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Norm Santos Appointed as General Manager of the 173-key Lake Arrowhead Resort & Spa in California
Lake Arrowhead Resort & Spa | January 30, 2014
January 30, 2014 (Lake Arrowhead, California) - Lake Arrowhead Resort & Spa, managed by Crescent Hotels & Resorts and part of Marriott International's exclusive Autograph Collection of upscale independent hotels, has announced the appointment of Norm Santos as General Manager. With more than two decades of experience in hotels and hospitality management, much of it at Marriott International properties, Santos oversees all operations at the historic lakeside resort located high above Los Angeles in the San Bernardino National Forest. The new General Manager's responsibilities include assisting in the resort's sales and marketing ...
The 163-key Savoy Resort & Spa is Set to Open on the Seychelles’ Island, Mahé
Savoy Resort & Spa | January 30, 2014
Mahé, Seychelles, 30th January 2014 - The Savoy Resort & Spa is located on the famous Beau Vallon Beach, the longest and most beautiful stretch of beach on the Seychelles' island, Mahé. The five-star hotel has a total of 163 modern and roomy double accommodations, including 18 junior and nine regular suites, as well as a penthouse. The size of the rooms and suites range from 40 to 80 m² and the penthouse measures 190 m². The Savoy and its generous 355 m² large conference centre also covers the MICE- and business-travel area. The conference centre altogether has three conference rooms that can fit up to 300 participants. The Sav...
Your Mobile Phone Becomes Your Room Key with OpenWays Mobile Key DUAL Including Bluetooth Smart
OpenWays | January 30, 2014
OpenWays announcing another industry first: Global travelers can now use their own mobile phone as a room key and bypass the front desk using ANY of the 6.8 billion cell phones or smartphones worldwide with any mobile carrier worldwide; Mobile Key DUAL© Bluetooth Smart is built on a unique multi-technology platform including: Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE), Near Field Communication (NFC), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and Crypto Acoustic Credential (CAC) Los Angeles - JANUARY 30, 2014 - OpenWays, the world leader in mobile key services for hotels and the developer of the hospitality industry's first ubiquitous mobile-based front desk byp...
ALIS Award Winners Honored; Jack DeBoer, Chairman, Value Place, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) | January 30, 2014
Washington, D.C., January 30 - At the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) awards luncheon, executives and companies responsible for the most influential hotel industry deals in 2013 were honored with prestigious ALIS awards. Nominees are considered for the awards based on outstanding business performance in various industry sectors and determined by ALIS sponsors and delegates. This year's winners included: Development of the Year 2013 The 378-room Courtyard and 261-room Residence Inn New York Manhattan/Central Park in New York, NY, were developed by Harry Gross and managed by Interstate Hotels & Resorts. Single Asset Trans...
Thomas Meding Appointed Area Vice President of sbe’s Florida Hotel Portfolio
sbe | January 30, 2014
MIAMI - January 30, 2014 - sbe is pleased to announce the promotion of Thomas Meding to Area Vice President. Transitioning from his former role as Area General Manager, Meding will now oversee sbe's full Miami hotel portfolio, ensuring the growth and expansion of sbe venues across all hospitality verticals in the Florida market. In his new position, Meding will lead over 850 employees; guide, train and develop leadership teams; and ensure the financial performance of each venue. sbe's Florida hotel portfolio includes SLS Hotel South Beach, The Raleigh Hotel and the recently opened Redbury South Beach. "It has been an honor to grow and e...
White Lodging Completes Renovations of 170-key Hilton Garden Inn Lake Forest/Mettawa in Illinois
White Lodging | January 30, 2014
January 30, 2014 - METTAWA, Ill. - White Lodging Services is pleased to announce the 170-room Hilton Garden Inn Lake Forest/Mettawa completed its renovation of the lobby and restaurant areas. Hilton Garden Inn Lake Forest/Mettawa now features elements of Project Grow, a major brand revitalization initiative, that includes upgrades to the property's communal spaces, including the lobby and the guest reception area. As part of the "Project Grow" initiative, the hotel updated carpet, wall vinyl, light fixtures and accent décor. Additionally, new and inviting seating areas were created. "Our property's recent lobby and restaurant renovatio...
