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Video Report: InvoTech Demonstrates Automated Linen Operations using UHF-RFID Technology
InvoTech Systems | October 16, 2013
Laundry Cart Reading Station Counts and Records High-Volume Linens Instantly; Automatically Emails Production Reports to Housekeeping and the Laundry Manager with Real-Time Accurate Information LOS ANGELES, CA - October 16, 2013 - InvoTech Systems, Inc., a leading provider of systems that integrate the latest RFID technology to increase profitability for hotels, casinos, and commercial laundry operators, produced a video demonstration of its Linen Management System's UHF-RFID Laundry Cart Reading Station. InvoTech is recognized globally for its reliable, easy-to-use systems that save companies time and money. Click here for more informa...
Historic San Antonio, TX Pearl Brewery Brewhouse Being Revived as “Hotel Pearl” Opening Summer 2014
three: living architecture | October 16, 2013
DALLAS, OCT. 16, 2013 - A San Antonio landmark from 1883 to 2001, the historic Pearl Brewery Brewhouse is a familiar part of San Antonio's architecture and heritage. Although the brewhouse stopped operating in the 2000, it is now being renovated - based on design work by three: living architecture - to once again become a vital part of San Antonio's culture and economy. The new "Hotel Pearl", operated by Kimpton Hotels, will provide a very special experience for the guests who visit. The design, a collaboration between three: living architecture and Roman and Williams is an adaptation of the original buildings to include 146 guest rooms...
Are You Posting Properly to Facebook?
Lodging Interactive | October 16, 2013
CoMMingle by Lodging Interactive offers hotel marketers 10 Tips to making the most out of their social media marketing campaign on the No. 1 social site PARSIPPANY, N.J. - OCTOBER 16, 2013 - Today, there are more than 1.5 billion active Facebook users, with 699 million people logging onto Facebook each day and 4.5 billion "likes" generated daily as of May 2013, according to the leading social media giant. More important to note is that 16 million local business pages have been created since June, which is a 100 percent increase from 8 million in June 2012, Facebook reports. Hoteliers who want to compete effectively and maintain a compe...
Carlson Rezidor Signs Development Pact for Park Inn by Radisson Clark in Pampanga, the Philippines
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group | October 16, 2013
Agreement with SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation Identifies Five Additional New Sites in the Philippines for Park Inn by Radisson Brand Hong Kong (October 16, 2013) - Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups, announced its strategic partnership focus in the region less than two years ago with the intention of driving rapid growth of its brand portfolio across Asia Pacific. A total of 37 new hotel management agreements will be signed this year, building strong momentum for Carlson Rezidor's brands in its five focus markets in Asia Pacific (India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thail...
Grow Smarter – Guest-tek™ Brings New Expertise to its Global Expansion
October 16, 2013
CALGARY, October 16, 2013 - Guest-tek™ has found the right person to fill its newly created role of Vice President of Operations and Technical Services. Industry veteran, Mark Fetcenko will now be helping the technology provider streamline operations for its expanding global presence in hospitality. For the past nine years Mr. Fetcenko has served Sonifi Solutions, formerly LodgeNet, as Senior VP of Technical Operations. With more than three decades of telecommunications business experience, he has worked with hospitality and technology professionals all over North America, Europe and Latin America. "Lending his extensive knowledge and...
Radisson Signs 257-room Radisson Cincinnati North Coco Key Water Resort Opening Next Month in Ohio
October 16, 2013
CINCINNATI, Ohio. (Oct. 16, 2013) - Radisson, one of the world's best-recognized hotel brands, today announced the signing of the Radisson Cincinnati North CoCo Key Water Resort, Cincinnati. This 257-room, full-service, water park hotel is expected to open November 15, 2013. "The signing of this hotel reinforces one of our development goals to expand Radisson in key suburban markets," said Javier Rosenberg, chief operating officer, Radisson, Americas. "This addition plays a key role as we continue developing the Radisson brand as a powerful, globally consistent, first-class brand complemented by the Radisson 'Yes I Can!' service spirit....
