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The 118-room Hampton by Hilton Jelenia Góra Under Development in Poland to Open by Year-end
Hampton Hotels | March 7, 2014
March 07, 2014 - JELENIA GORA, Poland and MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton Worldwide is increasing its presence in Poland with the signing of its first hotel in the regional city of Jelenia Góra. The three story, 118-guestroom hotel is due to open later this year under its Hampton by Hilton brand, joining 17 Hilton Worldwide hotels currently operating or under development in Poland. The hotel is owned by Ariadne Sp. z o.o. Headquartered in Szczecin, Poland. The company is currently undertaking a major project which will convert an existing shopping mall in Jelenia Góra into a large scale mixed-use project that will include the new hotel. Hampton ...
Omni Hotels & Resorts to Construct and Operate 600-room Convention Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky
Omni Hotels & Resorts | March 7, 2014
The Omni Louisville Hotel will Open in 2017 March 07, 2014 - DALLAS - Omni Hotels & Resorts and Louisville Metro Government announced it has entered into an agreement to develop a 600-room convention center hotel in downtown Louisville, Ky. Situated one block from Kentucky International Convention Center, the new Omni Louisville Hotel will be the first four-diamond, luxury hotel in the area, and will feature 600 guestrooms and suites, 70,000 square-feet of meeting space, a spa, fitness center, two full-service restaurants, rooftop pool-side café, street level retail venue, and a lobby lounge. The hotel is expected to achieve LEED S...
Adara Global Announces Liz Coddington as CFO, Melissa Stein as VP of Product
Adara Global | March 7, 2014
Senior Executives To Support Adara's Continued Worldwide Growth - A Leader in Helping Brands Connect to Travelers Through Targeted Marketing Mountain View, CA, March 7, 2014 - Adara Global, a leader in helping marketers reach and monetize targeted customer audiences worldwide, further bolstered its rapid growth, by appointing two senior executives - Liz Coddington as Chief Financial Officer, and Melissa Stein as Vice President of Product. Both executives are based out of the company's Silicon Valley headquarters, and bring more than 30 years combined of senior management experience at innovative, rapidly growing technology companies. Co...
Two Bunch Palms Spa Resort in Desert Hot Springs, California Continues to Add to Management Team
Two Bunch Palms | March 7, 2014
March 7, 2014 - Two Bunch Palms has established its four pillars by delivering its healing waters, award winning spa services, healthier cuisine and movement programs in a spacious, lush park-like setting. Working together, the Spa Director and Wellness Service Coordinator deliver three legs of the guest experience with our Executive Chef creating the final leg – a healthy dining experience. Beverly Sosa joins the team as the Spa Director overseeing the spa, retail and programming. Beverly was the Manager at the Spa at La Costa, a $5 Million dollar operation with 42 treatment rooms, salon, café with almost one hundred union staff. Sh...
Embassy Suites Denver Downtown – Convention Center Makes Food & Beverage Team Appointments
the Embassy Suites Denver - Downtown/Convention Center | March 7, 2014
Denver, Colo. (March 7, 2014) - The Embassy Suites Denver Downtown - Convention Center - a flagship property for the brand and a leading downtown Denver hotel - is pleased to announce that it is elevating its Food & Beverage offerings with the hiring of two exceptional new culinary professionals - Nikolyn Grant as the Director of Catering and Kirby Kiner as the Director of Food & Beverage. The award-winning hotel has also promoted Shane Marcotte to the position of Executive Chef. Managed by Denver's Sage Hospitality, the Embassy Suites Denver Downtown is home to Elements Restaurant & Bar, which serves classic American fare i...
Irish Hotels Federation to Publish TrustScores on IrelandHotels.com in Partnership with TrustYou
TrustYou | March 7, 2014
Dallas, USA & Munich, Germany - March 7, 2014 - This Spring, the Irish Hotels Federation plans to make searching for accommodation in Ireland much easier on travellers. In partnership with TrustYou, the global leader in online reputation management (ORM), the Irish Hotels Federation will feature hotel TrustScores on their consumer website, IrelandHotels.com. A hotel's TrustScore is a figure determined by compiling guest feedback across all review sites to measure how a hotel is ranked. The TrustScore provides guests with one single, easy-to-read figure for comparing hotels. The Irish Hotels Federation represents almost 1,000 hotels ...
