Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe | Houston Opens in Texas
Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe | Houston | June 26th, 2020
Marriott International Announces Retirement of Tim Sheldon
Marriott International | June 24th, 2020
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The Brenton Hotel in Newport, RI, to Open July 2020
The Brenton Hotel | June 24, 2020
NEWPORT, RI (June 24, 2020) – Located on the harbor in the heart of downtown Newport, RI, the newly built and locally owned Brenton Hotel is slated to open in July. The six-story hotel sits directly on Newport’s bustling waterfront, and features 57 rooms and suites, two food and beverage venues and on-site parking. Floor-to-ceiling windows throughout The Brenton’spublic spaces and guestrooms offer panoramic views of the world-renowned harbor and majestic historic cityscape. “Passion and style are at the heart of The Brenton,” said Andy Ross, managing director of the Brenton Hotel. “Newport is about tradition and fun, it’s...
Reiimagine, Inc. Announces the Global Launch of Comprehensive Sales Support Services to Luxury Independent Boutique Hotels and Resorts in the New Norm
Reiimagine | June 24, 2020
Reiimagine provides a valuable extension of the hotel's in-house sales team and acts as a connector to key clients that may be hard to reach. SAN DIEGO, CA, June 24, 2020—Reiimagine, Inc. – today announced the launch of a new range of sales and marketing support services designed specifically for luxury independent boutique hotels and resorts around the world. This is a first of its kind, affordable one-stop-shop solution to assist boutique hotels that are looking for additional client’s outreach in the US and international markets. Reiimagine provides a valuable extension of the hotel’s in-house sales team and acts as a connect...
Planning the Aftermath of Post-Covid Hotel Luxury
Larry Mogelonsky | June 10, 2020
By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) The challenges facing hotels in the post-Covid environment are massive. Old planning guidelines are irrelevant. For hotels in the luxury segment, where close contact with guests was almost literally mandated, it will be particularly pressing to find new ways to meet these time-honored standards. To help navigate the immediate challenges of reopening a luxury property amidst so much fear, uncertainty and new policy requirements, I’ve recruited four veteran GMs to demonstrate how leaders from across North American are tackling the problem: Franck X. Arnold, General Manager of t...
Hotel Industry Facing Massive Foreclosures of Thousands of Hotel Properties
AHLA | June 30, 2020
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND CEO CHIP ROGERS: - “With a sharp decline in travel demand, nine times worse than September 11 and with lower room occupancy than during the Great Depression, our small business owners are struggling to survive. The human toll on our industry has been equally as devastating. Right now, many hotels are struggling to service their debt and keep their lights on, especially those with Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) loans as they have been unable to obtain urgently-needed debt relief. Without action to shore up commercial debt, especially CMBS loans, the hotel in...
Nick Solomon Appointed General Manager at Amara Resort and Spa in Sedona, Arizona
June 15, 2020
Amara Resort and Spa in Sedona, Ariz. has hired Nick Solomon as the new general manager. As general manager of Amara Resort and Spa in Sedona, Ariz., Nick Solomon is a veteran of the hospitality industry with nearly two decades of experience, successfully launching and managing multimillion-dollar, luxury hotels within one of the world’s leading hotel brand’s portfolio. With a passion for team member experience and guest engagement, Solomon started his career with The Ritz-Carlton where he worked his way up the ranks within the five-star hotel. Catching the eye of the Marriott corporate team early on, Solomon led nine differe...
SmartHands 8-Hour Defense Hand Sanitizer in 2oz Bottles Immediately Available for Hotels. Great for Guests!
Minibar Systems | June 5, 2020
SmartHands™ With microSURE™ 8-Hour Defense Hand Sanitizer And microSURE™ All Purpose Disinfectant Now Available Rockville, MD - Minibar Systems is proud to present the microSURE™ family of persistent sanitizers and disinfectants that use unique mechanical-kill spikes that act as a barrier to provide better protection against germs and viruses beyond hand washing and chemical-kill alcohol based products. 8-HOUR Defense™ hand sanitizer has proven up to 8 hours of defense against germs when properly used and will not crack, dry or burn skin. microSURE™ All Purpose Cleaner and Disinfectant provides nanotechnology micro-crystall...