IHG and Auteles Kalionchiz S.A. de C.V Open the 128-room Holiday Inn® Hotel in Monclova, Mexico
Holiday Inn hotels | October 16, 2013
Monclova, Coah. - 16 October, 2013 – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Auteles Kalionchiz S.A. de C.V announced the opening of the Holiday Inn® Monclova hotel. This is the first Holiday Inn hotel in Coahuila and is the fifth IHG®-branded hotel for the state. Other IHG®-branded hotels in Coahuila include a Crowne Plaza® hotel and three Holiday Inn Express® hotels. The scale and diversity of the IHG family of brands means that our hotels can meet our guests' needs whatever the occasion. "We are very happy to welcome the Holiday Inn brand to the State of Coahuila and especially to the city of Monclova, one of Mexico's key comm...
Is Your Property’s Website Delivering the Bookings You Need?
October 16, 2013
Is the Design Less Than Three Years Old? Is it Tablet Friendly? Get Vizergy's free hotel website assessment to gain clarity on the state of your site. Jacksonville, FL (October 16, 2013) - Vizergy® - Digital Travel Marketing, celebrating its 15th anniversary as an industry leader and educator, is offering a limited time free website assessment for both branded and independent hotels and resorts. The offer is designed to provide hoteliers the insight they need to better optimize their most important selling tool - their independent website. The assessments, which detail design, search marketing and usability, will be completed in the o...
Hotelier’s Action Plan to Benefit from Google’s New “Hummingbird” Algorithm
the Authors and HeBS Digital | October 16, 2013
by Sue Wiker & Asher Fusco What is the situation? In September of this year Google introduced a new, dramatically different search algorithm – dubbed "Hummingbird," meant to gather better, more intuitive results for users via conversational search. The Hummingbird rollout is more than just an adjustment to the search engine's formula (like the many prior iterations of Panda and Penguin algorithm updates issued over the past several years). Instead, it is a complete retooling of the Google search algorithm with wide-reaching effects. To quote search engine optimization expert Danny Sullivan of SearchEngineLand.com, "Hummingbird is ...
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® Chosen by RENDE to Manage the Rosewood Bangkok Scheduled to Open in 2017
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts | October 16, 2013
HONG KONG, Oct. 16, 2013 -- Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® has been appointed by hospitality investment company RENDE to manage the ultra-luxury Rosewood Bangkok, scheduled to open 2017. This latest signing marks Rosewood's ninth management agreement to be announced globally, and fourth this year in the Asia-Pacific region, heralding an unprecedented period of accelerated growth for the group. Rosewood Bangkok exterior Rosewood Bangkok will be located in a prime location within Bangkok's central business district along Ploenchit Road, adjacent to Ploenchit Skytrain Station, to which it will be directly linked. The hotel will be an inte...
Real-time Reservations By Jean Francois Mourier
Jean Francois Mourier | October 15, 2013
Have you ever experienced this issue at your property? You receive some reservations via some OTAs, a few from online wholesalers and others from your website booking engine. Most of these are emailed to your team to be inputted into your PMS. Unfortunately though, your front desk and reservation team are busy dealing with a chaotic day of issues and the arrival of an entire conference of people. The new reservations (which are for check-in tomorrow) are not noticed until much later that evening, once everything has settled down. When the reservation was originally made, your property was at 98% occupancy (due to the on-site conference)...
Conde Nast Traveler Names Winners of 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards; The “Best Of The Best” of Travel
| October 15, 2013
NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2013 - Conde Nast Traveler today announced the results of its 26th annual Readers' Choice Awards, ranking the best cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines, hotels, and resorts in the world. This year, a record-breaking 79,268 readers participated in the survey, almost double the number of survey takers in 2012. These dedicated and discerning travelers cast 1.3 million votes for more than 16,000 properties around the world. The results? The most comprehensive "best of the best" travel awards ever. So many, in fact, that Conde Nast Traveler has introduced 15 new categories for popular destinations, including the Best Ho...
