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Tripadvisor Announces 2024 Travelers’ Choice Hotels Award Winners: Check-In to the Best of the Best Places to Stay Around the World
Tripadvisor, Inc. | April 23, 2024
NEEDHAM, Mass., April 23, 2024 -- Today, Tripadvisor, the world's largest travel guidance platform, unveiled the elite group of winners of its annual Travelers' Choice Best of the Best Hotels Awards, celebrating this year's highest rated hotels in the world based on Tripadvisor reviews. Leading the pack, achieving the No. 1 Top Hotel in the World designation, is Brazil's Hotel Colline de France, a boutique hotel renowned for its personalized service and French elegance in the middle of the mountain town of Gramado. Tripadvisor's Best of the Best hotels are among the top one percent of the 1.6 million hotel listings on Tripad...
Concord Hospitality Appoints Will Loughran Chief Operating Officer
CONCORD HOSPITALITY | April 23, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 23, 2024) — Concord Hospitality, the award-winning hotel management and development company currently operating over 140 hotels across North America, announces the appointment of Will Loughran as its new Chief Operating Officer effective April 22. Louhgran will report to Concord Hospitality President & Chief Executive Officer Mark Laport. He succeeds Nick Kellock, who will retire in May after more than 15 years of dedicated service with Concord Hospitality. “Will’s extensive knowledge of the industry and expertise across full-service, premium select-service and extended stay will only further boost our organiza...
Castle Peak Holdings Expands Trailborn Brand Into the Southeast With July Opening in Highlands, North Carolina
TRAILBORN | April 23, 2024
The new hospitality brand inspired by the great American outdoors to expand portfolio with a new, design-forward hotel located in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains featuring a destination restaurant and bar in a historic log cabin, an outdoor Nordic spa, and curated programming Highlands, NC (April 23, 2024) – Castle Peak Holdings, the investment and development company behind Trailborn – the first vertically-integrated hospitality brand specializing in designing and operating boutique hotels with full-service restaurants and bars, exclusively located in the country’s most extraordinary outdoor destinations – has announc...
Radio Hotel Appoints Danielle Dymond as New Hotel General Manager
Radio Hotel | April 23, 2024
NEW YORK, NY (April 23, 2024) — Radio Hotel, the first and only full-service boutique hotel in Washington Heights, announced Danielle Dymond as the new Hotel General Manager. In her role, she will serve as the strategic business leader of property operations at the 221-room hotel and be responsible for creating and maintaining a high-performing service culture and managing budgets and reputation. As former Director of Sales & Marketing at Radio Hotel, Danielle will also oversee and execute hotel marketing strategies. Danielle began her career with Radio Hotel, a Sightline Hotel, in November 2021 as the pre-opening Director of Sales &a...
Cycas Hospitality Selected to Introduce Fairfield by Marriott Brand to UK Market
Cycas Hospitality | April 23, 2024
Cycas Hospitality's growth momentum continues into the second quarter of 2024, following the hotel operator’s appointment to manage the UK’s first Fairfield by Marriott hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio of over 30 extraordinary hotel brands. The 142-room new-build property is set to open in early 2026, and brings Marriott’s midscale hotel brand, characterised by the Marriott family farm heritage, in a first for the brand’s expansion into the UK. Positioned within the British Motor Museum complex just off the M40, the new Fairfield by Marriott hotel will offer guests unparalleled access to the museum's exhibits and ...
The Red Carnation Hotel Collection Unveils 100 Princes Street in Edinburgh
Red Carnation Hotels | April 23, 2024
Edinburgh, Scotland (April 23, 2024): Red Carnation Hotels, the family-owned hotel collection, proudly announces the opening of its latest masterpiece and first property in Scotland, 100 Princes Street. Heralding the start of a new era at its storied Edinburgh address, this boutique hotel is poised to become a beloved destination providing an exclusive, intimate and authentic Scottish experience. Inspired by the adventures of the Scottish explorers who frequented the building as the former headquarters of the Royal Overseas League, 100 Princes Street is an exquisitely curated property that promises a journey into Scotland’s rich cultural,...
