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The 112-room New-Build Hilton Garden Inn Knoxville/University Opens in Tennessee
Hilton Garden Inn | September 25, 2013
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - September 25, 2013 - Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Worldwide's award-winning brand of upscale, yet affordable hotels, announced the opening of the 112 room Hilton Garden Inn Knoxville/University, representing an addition to the brand's growing portfolio of more than 570 hotels worldwide. The new Hilton Garden Inn Knoxville/University is owned by Knoxville Hotel Associates LLC. and managed by Paramount Hospitality Management LLC. Situated adjacent to the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus, Cumberland Avenue Strip, and Tyson-McGhee International Airport, the Hilton Garden Inn Knoxville/University provides the amenitie...
Hyatt Key West Gains Tech Advantage with ElevenGC for Mac
Eleven | September 25, 2013
Eleven provides Hyatt Key West Resort & Spa with complimentary and premium guest computing 9/25/13, Portland, Ore. – Hyatt Key West Resort & Spa has added Eleven's iMac guest computing solution to its list of upscale amenities. ElevenGC gives the resort the ability to offer guests limited complimentary computer access alongside a guest-pay model for additional usage and printing. The flexible payment options coupled with sleek and sophisticated Apple hardware, made Eleven the clear choice for this high-end property. Since becoming a preferred Hyatt standard in 2012, ElevenGC has been deployed at a majority of Hyatt full servic...
Owned and Managed by TMI Hospitality, the 90-room Courtyard Kalamazoo-Portage to Open in Michigan
Courtyard by Marriott | September 25, 2013
Kalamazoo, Michigan - September 25, 2013 - Courtyard by Marriott is rolling out its innovative lobby and room design in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This is the first Courtyard in the area featuring the Refreshing Business lobby environment, where guests can enjoy an open and flexible space. Along with media pods, Wi-Fi and a variety of seating zones, the redefined space is ideal for everything from pop-up meetings to social gatherings. Scheduled to open on Tuesday, October 1, 2013, the 90-room Courtyard Kalamazoo-Portage also offers a refreshing and stylish room design that helps guests stay connected, productive and comfortable. Thoughtfully ...
Agilysys Announces Availability of Insight™ Mobile Manager Solution
Agilysys | September 25, 2013
Supported by iOS7, Dashboard Application Provides Instant Overview of Property ALPHARETTA, GA. - Sept. 25, 2013 - Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software and services, today announced general availability of the Agilysys Insight™ Mobile Manager application. The solution can be seen at Global Gaming Expo 2013 in Las Vegas. Insight Mobile Manager is a mobile dashboard application that enables hotel managers to view key information about the property quickly and easily from a mobile device. The application contains panels of strategically organized data, including re...
UNH Lodging Executives Sentiment Index Surges on Strong Business Conditions and Employment Outlook
The UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics | September 25, 2013
DURHAM, N.H. - September 25, 2013 - The University of New Hampshire Lodging Executives Sentiment Index (LESI) surged to 78.1 in August 2013 from 65.8 in July 2013, fueled by strong business conditions and a more positive employment outlook. "These results represent lodging executives' strong and positive sentiments of the present general business conditions for their properties, which increased 8.7 on the sentiment scale, combined with a strong sentiment about general business conditions 12 months in the future, which increased by 16.0," said Nelson Barber, associate professor of hospitality management, who manages the index. "This robu...
Kirk A. Rose Resigns as President of Marcus Hotels & Resorts; Search for Replacement is Underway
The Marcus Corporation | September 25, 2013
MILWAUKEE - September 25, 2013 - The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS) today announced the resignation of Kirk A. Rose, president of Marcus Hotels & Resorts. Rose, who joined the company in January 2013, is leaving to pursue an opportunity to return to his roots in finance as the chief financial officer of a family office based in Chicago. Gregory S. Marcus, president and chief executive officer of The Marcus Corporation, said a search for a replacement is already underway. During the search process, Thomas F. Kissinger, senior executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, will lead the Marcus Hotels & Resorts division. ...