The 306-key Rosewood London Opens Completing Transformation of Circa 1914 Building
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts | October 15, 2013
LONDON - October 15, 2013 - Rosewood London, the capital's newest luxury hotel, opens today marking the presence of the Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® brand in Europe. Located in Holborn, one of London's most historic locales where the City meets the West End, the hotel, with its wrought-iron gates leading to an intimate courtyard, is a unique retreat set in the very heart of London. Following an extensive renovation to sensitively transform the 1914 Edwardian Belle Epoque building, the original architectural features have been painstakingly restored by an expert team of craftsmen, including the magnificent Grade II-listed street front...
Huntington Hospitality Assumes Management of Holiday Inn® Atlanta Downtown – Centennial Park Hotel
Holiday Inn | October 15, 2013
IRVING, Texas - October 15, 2013 - Huntington Hotel Group is pleased to announce that the Holiday Inn® Atlanta Downtown - Centennial Park is now managed by Huntington Hospitality Management, an affiliate of the Huntington Hotel Group. Huntington Hospitality Management has assumed all facets of operations, sales, marketing and financial services, providing a turnkey solution for the owner. The hotel is located at 101 Andrew J. Young International Blvd., Atlanta, Georgia, and nestled in the heart of the city, surrounded by top attractions. With a central location in the Atlanta downtown area, the hotel is the perfect choice for travelers...
Prosperity Equals Accuracy When it Comes to Hotel Budgets / Robert Mandelbaum & Viet Vo
Robert Mandelbaum and Viet Vo of PKF Hospitality Research | October 15, 2013
Since 2001, PKF Hospitality Research, LLC (PKF-HR) has assessed the accuracy of hotel budgets. Over the past 12 years, one trend has become very predictable. During times of industry prosperity, hotel budgets are extremely accurate. During the depths of the 2001 and 2009 industry recessions, hotel managers underestimated their revenue levels by an average of 10.4 percent, while the profit deficits averaged 23.4 percent. Conversely, when market conditions were on the rise, the budget variance for revenues was a positive 1.2 percent on average, while profit goals were exceeded by 3.4 percent. For the purpose of this analysis, profits are ...
Summit Hotel Properties Closes Two Property Acquisitions and Three Dispositions
Summit Hotel Properties | October 15, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas - October 15, 2013 - Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE:INN) (the "Company") today announced that it has closed on the acquisition of two of the four hotels previously announced as part of the Company's September 12, 2013 offering of common stock. The Company also announced the disposition of three hotels and the successful execution of the Company's new $300 million senior unsecured credit facility. Hotel Acquisitions The Company has closed on two of the three previously announced Southern California hotels. The two hotels have a total of 223-guestrooms and are both unencumbered by debt. The Company acquired the 115-gues...
Inland American Real Estate Trust Acquires the 285-room Loews New Orleans Hotel for $74.5 Million
Inland American Lodging Advisor, Inc. | October 15, 2013
OAK BROOK, Ill. - October 15, 2013 - Inland American Lodging Group, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., today announced that it has acquired the 21-story, 285-room Loews New Orleans for a purchase price of $74.5 million, or approximately $261,000 per key. Loews Hotels & Resorts will continue to manage the hotel. The Loews New Orleans represents the ninth hotel acquired by Inland American this year and the first Loews-managed hotel in its portfolio. "We are very pleased to be adding this luxury hotel to our portfolio," said Marcel Verbaas, president and CEO of Inland American Lodging Advisor, I...
Top Five Trends in Hospitality for 2014 Forecast by Kendall College School of Hospitality Management
The Kendall College School of Hospitality Management | October 15, 2013
CHICAGO, Oct. 15, 2013 -- Kendall College School of Hospitality Management, ranked the No. 1 program in Chicago for preparing students for hospitality careers, has released its first-ever trends outlook for the hospitality industry in 2014. 1. Global Going Strong: International Knowledge in Demand According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, the Travel and Tourism industry is currently among the largest and fastest-growing industries worldwide, forecasted to support 328 million jobs, or 10 percent of the workforce, by 2022.1 A top 10 industry in the U.S., Travel and Tourism provides one out of eight jobs, with that number incre...