HSMAI Takes Commercial Strategy to the Next Level With Commercial Effectiveness Organizational Assessment
HSMAI | April 23, 2024
McLean, VA (April 23, 2024) – The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has announced the launch of the Commercial Effectiveness Organizational Assessment, a tool providing a structured framework for assessing where a hotel organization’s commercial structure is strong and where improvements are needed. The tool and accompanying report, Taking Commercial Strategy to the Next Level, are a free member benefit for HSMAI members and available to the industry for purchase. The goal of the HSMAI Commercial Effectiveness Organizational Assessment is to allow a hotel organization to assess and score their impleme...
U.S. Group Business Delivers Higher Q1 Performance Year-Over-Year According to Hospitality Group and Business Performance Index by Knowland and Amadeu
KNOWLAND | April 23, 2024
Larger events and other business segment improvements promote stability ARLINGTON, Va. — April 23, 2024 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, and Amadeus, a leading technology provider for the travel industry, today present the metrics from the companies’ Hospitality Group and Business Performance Index (the “Index”). Beginning with the first quarter of 2024, the Index now focuses on year-over-year (YOY) performance. This first report shows the group health index is 102.3 percent YOY and six of the top 25 U.S. markets have achieved 110 percent compared ...
5 Ways Learning Management Systems Embedded in Your PMS Help Jump-Start Onboarding
Warren Dehan | April 23, 2024
Hoteliers planning on new hires and seasonal hires must focus on shorter lessons, interactive experiences, and providing accessible learning tools to workers By Warren Dehan Independent hoteliers are looking for impactful ways to train tomorrow’s workers – and fast. Hotel leaders must find ways to shorten training time and improve worker decision-making, starting with how they interface with on-property technology. The hotel property-management system typically has the most significant learning curve for new hotel workers, and it’s up to PMS developers to design systems that help new employees easily acclimate to their property’...
Insights into the Hotel Industry: A Conversation with Bob Rauch
Robert Rauch | April 22, 2024
In the interview with Gary London, Bob Rauch discusses various aspects of the hotel industry in 2024, particularly focusing on the United States and Southern California, with an emphasis on San Diego. Listen as we dive into the resilience of the hotel market, technology improvements, and labor challenges within the industry. Resilience of the Hotel Market: Despite facing challenges such as 9/11, the Great Recession, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the hotel market has stayed resilient, with periods of strong growth interspersed between downturns. San Diego, in particular, has managed to capture markets even during weaker periods due to its c...
HFTP Announces 2024 CHTP of the Year Award Recipient: Troy Morton
HFTP | April 22, 2024
HFTP is thrilled to announce that Troy Morton, CHTP has earned the 2024 Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP®) of the Year award for attaining the highest score of the year. Morton will be recognized for his achievements during HITEC® Charlotte 2024, taking place June 24-27 at the Charlotte Convention Center. Troy Morton’s Background As part of the Aimbridge Hospitality group certification partnership, Troy pursued CHTP certification because he felt it would make him more well-rounded within the hotel technology field and more knowledgeable in his current role with Aimbridge as a senior IT project manager. With a pr...
U.S. Hotel Performance for March 2024
CoStar Group | April 22, 2024
WASHINGTON – 22 April 2024 – The U.S. hotel industry reported higher performance results from the previous month, but mixed comparisons year over year, according to March 2024 data from CoStar. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets. March 2024 (percentage change from March 2023): Occupancy: 63.7% (-2.5%) Average daily rate (ADR): US$159.79 (+0.4%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$101.81 (-2.2%) Among the Top 25 Markets, Miami experienced the highest levels in each of the three key performance metrics: occupancy (+2.3% to 83.5%), ADR...
