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Hilton to Debut in Macedonia with the Development of the 172-room DoubleTree by Hilton SkopjeNew
DoubleTree By Hilton | June 11, 2013
June 11, 2013 - SKOPJE, Macedonia - Hilton Worldwide's expanding presence in South Eastern Europe will see it enter Macedonia with the signing of a franchise agreement with Ajdovan Ademoski to open the upscale DoubleTree by Hilton Skopje. The hotel is expected to open in early 2016 and joins further properties under development in the region in Croatia and Montenegro. As a new build property, DoubleTree by Hilton Skopje's design will make it the ideal venue for conference and events in a location with easy access to the city centre and international airport and in close proximity to the city's main exhibition centre which is more than 5...
HVS Beijing Releases the China Hotel Investment Watch 2013: A China Overview
HVS | June 11, 2013
June 11, 2013 - HVS Beijing has announced the publication of the China Hotel Investment Watch 2013: A China Overview. HVS Beijing has announced the publication of the China Hotel Investment Watch 2013: A China Overview. The annual bilingual publication highlights the latest tourism and hotel trends for the country. Based on extensive HVS research, the publication provides insight, observations and projections regarding the China hotel arena. Some HVS findings include: China's economic development strategies for the future will include policies concerning people's livelihood, fair distribution of social wealth, expansion of the middle cl...
First Hospitality Group Selected to Manage the 145-room Hyatt Place in Champaign, Illinois
First Hospitality Group | June 11, 2013
June 11--CHAMPAIGN -- Rosemont-based First Hospitality Group will manage the new Hyatt Place Hotel in downtown Champaign, the company announced Monday. The company provides services for 50 hotels in 10 Midwestern states, including 23 properties in Illinois. The 145-room Hyatt Place Hotel is scheduled to open next spring at the southwest corner of Neil and Church streets. It is being developed by Champaign-based YG Financial Group. The new hotel will be the fifth hotel in downstate Illinois served by First Hospitality Group. The company's portfolio already includes the Country Inn and Suites in Champaign and Bloomington, the Hampton Inn ...
Morgans Hotel Group Presents Clear Choice For Shareholders: Sale Or Stalemate
Morgans Hotel Group | June 10, 2013
NEW YORK, June 7, 2013 -- Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC) ("Morgans" or the "Company") yesterday held a webcast for shareholders to discuss the commitment of the Company's board slate to promptly initiate a process to sell the Company upon reelection at the Company's 2013 annual shareholder meeting on June 14th. This announcement presents shareholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting with a clear choice: Elect Morgans' slate, which currently provides for proportional representation of OTK Associates LLC ("OTK"), to immediately begin a sales process designed to maximize value for shareholders; or Elect the Taubman and Ols...
HSMAI Names Gopakumar Menon as 2013 Revenue Management Professional of the Year
HSMAI | June 10, 2013
MCLEAN, Va. (June 10, 2013) - The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is pleased to announce Gopakumar Menon, director, revenue management, Highgate Hotels / Park Plaza Boston, has been awarded the Revenue Management Professional of the Year Award for his outstanding achievements in hospitality revenue management. The award will be presented by HSMAI and Rainmaker on June 24 during the HSMAI Revenue Optimization Conference (ROC) in Minneapolis, Minn. Menon was selected from a talented field of finalists, which included Eddy Braucht, director of revenue, Vail Marriott Mountain Resort; Steve Mulder, directo...
Service Excellence Teleseminar: It’s About Your Heart
B. Williams Enterprise, LLC | June 10, 2013
June 10. 2013 - Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to my latest article (It's About Your Heart), I will be offering a complimentary tele-seminar next week. Join me on Tuesday, June 18th at 2PM (Eastern Standard Time) for a special, 30-minute session based on the article's key points. NEW! Click here to download an AUDIO version of the article Click here to register! *This tele-seminar will be ideal for anyone, in any industry, regardless of department or position. Here are the three key points that will be covered: Five key points to make your heart the central focus in delivering engaging service. The role of tactics and s...
Interwest Capital Selects HRI Lodging to Manage Tutwiler Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama
HRI Lodging | June 10, 2013
NEW ORLEANS, LA (June 10, 2013) - HRI Lodging will manage the historic Tutwiler Hotel in downtown Birmingham, AL, following its acquisition by Interwest Capital Corporation, announced Gary Gutierrez, president of HRI Lodging. Interwest Capital, a national leader in the hospitality sector, acquired the Tutwiler earlier in June. The Tutwiler is the sixth hotel property in Interwest's diverse commercial real estate portfolio. HRI Lodging and Interwest Capital Corporation have an existing relationship from a joint venture in which the two firms purchased the Hotel New Orleans in 2011, renovated and re-branded it as Hyatt Place New Orleans C...
