FL — September 13, 2013 — Flip.to is the brand advocate platform that helps hotels boost brand awareness and earn new guests with the help of their most trusted, untapped marketing source- their guests. Since going live with Flip.to in August, the Calistoga Spa has reached over 9,000 social connections. The property turned to Flip.to to help them market to a new demographic of customers after their recent renovation. They felt that Flip.to would help attract that demographic in a way they couldn't naturally do on their own. "As part of our repositioning, we expanded who our
Burbank, CA Planners OK 170-room Grandview Suites Hotel to be Developed by R.D. Olson
September 11, 2013
Sept. 11--The Burbank Planning Board on Monday signed off on plans to construct a five-story, 170-room hotel on the South San Fernando Boulevard corridor. The project is touted by the developer as an opportunity to revitalize downtown by drawing business and leisure travelers to the area. The proposed Grandview Suites hotel, to be located on San Fernando between Santa Anita and Providencia avenues, is the second of two new hotels slated for the corridor. Its proposed site is just a block away from where a six-story, 210-room Hilton Garden Inn will be constructed. The Grandview Suites hotel is expected to generate $9 million in hotel bed
Capitol Broadcasting Subsidiary Plans 143-Room Hotel Adjoining NC’s Durham Performing Arts Center
September 10, 2013
Sept. 10--A Capitol Broadcasting subsidiary plans a 143-room hotel adjoining the Durham Performing Arts Center and the Diamond View parking deck, along with retail space and expanded DPAC amenities in a 102,000-square foot "Wrapper Building." The city-owned DPAC would get a 4,000-square foot addition to its President's Club lounge, which the city proposes to lease for $9,054 a month; and 942 square feet for a new women's restroom, which the city proposes to buy for $641,388. The City Council has scheduled a vote on the deal at its meeting next Monday. "This is an involved transaction," said Joel Reitzer, the city's General Services dire
Area Officials Consider Resort Plan for Former Oil Tank Farm Site Overlooking Avila Beach in CA
September 10, 2013
Sept. 10--San Luis Obispo County supervisors Tuesday took the first step in a long process that could lead to a hotel resort being built on the coastal bluffs overlooking Avila Beach where an oil tank farm once stood. Supervisors authorized county planners to begin a general plan amendment changing the zoning of the 95-acre property from industrial to recreational. Property owner Chevron Co. has not submitted a formal development plan but has a project outline or "vision" for the property. The outline includes developing the site into a resort with a restaurant, spa, shops, cottages and hotel. Also proposed are a coastal bluff trail tha