Events Driving Hotel Performance in Adelaide; Bookings During LIV Golf at 72%
CoStar Group | April 22, 2024
WASHINGTON – 22 April 2024 – A number of large-scale events have boosted hotel performance in Adelaide, with further jumps expected for upcoming events, according to recent data from CoStar. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. January through early April During the Santos Tour Down Under (12-21 January), hotel occupancy reached 78.1%, while revenue per available room (RevPAR) increased 11.4% year over year to AUD179.18. A three-week period of the Adelaide Festival (1-17 March), alongside Adelaide Fringe (16 February through 17 March), drov...
Life House Tapped to Operate Wildwood Inn in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains
Life House | April 22, 2024
ESTES PARK, Colo.--Wildwood Inn in Estes Park, Colorado, has entered into a partnership with Life House, a leading independent hotel management and technology company. The hotel’s transition to Life House management took place in March 2024. Wildwood Inn, a 28-key property on seven acres of natural landscape, is a true Colorado mountain retreat. This family-friendly destination is located just a five-minute drive from an entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, which is among the United States' top five most visited national parks. The property’s 14 distinct room types each have deluxe cabin-style interiors with modern amenities. Th...
Radisson Hotel Group Releases Its 2023 Responsible Business Report, Marking 35 Years Since Its Pioneering First Environmental Policy
Radisson Hotel Group | April 22, 2024
2023 was an exceptional year for Radisson Hotel Group’s award-winning Responsible Business program. The Group made significant progress on its Net Zero by 2050 transition, achieved important milestones in employee engagement and diversity, and continued to look beyond its borders to convene the hospitality industry in meeting the growing demand of consumers for green travel. The release of Radisson Hotel Group’s 2023 Responsible Business report marks the 35th anniversary since the Group issued its first pioneering environmental policy – the first ever in the industry. The 2023 report outlines key initiatives and milestones the Grou...
Mercure ICON Singapore City Centre Opens in Southeast Asia
Mercure | April 22, 2024
THE NEW 989-ROOM MERCURE ICON SINGAPORE CITY CENTRE OFFERS STYLISH ACCOMMODATION ADORNED WITH LOCALLY INSPIRED TOUCHES Mercure, a midscale brand from global hospitality leader Accor, announces the opening of Mercure ICON Singapore City Centre. Featuring 989 thoughtfully designed rooms, this newly built hotel is the largest Mercure hotel in the world. At Mercure hotels, guests can immerse in a locally inspired ambiance where every detail reflects the distinctive characteristics of the destination. Drawing inspiration from the nearby Chinatown’s colourful façades and the urban vibe of its central business district location, the hotel...
Accor Launches Hotel Traineeship Targeting Young Indigenous Talent
Accor | April 22, 2024
Accor, the largest hotel operator in Australia, today announced its new Accor Indigenous Hotel Traineeship to provide career pathways and development opportunities for young Indigenous talent. Designed in collaboration with various community and higher education partners, including Yugambeh Regional Aboriginal Corporation Alliance and Busy @ Work, whose contributions have been instrumental in shaping the program, the Accor Indigenous Hotel Traineeship is set to redefine career prospects for Indigenous youth in the hospitality industry. Accor Pacific Chief Operating Officer PM&E, Adrian Williams, said: "Our Indigenous Hotel Trainees...
Carmel Valley Ranch Unveils Multimillion-Dollar Renovation and Renewed Resort Experience
CARMEL VALLEY RANCH | April 22, 2024
California’s Coastal Playground Elevates Guest Experience with Extensive Upgrades Across Culinary, Meetings & Events Spaces, Plus Revitalized River Ranch; Unveils New Family-Friendly Offerings CARMEL, CA – April 22, 2024 - Carmel Valley Ranch, a resort playground for all ages set on 500 acres in the foothills of California’s Central Coast, today announced the completion of a multimillion-dollar renovation project that will transform the guest experience. The renovations encompass significant enhancements across the resort, including The Ranch’s beloved Valley Kitchen restaurant; the popular Think Tank meeting venue; and River Ran...
art’otel Names General Managers for New London and Rome Hotels
art’otel | April 22, 2024
New York, New York – April 22, 2024 – Premium lifestyle hotel brand art’otel is launching two new hotels across Europe in the coming months and has announced key General Manager appointments at both properties: Axel Krueger at art’otel London Hoxton and Diego Di Gaetano at art’otel Rome Piazza Sallustio. As the brand’s highly anticipated second UK opening, art’otel London Hoxton appointed Axel Krueger as General Manager. Krueger brings with him 17 years of experience in premium hotel management. He is also a long-standing member of the PPHE Hotel Group team and first joined the hotel group as Food and Beverage Director f...