Mackinac Island, Michigan’s Mission Point Resort Expands Sales and Marketing Team
Mission Point Resort | March 7, 2014
Mackinac Island, Mich., March 7, 2014 – Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island heads into the 2014 season with the addition of three new team members: Kerri Malinovich as corporate director, sales, marketing & revenue management; Stacey Ogden as corporate director of marketing; and Kim Corcoran as corporate sales manager. "I'm thrilled to welcome Kerri, Stacey and Kim to the Mission Point family," said Bradley McCallum, Mission Point Resort general manager. "To have this talented group join an already strong team, we are well equipped to spread the word about Mission Point as a great destination for groups, families and couples t...
MICROS Adds iRiS Software Systems to Its MICROS Commerce Platform™
iRiS Software Systems | March 7, 2014
Enabling Mobile Guest Interaction in the Hospitality Industry Columbia, MD - March 7, 2014 - MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce the addition of iRiS Software System's hospitality guest service applications to the hosted MICROS Commerce Platform™ (MCP). MICROS' recently released MCP provides for the integration of content across a single site, including the integration of multiple third-party solutions. iRiS' award-winning guest service applications, iRiS Valet, iRiS F&B, iRiS Lobby, iRiS Mobile Concierge and iR...
Owned by Philip Murphey, the 89-room BEST WESTERN PLUS Tallahassee North Opens in Florida
Best Western International, Inc. | March 7, 2014
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 7, 2014 - Best Western International announces the opening of the BEST WESTERN PLUS Tallahassee North Hotel, located at 2727 Graves Road. Owned by Philip Murphey the 100% smoke-free hotel features 89 guest rooms and seven suites. Hotel amenities include a full complimentary hot breakfast, an outdoor pool, and a free 24-hour fitness center. Each room is equipped with a 37" flat screen television, mini-refrigerator, microwave and free wireless Internet access. For business travelers, the hotel offers a 24-hour business center with complimentary printing and copy services. Free internet access in all public areas. ...
Surf & Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, California Welcomes Lindsay Myers as Assistant General Manager
Surf & Sand Resort | March 6, 2014
Laguna Beach, Calif. (March 6, 2014) - Surf & Sand Resort, Southern California's oceanfront luxury resort destination, has announced the appointment of longtime JC Resorts employee Lindsay Myers as the Laguna Beach resort's Assistant General Manager. Myers joined the JC Resorts team nearly ten years ago as a private branch exchange operator and has since moved up through several positions including management roles within the leading hospitality company. Most recently, past positions with JC Resorts have included Corporate Director of Leisure Sales, Rancho Bernardo Inn Front Office Supervisor, Assistant Reservation Manager, and Rese...
MetWest Terra Hospitality Group Appoints Stephanie Mehail as GM at Topnotch Resort in Stowe, Vermont
Topnotch Resort | March 6, 2014
March 06, 2014 (Stowe, Vermont) - MetWest Terra Hospitality Group appointed seasoned hospitality professional Stephanie Mehail to the position of General Manager at Topnotch Resort. Mehail will be responsible for overseeing all operations at the 68-room boutique luxury resort in Stowe, Vermont, fresh off of a renovation and property enhancement of over $15M. She joins Topnotch following two and a half years as General Manager of The Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michaels, Maryland, overseeing all aspects of the AAA 4 Diamond luxury inn and spa which was ranked by Condé Nast Traveler as the #1 Top Hotel in the Mid-Atlantic region for 2013. ...
Interstate Hotels & Resorts Selected to Manage Ibis Budget Hotels in Derby and Leicester in the U.K.
Interstate Hotels & Resorts | March 6, 2014
ARLINGTON, Va., March 6, 2014 - Interstate Hotels & Resorts - the leading U.S.-based global hotel management company - announces new UK management contracts for ibis budget Hotel Derby and ibis budget Hotel Leicester. The new hotels increase Interstate's rapidly expanding UK portfolio by 154 guestrooms and cements its position as the premier hotel management company in the UK, raising its collection to 49 hotels managed and signed. "Our confidence in the outlook for the UK hotel management sector is evident by Interstate's active pursuit of further expansion opportunities within the UK throughout 2014," said Jim Abrahamson, chief ex...