White Lodging Celebrates Groundbreaking for the 366-room Westin Austin Downtown in Texas
White Lodging Services Corporation | September 25, 2013
MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Sept. 25, 2013 -- White Lodging Services Corporation hosted a groundbreaking celebration for a second Westin hotel in Austin, Texas. The Westin Austin Downtown broke ground Aug. 5 and is scheduled to open in Spring 2015 on the northeast corner of East Fifth Street and San Jacinto Boulevard. The 20-story, 366-room Westin hotel is a joint venture between White Lodging Services Corporation, the Harry Whittington family and REI Real Estate Services, LLC. Once open, the hotel will be the 24th White Lodging managed hotel in the Austin area. "This hotel represents yet another example of our commitment to continued growth wi...
PAR Springer-Miller Wins 2 Bronze Stevie Awards for Pars’ Atrio Guest Experience Management Software
The Stevie Awards | September 25, 2013
Bronze Award for "The Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year" and Bronze Award for "Tech Innovation of the Year" Regarding ATRIO Software New Hartford, NY -- PAR Springer-Miller, a subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PAR) announced today that they received two Bronze Stevie® Awards for their ATRIO® Guest Experience Management Software in two separate categories: the Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year - Up to 2,500 Employees and Tech Innovation of the Year - At Organizations With Up to 1,000 Employees at The 11th Annual American Business Awards held on September 16th in San Francisco. The American Business Awards ...
Marriott Chief Operations Officer Robert “Bob” McCarthy to Retire in February 2014
Marriott International, Inc. | September 25, 2013
Other Senior Executives to Assume Broader Responsibilities BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 25, 2013 -- Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) announced today that Robert J. McCarthy, chief operations officer of the company, will retire at the end of February 2014 after 38 years of distinguished service. McCarthy began his career as a waiter in a Marriott restaurant outside Philadelphia while attending Villanova University. He was promoted into increasingly higher level positions, including senior vice president, Northeast Region; executive vice president, operations planning and support; president, North American lodging operations; and group pr...
Interstate Hotels & Resorts Acquires Chardon Management Ltd., Expands United Kingdom Portfolio to 47
Interstate Hotels & Resorts | September 25, 2013
ARLINGTON, Va./LONDON - Sept. 25, 2013 - Interstate Hotels & Resorts - the leading U.S. based global hotel management company - announced today the acquisition of Chardon Management Ltd., a highly respected independent management company in the United Kingdom, elevating Interstate's total U.K. portfolio to 47 hotels either open or under development. On the heels of the Company's entrance into the U.K., this transaction creates a formidable executive team and dedicated base of operations in the region for hotel owners and investors, fully supported by Interstate's industry-leading systems. The Company's U.K. team will be complemented...
GCommerce Expands to South Pacific EMarketing Firm to Deploy Local Strategy to Develop Tourist Trade
GCommerce | September 25, 2013
PARK CITY, Utah, September 25, 2013 - GCommerce Solutions, a hospitality-focused digital marketing company known for driving significant incremental revenue for branded and independent hotels worldwide, is expanding its own global footprint with new contracts for two hotels, the Equus Hotel, Marina Tower Waikiki, and a new restaurant, Park, in Waikiki, Hawaii. The announcement comes on the heels of the news that Principal Hayley Hotels and Coast Hotels, comprising 63 hotels in North America, France and the U.K., engaged GCommerce for their digital marketing endeavors. Firmly establishing its footprint in the Waikiki hotel market, GComme...
