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Hotel Business in Wichita, Kansas Region Has Room for Improvement; Occupancy Down Slightly for 2013
August 21, 2013
Aug. 21--The area's hotel business has improved, but it still has some catching up to do. That's according to area hotel executives and industry data, which show area hotel occupancy in the first half of 2013 was 57.1 percent, about sixth-tenths of a percent lower than the same period a year ago. But that was better than the five-year low of 54.9 percent recorded in the first half of 2010, according to a report by STR, a hotel industry research firm. Local hotel executives said a variety of factors have affected occupancy, including a sluggish recovery, lower corporate demand, Boeing's departure from the Air Capital, and the addition of
Labor Unions Working to Combat Negative Stereotypes
August 20, 2013
Aug. 21--Marielle "Apple" Thorne rattles off the stereotypes with ease: Unions seem greedy; they defend bad workers; their workers make too much money. "The whole public image of unions isn't great right now," said Thorne, business agent with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 720, in Las Vegas. "We're looking for more ways to change our brand and image." This week, she's one of many union workers meeting for the annual Nevada State AFL-CIO convention at the Excalibur, where labor representatives are talking about strengthening their organizations in a time of declining memberships and hard economic conditio
Local Planners See Upsides to Plan for 600-room Hotel in Jackson, NJ Near Six Flags Great Adventure
August 20, 2013
Aug. 20--JACKSON -- In a series of hotel concepts with shopping space and nightclubs, state and local leaders have laid out their visions for developing a rural area of Jackson near Six Flags Great Adventure. In a 61-page plan released recently, the state Division of Community Affairs' Local Planning Services and a team of students from the New Jersey Institute of Technology's College of Architecture & Design illustrated their ideas for bringing a 600-room hotel and adjacent attractions to the township. "This is something that we were trying to do for many years," Councilman Kenneth Bressi said. Three years, in fact. Mayor Michael R
South Florida Hotels Continue Upward Trend with Rates Posting a 6% Increase in July
August 20, 2013
Aug. 20--South Florida hotel rates continued to show year-over-year improvement in July, though occupancy remained flat or increased only slightly, according to data released Tuesday. According to a report from Smith Travel Research, the average daily rate in Miami-Dade was more than $144, an increase of more than 6 percent. Occupancy was relatively flat at 74.7 percent, declining less than half a percentage point compared to July of 2012. Per-room revenue increased 5.7 percent to $107.90. In Broward, hotels were 72.2 percent full, an increase of 2.7 percentage points. Average daily rates were up more than 3 percent to $98.53, and reven
Millcraft Breaks Ground on Pittsburgh, PA Hotel-Office Complex to Include 197-room Hilton Garden Inn
August 20, 2013
Aug. 20--A major Downtown redevelopment is about to move from the drawing board to the dirt. Washington County developer Millcraft Investments will break ground Wednesday on the $95 million Gardens at Market Square complex on Forbes Avenue near Wood Street. The development, 18 stories at its highest point, will feature 125,000 square feet of office space, a 197-room Hilton Garden Inn, a 335-space parking garage and about 25,000 square feet of street-level retail. Turner Construction Co., which will be serving as construction manager for the project, also will be taking one floor of office space in the complex. Millcraft also has signed
McLaren Technologies Behind Intuitive Service at Sydney’s Tech-Savvy PARKROYAL Darling Harbour
McLaren Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd | August 19, 2013
Wednesday, 21st August 2013 – Hot on the heels of its impressive multi-million dollar hotel makeover in March, the PARKROYAL Darling Harbour, Sydney has now completed an equally impressive service solutions installation, making it one of Australia's most technologically advanced hotels – both front and back of house. To manage the final instalment of its widely acclaimed 'high-tech' renovation, PARKROYAL Darling Harbour, Sydney commissioned Asia Pacific's leading provider of intuitive guest tracking and task management solutions, McLaren International. McLaren installed two different but complementary service systems at PARKROYAL Da
Ground-Breaking Celebrated in Hillsboro, Oregon for Two Hotels – An Embassy Suites and a Hampton Inn
August 19, 2013
Aug. 19--Elected officials and business leaders will celebrate the groundbreaking for two new hotels in Hillsboro on Wednesday, a long-awaited development on a project that city planners call a potential landmark for the city. Construction crews are already working on the site, a 4.19-acre vacant field tucked amid office buildings adjacent to U.S. 26, north of Northwest Evergreen Parkway. Once completed, the hotels will be high-profile buildings along the Sunset Highway. But more immediately, they add coveted meeting space for Hillsboro's business community and arrive at a time when hotel rooms are in high-demand, leading to higher rate
Legoland Florida and Tourism Leaders Team Up to Pitch for New Hotels
August 18, 2013
Aug. 18--WINTER HAVEN -- Heads in beds. That phrase, summarizing the ultimate goal of tourism marketing, is so commonly used in the industry it has become a cliche. Legoland Florida has been luring plenty of heads (and feet and wallets) to Polk County since its opening nearly two years ago. Local tourism officials, though, would like to see more of those heads resting in beds at local hotels. Not a single new hotel has been constructed in the Winter Haven area since the theme park opened Oct. 15, 2011. Legoland general manager Adrian Jones said half of the park's guests last year made overnight stays in connection with their visits. And