Newmarket Technology Solutions Help Beijing International Hotel Improve Operations & Increase Growth
Newmarket International, Inc. | March 6, 2014
March 6, 2014 - Portsmouth, NH - Beijing International Hotel, a world-class Chinese luxury hotel, has selected Newmarket International, Inc. ("Newmarket") to provide multiple technology solutions to improve operations and support its business growth. Opened in 1987, Beijing International Hotel is the first luxury 5-star hotel in China. Recognized as a premier destination for banquets, meetings, and conferences, it has almost one thousand guest rooms and 30 function rooms. "With the expansion of the hospitality industry in China, it's critical that hotel operations become standardized yet flexible and customizable. Selecting integrated s...
RTM Uncovers Over $200,000 in Annual Savings For Two Full Service Hotels
Resource Technology Management Inc | March 6, 2014
A hotel management company hired Resource Technology Management Inc., 20+ year hotel industry veterans, to analyze their monthly telecom and utility operating expenditures at two of their full service hotels. After providing a complementary assessment of their monthly expenditures, RTM presented an analysis of their findings and delivered a savings of over $200,000 annually to the two hotels. "RTM analyzed multiple bills and discovered a huge savings in our natural gas services. After providing an alternative from our incumbent natural gas provider, our annual savings were over $130,000! Additionally, RTM discovered an alternative optio...
CIM Group and Denihan Hospitality Group to Build The James Los Angeles to Open in 2016
CIM Group | March 6, 2014
A West Coast Debut for the Brand and West Hollywood's First Ground-Up Hotel in 30 Years March 06, 2014 - LOS ANGELES - CIM Group and Denihan Hospitality Group announced today an agreement to bring The James hotel brand to the Los Angeles area, where it will be situated in the heart of the iconic Sunset Strip at the southeast corner of Sunset and La Cienega Boulevards in West Hollywood. The James Los Angeles, the first new ground-up hotel in West Hollywood in approximately 30 years, will be comprised of two 10-story towers with 286 rooms, two restaurants, rooftop and lobby bars and approximately 10,000 square feet of meeting space – wi...
Pegasus Solutions Evolves Client Learning with the Pegasus Academy
Pegasus Solutions | March 6, 2014
Pegasus Hotel Clients Worldwide Respond to Shift in How Best to Support Busy Hoteliers DALLAS (March 6, 2014) - Pegasus Solutions has seen a dramatic response from hotel clients leveraging the Pegasus Academy, its new approach to client learning. Evolving the idea of "client support", the Pegasus Academy removes passive reliance on access to support staff, instead delivering immediate answers tailored to the busy hotelier and active media consumer. "If I'm a hotelier in Singapore updating my rates in the middle of the night and have a question, the last thing I want to do is complete a form and wait for an answer by phone or email from ...
Hit the Ground Running: Lessons Learned from Opening a Sold-Out Hotel
the Author | March 6, 2014
By: Bill Duncan, global head, Homewood Suites by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton, Hilton Worldwide Every day, new hotels open around the world. No matter what sector these hotels fall under, the opening process is often the same - getting the operations to run smoothly while putting "heads in beds." Hotels usually have a few months to undergo this ramp up process, with the hotel staff learning to work like a well-oiled machine as occupancy numbers slowly increase. What happens, however, when a hotel opens already sold-out? I started my career working the front desk and know how stressful it can be to open a new hotel. Running a sold-o...
Owned and Managed by MCR Development, the 123-suite TownePlace Suites El Paso Airport to Open in TX
TownePlace Suites by Marriott | March 6, 2014
El Paso, Texas - March 6, 2014 - The 123-suite TownePlace Suites by Marriott in El Paso, Texas is scheduled to open on Monday, March 17, 2014. Located at 6601 Edgemere Road, the TownePlace Suites El Paso Airport will operate as a Marriott franchise, developed by Western International, owned and managed by MCR Development, LLC. Located one mile from El Paso International Airport, the hotel offers guests convenient access to Fort Bliss, Biggs Army Airfield, El Paso Zoo and Western Playland Amusement Park. Rates vary depending on length of stay. "We are pleased to introduce the TownePlace Suites brand to the El Paso area," said Loren Nalew...
Top 10 Most Hospitable Airport Hotels in U.S.