Eike Clausen Appointed New General Manager of Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz Gozo, Malta
Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz | June 4, 2020
Malta, 4 June 2020 – From Red Sea to Mediterranean Sea: Eike Clausen has been appointed as the new General Manager of the leading luxury hotel in Malta, Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz and moves from Aqaba, Jordan to the island of Gozo, just one hour away from the Maltese Capital Valletta. Starting off his Kempinski journey in 2007 as Sales Management Trainee at Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin, Eike Clausen steadily progressed in his career in the Sales & Marketing department. In 2011, he moved to China as Sales Manager of the iconic Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa and got promoted to Director of Sales at this very first Kempinski hotel...
JN+A and HVS Design Release 2020 Hotel Cost Estimating Guide
JN+A | June 1, 2020
Rockville, Md. (June 1, 2020) Jonathan Nehmer + Associates, Inc. (JN+A) and HVS Design, leading Architecture, Interior Design, and Project Management firms specializing in the hospitality industry, are proud to announce the release of the 2020 Hotel Cost Estimating Guide. The Guide is a comprehensive listing of capital expenditure construction and FF&E costs for hotel renovations. Now in its twelfth year, the 2020 Hotel Cost Estimating Guide evaluates costs in a variety of hotel tiers including Economy, Extended Stay, Midscale, Upscale, Upper Upscale, and Luxury. Within each tier, costs are separated into the categories of Guestroo...
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island Appoints Greg Cook as General Manager
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island | June 11, 2020
AMELIA ISLAND, FL (June 11, 2020) –The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, north Florida’s premiere luxury resort, is delighted to announce the promotion of Greg Cook as General Manager. Cook was formerly an Area General Manager, with oversight of The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island included in his leadership portfolio, and has been intimately involved with all aspects of the property. In his new role, Cook will manage all aspects of the resort, amplifying the success of the award-winning hotel, while cultivating new relationships and providing exceptional guest service. His vision and acumen have been tapped for major projects on-site, includi...
Building Your Post-Covid Welcome Back Package
Larry Mogelonsky | June 3, 2020
By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) The hospitality world will reopen, but it will do so in a staggered manner. This means that once dates are given by governmental authorities, properties will all be scrambling for revenue from customers who now have a markedly different set of demands for their hotel experiences. So, while many are expecting a surge in bookings upon the announcement of a reopening, the competition will still be there, and you will nevertheless need ways to differentiate your hotel. One thought to help spur more initial reservations is the creation of the welcome back package that is bespoke to what ...
IHG Signs With Westmont Hospitality Group to Open InterContinental Rome in 2022
IHG | June 4, 2020
A multi-million-euro investment is behind IHG’s plans to open InterContinental Rome in 2022, marking a welcome sign of confidence in the Italian tourism industry at this challenging time. The luxury hotel will be set on the iconic Via Veneto, in the Ludovisi area of the city, close to the Villa Borghese. The existing property - which includes 160 rooms and suites, a restaurant, bar, spa and public areas - will be restored to create a sense of discreet, modern luxury for visitors and locals alike. Designed in the early 1900s by architect Carlo Busiri Vici in the neo-renaissance style, the palazzo building was originally home to ambassa...
Remington Hotels Appoints Don Falgoust as Vice President Food & Beverage Strategy Execution
Remington Hotels | June 11, 2020
DALLAS (June 11, 2020) – Remington Hotels announced today the appointment of Don Falgoust as Vice President of Food & Beverage Strategy Execution, who will lead all F&B initiatives for Remington Hotels’ 87 properties. Bringing close to 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry to the role, Falgoust will be responsible for providing strategic leadership, guidance and direction for all new and existing concepts and initiatives, collaborating with the Remington Hotels development team and hotel owners on F&B ideation and operations for new build and conversion hotels and working alongside operations and sales leaders ...