Neptune-Benson’s Defender® Pool Filtration Brings Cleanliness to a New Level at the Sheraton Mirage
Neptune-Benson | January 30, 2014
Neptune-Benson is proud to supply the aquatic filtration system to help further the resort's commitment to save water and energy. Coventry, Rhode Island (January 31, 2014) - Neptune-Benson, a leading manufacturer of commercial pool filtration systems is a proud supplier of the Defender® aquatic filtration system to the Sheraton Mirage Resort in Port Douglas Australia. The Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort has replaced their two - 14 meter long dual sand filter systems because they were showing signs of wear. The filters were retrofitted with Neptune-Benson Defender aquatic filters in 25% of the space of the existing sand filters. Hav...
Pegasus Reports Global Leisure Hotel Rates Stayed Ahead of Prior Year for Every Month of 2013
Pegasus Solutions | January 30, 2014
Leisure Reservations Also Grew Through Fourth Quarter to End Year Ahead by +4.3% DALLAS (January 30, 2014) – Average daily rates paid for leisure hotel stays grew consistently in 2013, ending the year with positive global year-over-year growth for all 12 months, according to The Pegasus View for Q4 2013, released today by Pegasus Solutions. Pegasus, which helps nearly 100,000 hotels worldwide be found, seen and booked, reports 2013 ended on a positive note with volumes and rates up in both the corporate and leisure channels globally. "This kind of consistent rate growth for leisure bookings means hotels are watching and responding app...
Milestone Internet Marketing Founder Named One of HSMAI’s Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality
Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc. | January 30, 2014
Santa Clara, CA - January 30th 2014 - Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc. announced today that its Founder, Benu Aggarwal, was honored by The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI), naming her one of the Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales and Marketing for 2013. Milestone is a leader in digital marketing and social media software and services for the hospitality industry. This is Milestone's second year in a row achieving the "Top 25" distinction with last year's honor going to Milestone's CEO, Anil Aggarwal. The 11th annual "Top 25" award recognizes the best of th...
Outrigger Enterprises Group Opens the 181-room Outrigger Mauritius Resort and Spa
Outrigger Enterprises Group | January 30, 2014
January 30, 2014 - HONOLULU, HAWAII - Outrigger Enterprises Group is pleased to announce the opening of the Outrigger Mauritius Resort and Spa, which welcomed its first guests on January 30, 2014 (Mauritius time). The deluxe 181-room, all sea-view resort is the first for Outrigger in the Indian Ocean and the company's 45th property now open or under development in eight countries. "The expansion of the Outrigger brand into the Indian Ocean is the latest development showing the strategic commitment of Outrigger to open stunning resorts in desirable and iconic warm water beachfront locations around the world," said Darren Edmonstone, mana...
Lansdowne Resort (VA) Celebrates the 2014 Winter Games with Special Package
Lansdowne Resort | January 30, 2014
Lansdowne Resort, by Destination Hotels & Resorts, announced today a special 2014 Winter Games package that will save guests money every time Team USA wins any medal. The "Go for the Glory" package will provide a resort credit for overnight package guests staying at the AAA Four-Diamond Resort in Leesburg, Va. each time Team USA wins an individual, or team gold, silver or bronze medal. Resort credit amounts will be $20 for each gold medal, $15 for each silver medal and $10 for each bronze medal. The package also offers 10 percent off the best available room rate regardless of how Team USA performs in the Winter Games. Only registere...
New Flagship La Quinta Hotel near Olympia, WA to Start Construction in February 2014
Construct One, LLC | January 29, 2014
Construct One, LLC, a hotel and multi-family construction firm based in SW Washington, announced today that it will be breaking ground on a new 80 Unit, 4 story La Quinta Inn & Suites in Tumwater, WA in early February 2014. January 29, 2014 – Construct One, LLC., a construction firm whose primary focus is the hospitality and multi-family sectors, announced today they have been awarded a contract to build a new 80 Unit La Quinta Inn & Suites located in Tumwater, WA for SB Hotels, LLC. The La Quinta property will be a Franchise Flagship Hotel in the Pacific Northwest, and will feature high-end modern finishes and décor which wi...