Innovating the Human Element in Business
Aspire Marketing | October 15, 2013
We are honored to share in the news that Aspire is a finalist for the 2013 International Stevie® Awards for Women in Business for the 9th year in a row in the category of Innovation! The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, employees and the companies they run-worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world's premier business awards. The winners will be announced during a gala event in New York on Friday, November 8. Our Mission and Vision Aspire is recognized for "Innovation of the Human Element," for our belief and commitment to the idea that every company's greatest asset is their peo...
White Lodging & Hyatt Affiliate Form JV to Develop Dual-Branded Hyatt Place/Hyatt House in Denver
Hyatt Place | October 15, 2013
CHICAGO (October 15, 2013) – White Lodging Services and Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced the formation of a joint venture to develop Denver's first dual-branded Hyatt Place/Hyatt House. A Hyatt affiliate and White Lodging will each own 50 percent of the joint venture and White Lodging will operate the hotels under franchise agreements with a Hyatt affiliate. "We are thrilled to expand upon our strategic relationship with Hyatt and looking forward to breaking ground in November," said Deno Yiankes, president and CEO of White Lodging's Investments and Developments division. "This project is yet another example of our continu...
Arthur J. Packard Memorial Scholarship Awarded To Three Students by AH&LEF
AH&LEF | October 15, 2013
Washington, October 15, 2013 - The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF), the not-for-profit affiliate of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, awarded three scholarships via its Arthur J. Packard Memorial Scholarship Program, the Foundation's most prominent and oldest scholarship award. Winning first-place and a $5,000 scholarship is Michael Nalezny, a senior at Purdue University. Georgia Ladd, a senior at Boston University, received $3,000 as second-place winner, and Katalina Durbin, a junior at Florida International University, was the third-place winner with a $2,000 scholarship. The Arthur J. Pack...
Two Texas Holiday Inn Express Properties Adopt ElevenGC
Eleven | October 15, 2013
Following a Holiday Inn Express brand refresh, 2 Amarillo properties up their 'cool' factor with new iMac guest computers from Eleven 10/15/13 Portland, Ore. - To add to their hip and modern amenities, Holiday Inn Express Amarillo and Holiday Inn Express Amarillo West recently adopted ElevenGC in their business centers. The Eleven iMac solution was deployed at the airport location earlier this year and immediately received rave reviews from guests and staff. The property's owner, Alkesh Patel, opened a second Holiday Inn Express near downtown Amarillo and again turned to ElevenGC to outfit his business center. Both properties offer 24/7...
Regatta Travel Solutions Introduces its New Groups, Convention & Sport Housing Solution
Regatta Travel Solutions Inc. | October 15, 2013
Charlottesville, Virginia (October 15, 2013) - Regatta Travel Solutions announced today that it has officially released a new booking engine aimed at the groups, convention and sports housing segments. "There is a hole in the market that needs to be filled." said Ashwin Kamlani. "As we have gotten deeply involved in the Destination Marketing industry, it has become abundantly clear that DMOs are in need of a better sports and group housing solution than what is currently available on the market. We believe that with our creative and fresh approach, we have the technology and experience to reinvent the way these bookings are handled. Our...
Strong 2014 Business Travel at Risk From Shutdown and Threat of Default
October 15, 2013
Final GBTA BTI™ Outlook of the Year Shows Rising Momentum, But GBTA Sees Serious Concerns from Business Travel Professionals ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Oct. 15, 2013 -- Business travel spending is expected to see a robust year in 2014 fueled by steady corporate profits, increases in business investment and an improving U.S. economy. However, the ongoing government shutdown and potential default could derail progress and is already impacting business travel sentiment. The final GBTA BTI™ Outlook – United States of the year, sponsored by Visa, Inc., forecasts that total U.S. business travel spending should grow by 7.2% in 2014, reaching $288...