Hakkasan Limited to Begin Construction of its First Hotel, a Resort on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah Island
Hakkasan Ltd. | September 25, 2013
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 25, 2013 -- Global restaurant and nightlife group Hakkasan Ltd.( http://www.hakkasan.com ) has announced plans to open its first luxury resort on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah Island. The property, which is being conceptualized and developed by HKK Hospitality( http://www.hkkhospitality.com ), is scheduled to begin construction in 2014. The project will establish a state of the art beach-front hotel on the exclusive crescent of The Palm Jumeriah. The property will feature a diverse array of opulent amenities, all of which will embody the core elements of Hakkasan's signature DNA - world-class cuisine, elite en...
Cascade Investment Acquires the 468-key Four Seasons Hotel Houston in Texas
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts | September 25, 2013
Houston, Texas - September 25, 2013 - Privately-held Cascade Investment today announced the acquisition of Four Seasons Hotel Houston, the city's premier luxury hotel. Financial terms were not disclosed. Cascade is buying the asset from Maritz, Wolff & Co. who has owned it since 2000. The transaction is anticipated to close on October 1, 2013. Located at 1300 Lamar Street in the heart of Houston's business and financial district, featuring 404 rooms and suites and 64 rental apartments, the world-class AAA Five-Diamond hotel has been offering travelers the finest accommodations and a full range of high-end amenities and services sinc...
Infor Wins Partner Award from Gaming & Leisure
Gaming & Leisure | September 25, 2013
Infor Hospitality Helps Organizations Increase Flexibility, Collaboration NEW YORK - Sep 25, 2013 - Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced that the company was recognized by Gaming & Leisure in its 2013 Gaming & Hospitality Awards this week at the Gaming & Leisure Roundtable as the winner in the Partner category. Given annually, the Partner award winner best illustrates a granular understanding of the real problems faced by their customers, and takes steps within their offerings to address those challenges. In the last year, Infor revealed Infor 10x for ...
De Jongh: Government Issues Expression of Interest for Potential Hotel Development on Water Island
REVPAR International | September 25, 2013
Community input into development that affects residential communities is an issue that Governor John P. de Jongh Jr. admits is personal to him. Water Island is no exception to that rule and earlier this month, de Jongh held a meeting with Water Island residents to address management issues and to announce the issuance of an Expression of Interest for potential hotel development on the island. "We believe that a boutique hotel on Water Island not only provides for further economic activity on the island but a first-step on rebranding our offerings through a public-private partnership that leverages government resources. But, success is o...
Work Has Begun in the UK for the 452-room InterContinental London The O2 to Open in 2015
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) | September 25, 2013
25 September, 2013 - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) is proud to announce the signing of its third InterContinental property for London: InterContinental® London The O2. The new hotel is scheduled to open in 2015 when it will take its place alongside its sister properties InterContinental London Westminster, which has been open for less than a year, and InterContinental London Park Lane which is a long-established luxury destination in the Capital. The 452-room InterContinental London The O2 will operate under a franchise agreement with Meridian Hotel Operations Limited and will be managed by Arora Hotels. The hotel will feature ...
The 200-room New-Build Transcorp Hilton Lagos Will Open in Nigeria in Mid-2016
Hilton Hotels & Resorts | September 25, 2013
DUBAI, UAE and MCLEAN, Va. - September 25, 2013 - Hilton Worldwide today signed an agreement with longstanding Nigeria business partner, Transcorp Hotels Ltd, to introduce a new Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotel to Lagos, Nigeria's commercial and cultural heartland. The 200-room new-build Transcorp Hilton Lagos will be strategically located in the exclusive residential and commercial district of Ikoyi in Lagos. The property will enjoy close proximity to the main financial and business centres of the city as well as offer convenient access to Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president, deve...
Development Begins for 212-room Holiday Inn Express Jakarta Cikini to Open in Indonesia in 2014
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) | September 25, 2013
Jakarta, 25 September 2013: InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, and PT Imesco Sejahtera Utama, have signed an agreement to develop Holiday Inn Express Jakarta Cikini, to open in 2014. In line with IHG's robust expansion plans in Indonesia, the 212-room hotel is part of a pipeline of 13 Holiday Inn Express hotels slated to open in the country, out of a total of 19 scheduled to open in South East Asia over the next few years. Holiday Inn Express is one of the largest and fastest growing hotel brands in the world. Since it first launched globally in 1991, it has grown quickly and there are now 2...