Maya Hotels Appoints New Executive Leadership
Maya Hotels | April 22, 2024
April 22, 2024 – Charlotte, NC – Maya Hotels, a Charlotte-based hotel company, is thrilled to announce the promotions of Parimal Thakor to President and Krishna Deva to CEO. This leadership transition embodies the seamless continuation of the rich legacy established by the company’s founders, Baldev Thakor and JD Deva. After almost three decades of leadership, Baldev and JD will shift to the title of Founders, remaining actively engaged in a strategic and advisory capacity within the company. Their guidance will continue to shape Maya Hotels' trajectory in the years to come. Parimal joined Maya Hotels in 2008 and Krishna formall...
New Castle Names Tom Nolan Chief Operating Officer
New Castle Hotels and Resorts | April 22, 2024
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- April 22, 2024—Jeremy Buffam and Julian Buffam, partners in New Castle Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel owner, operator and developer, today announced that career hotelier Tom Nolan joined the company as Chief Operating Officer, COO responsible for the company’s growing portfolio of 26 hotels and resorts. Most recently, Nolan was the managing director of Hyatt Hotels Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, SC. “Tom’s track record of simultaneously enhancing the guest experience, creating jobs and growing revenues aligns closely with our own company values,” said Jeremy Buffam. “We are certain that our gues...
2024 BC Hotel Association Awards of Excellence Finalists Announced
the BC Hotel Association | April 22, 2024
Whistler, BC (April 22, 2024): The stage is set for an exceptional celebration of hospitality excellence in British Columbia as the finalists for the prestigious 2024 BC Hotel Association Awards of Excellence have been announced. The winners of these coveted awards will be celebrated in style during the Awards Gala on the evening of May 2, 2024—part of the 2024 BCHA Summit, taking place May 1-2, 2024, at Fairmont Chateau Whistler. The two-day Summit is an unparalleled industry event that brings together the most influential figures in British Columbia's accommodation sector, providing delegates with an opportunity to network, hear f...
Sonnenblick-Eichner Company Arranges Strategic Joint Venture Equity Investment for Pacific City Lodging Portfolio, Pacific City, Oregon
Sonnenblick-Eichner Company | April 22, 2024
Los Angeles, CA – April 22, 2024 – Sonnenblick-Eichner Company has arranged a strategic joint venture equity investment into the ownership entity of the Pacific City Lodging Portfolio, located in Pacific City, Oregon. The Pacific City Lodging Portfolio is an irreplaceable collection of iconic oceanfront resort properties comprised of the Headlands Coastal Lodge & Spa, the Inn at Cape Kiwanda, Hart’s Camp, and the Cape Kiwanda RV Park. Noble House Hotels & Resorts of Kirkland, Washington provided the investment into the partnership. This investment from Noble House allowed the existing ownership an opportunity to realize equit...
Hilton Appoints Executive Leadership Team at Waldorf Astoria New York
HILTON | April 18, 2024
Managing Director Luigi Romaniello and Executive Director of Sales Jasmin Howanietz prepare to usher in a new era at Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts' flagship property NEW YORK – Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is delighted to announce a distinguished lineup of luxury hospitality executives joining the 375-room Waldorf Astoria New York, which is expected to reopen its doors later this year following an extensive, multi-year restoration. Leading the team is managing director Luigi Romaniello, and returning to the hotel in a new capacity is executive director of sales Jasmin Howanietz. Romaniello and Howanietz together bring decades worth of ex...