Marsha Morton Named Director of Sales & Marketing, U.S. & Canada for French Polynesia’s The Brando
The Brando | January 29, 2014
TETIAROA, French Polynesia, Jan. 29, 2014 -- The Brando, an exquisite luxury resort and model of sustainable technology on French Polynesia's private island of Tetiaroa which is scheduled to open July 1, 2014, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marsha Morton as Director of Sales and Marketing for the United States and Canada. In her new position at The Brando, Morton will be responsible for sales and promotions in the United States and Canada. She will report to Philippe Brovelli, Regional Vice President of Operations for Pacific Beachcomber, and Silvio Bion, General Manager of The Brando. "We are thrilled that Marsha Morton we'l...
Jackie Collens & Jackie Carter Named Sales Team Leaders for The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria NY
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts | January 29, 2014
NEW YORK and McLEAN, Va. - January 29, 2014 - The Waldorf Astoria New York announced today Jackie Collens and Jackie Carter have been appointed leaders of the new luxury sales team focused on The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria New York, an intimate, richly appointed 181-room hotel occupying the top 14 floors of the property. Both are responsible for all leisure, business and residential sales to those looking for hand-selected, high-touch and unforgettable experiences in the authentic rooms and suites that comprise The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria New York. Collens and Carter help enhance a newly dedicated team with the titles director ...
Newly Built 114-room Hampton Inn & Suites Los Angeles Int’l Airport/Hawthorne Opens in California
Hampton Hotels | January 29, 2014
Owned and Operated by 4320 Management HAWTHORNE, Calif. and MCLEAN, Va., January 29, 2014 - 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 114-room Hampton Inn & Suites Los Angeles Int'l Airport/ Hawthorne, located at 4320 West Imperial Highway. "Hampton combines quality, innovation, comfort and plenty of value-added extras, making it the brand of choice in the marketplace today," said Aria Pournamdari, general manager, Hampton Inn & Suites Los Angeles International ...
Moscow Hotel Market Update: 2013 Results & the Forecast for 2014 Shows Little Upward Market Trend
Jones Lang LaSalle | January 29, 2014
Moscow, January, 2014 — Jones Lang LaSalle' Hotels & Hospitality Group announces 2013 Moscow hotel market results. "2013 saw very little movement in the Moscow hotel market. Occupancies seem to be at a peak, with little reason to forecast a rise in 2014. As is stands we see 2014 for the Moscow hotel market as very much a copy of 2013 in terms of occupancy, but we may see slight ADR drops across the market." – David Jenkins, Head of Jones Lang LaSalle' Hotels & Hospitality Group, commented. 2013 results in brief: Luxury segment saw the highest ADR growth last year (+4%), rate exceeded RUB 13,100; Upper Upscale saw the bigg...
White Lodging Completes Renovation of the 148-room Hilton Garden Inn Detroit/Novi in Michigan
White Lodging | January 29, 2014
January 29, 2014 - NOVI, Mich. - White Lodging Services is pleased to announce the 148-room Hilton Garden Inn Detroit/ Novi has completed lobby and guest space renovations. Hilton Garden Inn Detroit/ Novi now features elements of Project Grow, a major brand revitalization initiative, that includes upgrades to the hotel's communal spaces including the lobby and the guest reception area. Tailored color schemes, seating arrangements, lobby bars and updated floor and tile work are hallmarks of the "Project Grow" initiative and Hilton Garden Inn Detroit/ Novi has brought that philosophy to its hotel. "'Welcome to the Garden' is more than jus...
Fibra Inn to Acquire the 142-room Hotel Aloft® Guadalajara Las Americas in Mexico
Fibra Inn | January 29, 2014
January 29, 2014 - MONTERREY, Mexico - Deutsche Bank Mexico, S.A., Banking Institution, Trust Division F/1616 or Fibra Inn (BMV: FINN13) ("Fibra Inn" or "the Company"), a Mexican real estate investment trust specializing in the hotel industry serving the business traveler, announced today that it has signed a binding agreement for the acquisition of the Hotel Aloft® Guadalajara Las Américas in the State of Jalisco. The hotel will be the third property in Guadalajara and the twenty-third in Fibra Inn's total portfolio, including properties under development. Through this binding agreement, Fibra Inn begins the process with Starwood® t...