New Orleans W Hotel to be Converted to a Le Meridien New Orleans by 2014
BuildCentral | June 10, 2013
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 274 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership Chicago, IL. June 10, 2013 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have reported 274 changes in personnel, property management and ownership in the Hotel Profiles database over the last two weeks. Many hotels are getting a fresh start with a new Owner, Property Manager or General Manager. Recommend your product or service to someone who might be looking for a change. Hotels Under New Management: Courtyard San Diego Downtown (San Diego, CA) Residence Inn Columbus Worthington (Columbus, OH) Clarion Hotel Dela...
Digital Alchemys eMarketing Tools Help Hotels Provide Critical, Time-Sensitive Information to Guests
Digital Alchemy | June 10, 2013
Minneapolis - June 10, 2013 - When it comes to customer relationship management (CRM), the hospitality industry is one of the world's most challenging businesses. Since hotels operate 24 hours a day, they are often forced to deal with rapidly evolving situations and events that are sometimes out of their control. When a crisis occurs, hoteliers require a means to quickly and professionally communicate critical, time-sensitive information to both current and arriving guests who may be affected by a given situation. From unscheduled road construction or weather alerts to security emergencies, efficient guest communication is a critica...
Latin American Hospitality & IHG to Develop Two New Holiday Inn Express Hotels in Central America
Holiday Inn Express | June 7, 2013
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], one of the world's largest hotel companies, today announces the signing of two new Holiday Inn Express® hotels in Managua, Nicaragua and Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Both properties are slated to open in 2014. Managed by Latin American Hospitality Management S.A., a subsidiary of Grupo AGRISAL, the hotels will be franchised by an affiliate of IHG. "Managua and Tegucigalpa are excellent examples of emerging cities that support the growth of the Holiday Inn® brand family in the region," said Joel Eisemann, chief development officer, IHG, the Americas. "Both cities are generating g...
Will IRS Scandal Spark Repeat of AIG Effect? by David Brudney
David Brudney & Associates | June 7, 2013
Will it be déjà vu for the hospitality industry? A newsworthy scandal exposed leading to thousands of roomnights canceled and millions of dollars lost? Let's hope this newly released report by the U.S. Treasury Inspector General does not trigger the same corporate event cancellation and travel expense cutting that caused so much of the financial damage after American International Group's lavish corporate retreat. The report scrutinizes the already embattled Internal Revenue Service for holding a $4.1-million training conference at the 1,572-room Hilton Anaheim in California in 2010 that featured luxury rooms, free drinks and room upg...
A Returning Talent to Guest-tek Good News for CALA Hotels
Guest-tek | June 7, 2013
CALGARY, June 10, 2013 - Guest-tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., welcomes back Jorge Orozco as their new Manager of Sales Engineers. He is based in Guadalajara, Mexico where he will now be serving client hotels in the CALA region for the technology solutions provider. In his new role Mr. Orozco will not only oversee sales but also securing agreements with contractors for equipment installations and property surveys. He returns to Guest-tek from DOCOMO interTouch where he worked as their Business Development Manager for the past three years. "With his technical expertise and excellent client care, Jorge is a natural choice for this rol...
Hidrock Realty Opens New Courtyard by Marriott in Herald Square, Midtown Manhattan
Courtyard by Marriott | June 7, 2013
Courtyard by Marriott is rolling out its innovative lobby and room design in the heart of Herald Square in midtown Manhattan. This is the latest 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. Opened on Thursday, June 6, 2013, the 167-room Courtyard New York Manhattan/Herald Square also offers a refreshing and stylish room design that helps guests stay connected, productive and comfortable. Thoughtfully planned, ea...
Vision Hospitality Group Opens Hampton Inn Near Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain
Vision Hospitality Group | June 7, 2013
Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. announced the opening of the Hampton Inn Chattanooga West/Lookout Mountain. The 94-room property is one of seven hotels projected to open this year by the Chattanooga-based company which has 18 projects in its current development pipeline. The Hampton Inn was designed with both today's business and leisure traveler in mind and is easily accessible from I-24. The hotel features meeting space, an indoor pool, a state-of-the-art fitness facility and business center. Most notable is the inclusion of an outdoor pool complete with water features and a slide. The pool also offers panoramic views of Lookout Mounta...