Paramount Hospitality Management Appoints Rod O’Connor as General Manager of The Grove Resort & Water Park
Paramount Hospitality Management | June 2, 2020
ORLANDO, FLA (June 2, 2020) – Paramount Hospitality Management’s (PHM), The Grove Resort & Water Park Orlando announces the appointment of hospitality veteran, Rod O’Connor, as General Manager. With more than 25 years of experience in the industry, Rod oversees all day-to-day operations of the 878 all-suite property, including management of the executive team. A passionate and devoted hotelier, Rod has worked with various hotels over the course of his career including Avanti International Resort and Floridays Resort in Orlando; and the Breaker’s Palm Beach Luxury Resort, an acclaimed resort in South Florida. He’s als...
SpringHill Suites By Marriott Opens in Tuckahoe, New York Led by General Manager Gary Byrne
SpringHill Suites by Marriott | June 10, 2020
Tuckahoe, NY – June 10, 2020 –The SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Tuckahoe, New York has recently opened. The 153-suite hotel, located at 109 Marbledale Road, will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned by Bilwin Development Affiliates of Westchester, New York and managed by Concord Hospitality Enterprises, an award-winning hotel development and management company, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Located in the idyllic Village of Tuckahoe at the halfway point between New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley, the SpringHill Suites Tuckahoe Westchester County offers guests convenient access to the Ridge Hill Mall, the Bronx River Wal...
“She Has a Deal” Announces Pitch Competition Finalists
She Has a Deal | June 15, 2020
McLEAN, Va., June 15 ,2020—Officials of “She Has a Deal,” an annual hotel investment pitch competition for early-career women, today announced its five finalists selected to advance to the final round to compete for the prize of $50,000 in hotel deal equity. During the preliminary judging round, 14 teams comprised of 28 participants pitched their hotel investment acquisition or development plans live on Zoom to a judging panel of top-level hotel business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. The judges evaluated and selected the following five teams: CityTerrace Ventures: Nancy Guzman and Marlene Reyes from Cornell Univer...
LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort Appoints Tim Herman as New General Manager
LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort | June 2, 2020
NAPLES, Fla. (June 2, 2020) - LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort, a Noble House Resort, located in Naples along Florida’s pristine Gulf Coast on a stunning, private, six-acre white sand beach proudly announces the appointment of Tim Herman as General Manager. In his new role, Tim will be responsible for managing the hotel’s day-to-day success, overseeing all operational aspects of the 189-room property and private club, including everything from sales and marketing, to food and beverage, while maximizing company revenue. “Tim is a highly dedicated professional and we are thrilled to have him join the Noble House Hotels & Resorts fam...
Covid-19 and The Hotel Resort Buffet: The Last Supper*?
Fred DeMicco | June 18, 2020
By Frederick DeMicco The summer of 2020 will be a year without many vacation holidays. The fear of Covid-19 will dissuade many tourists from traveling. So, in the United States especially, will loss of income from jobs placed on hold in response to the pandemic. From the “Fhobia of Flying” to those tourists lured by the sands of the Mediterranean, the Fear to take Flight now dominates the travel market. It does not help that some countries’ borders remain closed, and many also have Pre- and Post-Covid quarantines. Few events short of nuclear war could be as devastating to the global economy. Tourism is its heartbeat and a major co...
Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG) Assumes Management of Four-Hotel Portfolio
Hospitality Ventures Management Group | June 9, 2020
ATLANTA, (June 9, 2020)—Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based, private hotel investment, ownership and management company, today announced it has assumed management of a four-hotel portfolio of upper upscale and upscale independent and Hilton-branded hotels located in Fla., Okla., and Texas. The 248-room Hilton Dallas/Southlake Town Square, the 227-room Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, the 161-room Hilton Garden Inn Oklahoma City Airport and the 139-room Islander Resort on the beach in Islamorada, Fla., are owned by Hobbs & Curry Family Limited Partnership, LLP, a private owner and developer of hotels acro...
U.S. Hotel Demand Not Expected to Fully Recover Until 2023
STR | June 26, 2020
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—Even with improving performance already underway, U.S. hotel demand will not return completely to pre-pandemic levels until 2023, according to the latest forecast revision from STR and Tourism Economics. “Compared with our last forecast, we actually improved our demand projection for 2020 from -45.0% to -36.2%, but we expect it to take 11 quarters for the number of room nights sold to rise to the corresponding levels of 2019,” said Jan Freitag, STR’s senior VP of lodging insights. “Similarly, it will take until 2023 for occupancy to reach the 20-year historical average. With lower occupancy levels, and t...