LAK PUBLIC RELATIONS, INC. | March 6, 2014
This has been the worst winter on record for flight cancellations in the US: since December 1, 2013, nearly 90,000 flights have been canceled, and in the past week alone, the latest polar vortex led to over 5,000 cancellations and thousands more delays. At least some of these fed up travelers may have experienced a welcome surprise if their unplanned layover landed them at one of the Top 10 Most Hospitable Airport Hotels in weather-challenged U.S. cities, according to Room Key, operators of RoomKey.com. ...
DeKalb Hotel Group Opens its Newly Built 80-room Hampton Inn - DeKalb in Illinois
Hampton Hotels | March 6, 2014
March 06, 2014 - DEKALB, Ill. and MCLEAN, Va. - Hampton Hotels, Hilton Worldwide's global brand of more than 1,900 mid-priced Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, and Hampton by Hilton hotels, today announced the official opening of its newest property, the 80-room Hampton Inn - DeKalb, located at 663 South Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. "Hampton combines quality, innovation, comfort and plenty of value-added extras, making it the brand of choice in the marketplace today," said Michelle Glosser, general manager, Hampton Inn - DeKalb. "Quality accommodations and amenities combined with proactive, friendly service from our team members -...
DeKalb Hotel Group Opens its Newly Built 80-room Hampton Inn – DeKalb in Illinois
Tourico Holidays | March 6, 2014
March 06, 2014 - DEKALB, Ill. and MCLEAN, Va. - Hampton Hotels, Hilton Worldwide's global brand of more than 1,900 mid-priced Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, and Hampton by Hilton hotels, today announced the official opening of its newest property, the 80-room Hampton Inn - DeKalb, located at 663 South Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. "Hampton combines quality, innovation, comfort and plenty of value-added extras, making it the brand of choice in the marketplace today," said Michelle Glosser, general manager, Hampton Inn - DeKalb. "Quality accommodations and amenities combined with proactive, friendly service from our team members -...
The 182-suite Homewood Suites Hamilton Opens in Ontario with GM Olivera Radisic at the Helm
March 6, 2014
Owned by Hamilton 132 Main Street Inc. and Managed by Vrancor Hospitality Corporation HAMILTON, Ontario and MCLEAN, Va. - March 6, 2014 - Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hilton Worldwide's international brand of upscale, all-suite, extended-stay hotels, today announced the opening of its newest property, Homewood Suites Hamilton, Ontario. The 16-story, 182-suite hotel is led by General Manager Olivera Radisic, who has been in the hotel industry for 13 years, and will be supported by Director of Sales Donna Dydynski. "We're thrilled to add Homewood Suites Hamilton, Ontario to our portfolio of hotels in Canada, bringing us to 11 properties thr...
Under Development in New Jersey, the 172-key Aloft Secaucus will Open in Mid-2016
Aloft Hotels | March 6, 2014
Owned by Sun Development and Management March 06, 2014 - STAMFORD, Conn. - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® (NYSE:HOT) today announced that its fast-growing Aloft brand will soon expand its reach to Secaucus, New Jersey. Owned by Sun Development and Management, Aloft Secaucus will open in mid-2016 within the Plaza at Harmon Meadow, featuring 172 spacious, loft-like rooms, leading-edge technology and a lively, social atmosphere. "Aloft Secaucus will draw both visitors and local professionals who will appreciate the hotel's modern, urban design and vibrant social scene as well as its proximity to New York City," said Brian ...
Development Launched for 445-room Hilton Doha The Pearl Residences, Qatar to Open in 2017
Hilton Hotels & Resorts | March 6, 2014
March 6, 2014 - DUBAI, U.A.E. and McLEAN, Va. - Hilton Worldwide today announced expansion plans in Qatar with the signing of a management agreement with First Qatar Real Estate Development Company to open Hilton Doha The Pearl Residences, Qatar. The new 445-room hotel will be located in Qatar's capital Doha at the upscale and exclusive man-made island, Pearl-Qatar. Pearl-Qatar is regarded as one of the most prestigious areas of the city and Hilton Doha The Pearl Residences, Qatar will be ideally positioned at the entrance directly on the main pearl Expressway and surrounded by upscale and stylish cafes, shops and restaurants. The hotel...