The BEST WESTERN PLUS Bayside Opens in Oakland
Best Western International | June 7, 2013
San Francisco's East Bay has a new entry into the ever growing hospitality market place with the addition of the BEST WESTERN PLUS Bayside Hotel. Located conveniently off the 880 freeway in the Embarcadero District of Oakland and only minutes from Jack London Square the Bayside Hotel offers the traveler all the trappings of both San Francisco and Oakland, with the convenience of BART and the travel easy of the Oakland International Airport. This intimate eighty one room property features amenities such as complimentary breakfast, city shuttle service, free wireless internet and free parking. Each room is over-sized, some as large as 635...
Glamorous Melrose Georgetown Unveils Chic Reinvention and Renovation
Melrose Georgetown Hotel | June 7, 2013
Melrose Georgetown Hotel – a glamorously chic, art deco inspired Washington, D.C. boutique hotel – has completed a much-buzzed-about multi-million dollar renovation. First opened in 1980, the one-time hangout of D.C. society has rebounded onto the Capital's social scene, bringing in Leo A Daly Dallas design firm for a tour-de-force redesign that includes a renaming, a bold public space, a newly concepted restaurant and lounge – Jardenea, sleek guest rooms and a luxury library boasting more than 1,000 classic titles. "A subtle way to add luxury is tactile and textural variety, whether by blending traditional and modern elements or ...
The Home2 Suites Pittsburgh/McCandless Opens as the First Home2 Hotel in Pennsylvania
Home2 Suites | June 7, 2013
Home2 Suites by Hilton, the award-winning mid-tier, all-suite hotel brand designed for modern business travelers and extended-stay guests, today announced the opening of its 18th U.S. hotel in Pittsburgh/McCandless, Pa. The first guest to check-in received a Pittsburgh themed gift basket featuring a Pirate mug, as well as a variety of Home2 items including a free night stay at the hotel. "Pittsburgh's strong development growth in emerging communities, such as McCandless make this an ideal location to debut our first Home2 Suites hotel in Pennsylvania," said Bill Duncan, global head, Home2 Suites by Hilton. "With its location near Fortun...
Nikko Bali Resort & Spa Renamed Grand Nikko Bali After Major Expansion
JAL Hotels | June 7, 2013
JAL Hotels Co., Ltd. announced that Nikko Bali Resort & Spa will be renamed Grand Nikko Bali effective July 15th reflecting upgraded facilities: 19 new luxury villas, a multi-purpose event space and a wedding ceremony gazebo. The new luxury villas include 17 one-bedroom 3,229 square-foot villas, one two-bedroom 5,382 square-foot villa, and one three-bedroom 7,535 square-foot villa, all with private swimming pools, outdoor-indoor living rooms, extra-spacious bathrooms and butler service for the ultimate resort experience. Villa guests can enjoy breakfast or afternoon tea at the new Villa Lounge, centrally-located among the villas, where...
Royal Sonesta Houston to Embark on a $25 million Renovation
Sonesta Collection | June 7, 2013
Just days before the Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston celebrates its one-year anniversary, the property will embark on an extensive, $25-million renovation that will position the Galleria/Uptown-area landmark as one of the premier hotels in the city and the state. The endeavor will focus on interior spaces, spanning the lobby, all 485 guestrooms, food & beverage outlets, 50,000 square feet of meeting & event venues, plus a substantial enhancement of existing amenities, such as the rooftop swimming pool. "We are excited to announce one of the largest and most impactful hotel renovations in the city, creating a luxury property that wil...
The Pearl, The New Luxury Property on Florida’s Emerald Coast, Appoints Executive Team
The Pearl | June 7, 2013
The Pearl is pleased to announce the selection of a distinctive team to lead the new boutique, luxury resort opening on Florida's Emerald Coast July 2013. Appointments include Michael Votta to General Manager, Shelby Schuler to Director of Sales, Michael Guerra to Executive Chef and Sara Reese to Director of Restaurants. General Manager, Michael Votta Joining The Pearl as General Manager, Michael Votta brings over forty years of experience in hospitality management to the team. Votta's passion for the industry is evident throughout his impressive career and his well-rounded years of experience, including Associate Vice President of the ...
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