Revenue Strategy at European Hotels Reaching an “Inflection Point”
Duetto | January 29, 2014
Led by Duetto, Thought Leaders to Debate the Impact of Disruption and Technology at Hospitality Technology Europe (HTE), February 4th, 2:15 PM Executives from Louvre Hotels, Nor1 and ReviewPro Join Duetto to Discuss the Evolution of Revenue Management and the Future of Revenue Strategy Worldwide London, January 29, 2014 ... Thought leaders from some of the most innovative brands and technology companies in the hotel industry will come together for a lively discussion of the future of hotel revenue at Duetto's Master Class at Hospitality Technology Europe (HTE), February 4, 2014, 2:15 PM at Earl's Court, London. All industry professional...
Stephan Meier Named General Manager for 414-key Embassy Suites Denver Downtown – Convention Center
the Embassy Suites Denver - Downtown/Convention Center | January 29, 2014
Denver, Colo. (January 29, 2014) - The award-winning Embassy Suites Denver Downtown - Convention Center - a flagship property for the brand and a leading downtown Denver hotel that features 25,000 square feet of exceptional meeting space - is pleased to announce that it has hired Stephan Meier to serve as General Manager. With more than 22 years of international hospitality experience, Meier most recently served as the General Manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Omaha, a 414-room hotel with 30,000 square feet of meeting space. Prior to that, he served as the General Manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Tulsa in Oklahoma. He also served a...
Cornell Study Shows Use of Economic Value Added (EVA) as Barometer of Hotels’ Investment Performance
The Center for Hospitality Research | January 29, 2014
Ithaca, NY, January 29, 2014 - A study from the Cornell School of Hotel Administration demonstrates the use of economic value added (EVA) as a measurement of hotels' investment performance. The study, "Using Economic Value Added (EVA) as a Barometer of Hotel Investment Performance," by Matthew J. Clayton and Crocker H. Liu, is available at no charge from the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research (CHR). The report is issued in conjunction with the Center for Real Estate and Finance (CREF) at the School of Hotel Administration. "EVA is a well known investment tool, and it works very effectively as a barometer of investment performance f...
Fort Capital to Transform Historic Surf Club, Surfside, FL into Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club
Fort Capital | January 29, 2014
SURFSIDE, Fla. and TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2014 -- Fort Capital, the Miami-based private real estate investment company, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Four Seasons, the world's leading luxury hospitality company, to brand and manage The Surf Club, a 9-acre property on the Atlantic Ocean in Surfside, Florida which Fort Capital acquired in 2012. Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club will have approximately 80 rooms, and incorporate a historic Russell Pancoast-designed building. The Surf Club Four Seasons Private Residences will comprise 150 homes and penthouses in two 12-story towers. Both will offer the intuitive, customi...
Travel To Go Nominated for Six Perspective Magazine Awards
Travel To Go | January 29, 2014
January 2014-San Diego, CA- Travel To Go, known throughout the vacation industry and to its members for its innovative products and 5-Star Service, has been nominated for six Perspective Magazine awards. Travel To Go has been nominated in the categories of Best Membership Program, Best Overall Company, Best Team, Best Customer Service, Best Consumer Product and Best Place to Work. The nominations come as a direct result of the company's commitment to 5-Star Service, ongoing employee training, long-term distributor relationships, and commitment to securing lucrative inventory agreements that benefit its members. The hard work of the Trav...
The 183-key DoubleTree by Hilton Flagstaff, Arizona Opens Following Multi-Million Dollar Renovation
DoubleTree By Hilton | January 29, 2014
January 29, 2014 - FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. and MCLEAN, Va. - DoubleTree by Hilton and Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Flagstaff following a nine-month, multi-million dollar renovation. The newly upgraded 183-room property, formerly an independent hotel, is located along the iconic Route 66, two miles from historic downtown Flagstaff, and just five miles from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport and 140 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. For guests seeking to enjoy the breathtaking natural sites the area has to offer, DoubleTree by Hilton Flagstaff serves as an ideal base for visiting popular destinat...