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. to Acquire Four Hotels for a Total of $96.5 million
Summit Hotel Properties | September 24, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas - 09/24/2013-- Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE: INN) (the "Company") today announced that it has four hotel properties, containing an aggregate of 503 guestrooms, under contract to acquire. The Company announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a portfolio of three Southern California hotels containing an aggregate of 321-guestrooms for a purchase price of approximately $59.0 million. The Company expects to implement approximately $2.9 million in capital improvements to the portfolio. The Company anticipates a post-renovation estimated NTM capitalization rate for the portfolio in the range of 8...
Marriott Milwaukee Overcomes Cellular Signal Interferences with Roam Boost from RoamingAround
RoamingAround | September 24, 2013
Hospitality's mobile solutions provider is helping hotels give their guests what they are demanding... CONNECTIVITY BOSTON, MASS. - SEPT. 24, 2013 - When the new, full-service Milwaukee Marriott Downtown opened its doors in June, one of the hotel's contractors, Wave Renovations LLC, and its management company, White Lodging Services Corp., were confident that the building would deliver spectacular cellular service to meet guest demands. Enlisting the services of hospitality mobile solutions provider RoamingAround, Wave Renovations and White Lodging installed the Roam Boost cellular signal amplification system to ensure that all mobile ...
Milestone Internet Marketing Launches MediaConnect360 Social Media Marketing Tool for Hospitality
Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc. | September 24, 2013
Offers support for Google+ Page Management Santa Clara, CA - September 24, 2013 - For immediate release - Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc. today announced the release of MediaConnet360, a specialized social media marketing management tool designed for the hospitality and travel market. MediaConnet360 is an end-to-end social media marketing management software that helps hotels identify marketing opportunities, organize marketing calendar, execute social media marketing campaigns, and track performance. This tool enables hotel industry brands to interact with guests and consumers and facilitates enhanced brand discovery and consumer en...
Brad Hall Named Chief Financial Officer for Carlson
Carlson | September 24, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS, September 24, 2013 – The Board of Directors for Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., announced today that it has elected Brad Hall as chief financial officer (CFO) and treasurer. Hall has been serving as interim CFO since August 2012, and reports to Trudy Rautio, president and chief executive officer, Carlson. "Brad has consistently demonstrated his ability to lead and manage the finances for Carlson's global hospitality and travel businesses and was the obvious choice for the Board," said Rautio. "His long and distinguished tenure with Carlson, and keen understanding of th...
Inland American Real Estate Trust Acquires 501-room Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, CA for $93 Million
Inland American Lodging Advisor, Inc. | September 24, 2013
OAK BROOK, Ill. - September 24, 2013 - Inland American Lodging Group, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. ("Inland American") and Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H), today announced the respective purchase and sale of the 14-story, 501-room Hyatt Regency Santa Clara in Santa Clara, Calif., for approximately $93 million or $185,000 per key. The total purchase price may increase to $100 million if certain performance thresholds are achieved at the hotel. A Hyatt affiliate will continue to manage the hotel under a new management agreement. "We are pleased to add this high-quality property, situated in...
Hersha Hospitality Trust to Sell Portfolio of 16 Non-Core Hotels for $217 Million
Hersha Hospitality | September 24, 2013
PHILADELPHIA - September 24, 2013 - Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE:HT) (the "Company"), owner of upscale hotels in urban gateway markets, today announced the Company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 16 hotels to an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Advisors ("Blackstone") for gross proceeds of $217 million, or approximately $125,000 per key. This transaction marks the Company's exit from Long Island and suburban Philadelphia, as well as the sale of the Company's remaining consolidated properties in Connecticut and Rhode Island. "The anticipated sale of these non-core portfolio hotels completes our transformation into a ...