Primland Appoints Isaac Olivo as New Executive Chef
Primland | June 25, 2020
MEADOWS OF DAN, VIRGINIA – June 25, 2020 – Primland, the boutique resort set on 12,000 acres of pristine Blue Ridge Mountains in Southwestern Virginia, announces today that Isaac Olivo has been named its new Executive Chef. A graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Olivo comes to Primland from Amorette, a fine dining restaurant in Lancaster, PA, where he was Executive Chef. He also brings over a decade of experience from Relais & Châteaux's Grace Mayflower Inn & Spa in Connecticut, The Peninsula New York, Jean-Georges in New York City and Chefs Michael Mina and Tom Colicchio. At Primland, Olivo oversees a foo...
Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 233: Hotel History: The Adolphus Hotel
Stanley Turkel | June 30, 2020
By Stanley Turkel, CMHS Hotel History: The Adolphus Hotel (407 rooms) The Adolphus Hotel was built by and named for Adolphus Busch, the founder of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company. Legend has it that Adolphus Busch donated the hotel to Dallas as a thank you for its enthusiastic acceptance of his famous Midwestern brew. It was designed in a Beaux-Arts style by architects Barnett, Haynes & Barnett of St. Louis who also designed the Hamilton Hotel, St. Louis; the Hotel Claridge, Memphis; the Connor Hotel, Joplin; the Marquette Hotel, St. Louis; the Southern Hotel, Chicago and the Mark Twain Hotel, Hannibal. The hotel, a full city ...
K Hotel Appoints of Noel Neo as CFO of K Hospitality and CEO of K Hotel Advisors
June 18, 2020
K Hospitality Pte Ltd (K Hotel), a Singapore-based hospitality firm with around 300 beds across six properties, has announced the appointment of Noel Neo as CFO of K Hospitality and CEO of investment advisory affiliate – K Hotel Advisors. Noel joins from Stewardship Asia Centre, a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, and was previously research chief at the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association. He was earlier in his career with private equity fund manager – Pacific Star Holdings, and SGX-listed Pacific Star Development. Ken Cai, CEO of K Hotel, said “Noel has been consulting with us for a year and he was tremendously helpful in securin...
Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe | Houston Opens in Texas
Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe | Houston | June 26, 2020
Montgomery, Texas (June 26, 2020) – Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe | Houston officially opened today as the first Texas-based resort in the Margaritaville portfolio. Set on 186 waterfront acres on the shores of Lake Conroe, the resort brings an entirely unique lodging concept to the destination, providing guests authentic fun and escapism in a "no worries" atmosphere. "It’s exciting to be the first resort to introduce the Margaritaville lifestyle to the Lone Star State, offering a quick, drivable escape from major cities like Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio,” said Lisa Fasbender, General Manager of Margaritaville...
Valor Hospitality Partners Expands U.S. Portfolio With Seven New Management Agreements
Valor Hospitality Partners | June 12, 2020
Valor Hospitality Partners has officially announced plans to enter the Rocky Mountain region of the United States with the acquisition of seven new management agreements. The properties – including two Holiday Inns, two Holiday Inn Expresses, two Candlewood Suites and independent boutique hotel, The Laszlo – are all formerly operated by MARS Hospitality, and the latest additions to Valor’s growing portfolio. “We are incredibly proud to assume the management of these assets for a wonderful group of owners and investors” says Euan McGlashan, Co-founder and CEO of Valor. “Our discussions leading up to this agreement were though...
IHG Partners With BEKL for New-Build voco South Melbourne
IHG | June 4, 2020
IHG’s colourful voco™ brand continues to make a splash in Australasia with the seventh hotel, voco South Melbourne, added to the pipeline. Scheduled to open in early 2023 in partnership with forward-thinking Melbourne-based developers, BEKL, the new-build voco South Melbourne will be a different way to stay at the northern end of St Kilda Road, where accommodation options are currently limited to serviced apartments. Experienced hotel architect and interior designer, Plus Architecture, will design the 171 rooms focusing on the ‘Me Time’ concept, where guests can look forward to a great night’s sleep with premium beds, innovati...
