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Forbes Travel Guide Unveils 2019 Star Rating Awards
210 Hotels Across the Globe Achieve Coveted Five-Star Award; 21 New Hotels Receive Top Honors for First Time; The Peninsula Hotels Becomes the World's First All Five-Star Hotel Company

Evaluating Housekeeping in Minutes per Room / Larry Mogelonsky
While you may know your operations so thoroughly that you can trust your intuition to prudently guide your next move, we have now found ourselves in the age of measurement and analytics.

Convention Center Headquarters Hotel Openings – Nine Cases in Point / Erich Baum
In this article, the author reviews market data associated with the introduction of nine headquarters hotels from the past 16 years to provide insight into the impacts such openings have on their competitive sets’ performance.

Green Lodging News Launches Green Suppliers Spotlight E-blast
Suppliers of green products and services throughout North America and beyond are invited to participate in the e-blast.

Dr. Bryan K. Williams Selected as Keynote Speaker for Les Clefs d'Or Canada Congress in Banff
“Bryan Williams is THE Rock Star of Service! Everyone and anyone who has the opportunity to listen to him speak, will unquestionably walk away a better version of themselves."

South Congress Hotel Graduates From Google Hangouts to Software Optimized for Staff Communication and Task Management
ALICE is the hospitality industry’s leading operations technology, connecting every department of the hotel with one platform for all staff communication and guest requests.

Milestone Inc. to Attend Preferred Global Conference in Monaco, Feb 25 – 28 2019
Milestone will be on site with a booth and will be available for Preferred member Hotels to discuss digital marketing strategies and to showcase its recently announced Presence Cloud digital marketing suite.

Oxygen Hospitality Acquires Wyndham Garden Phoenix Midtown; Renovation Planned
Purchased by Hotel Oxygen Midtown LLC, Oxygen Hospitality plans a multimillion-dollar property renovation that will elevate it as a full-service hotel.






Hilton Signs With Parks Hospitality to Develop Two Hotels in Cancún and Monterrey
Canopy by Hilton Cancún La Isla is set to open in late 2019 and Hilton Monterrey Valle Oriente is set to open in late 2021.

Choice Hotels Partners With NIAM Investments to Develop 119-Room Cambria Hotel in Spartanburg, S.C.
The six-story Cambria Hotel Spartanburg is slated to open in summer 2020.

Davidson Hotels & Resorts Assumes Management of 302-Room Hilton Denver Inverness
Owned by Silverwest Hotels, the hotel will remain a Hilton Hotels & Resorts-branded hotel under the management of Davidson Hotels & Resorts and retaining the hotel's existing team, led by General Manager Jennifer Atkins.

Hostmark Hospitality Group Names Ronald L. Vlasic Chief Operating Officer
Vlasic most recently worked with Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, where he started as a general manager of the company’s then two largest assets then culminated as vice-president of Operations.

OTO Development Appoints Denise Beers-Kiepper as Vice President of Human Resources
She is tasked with leading and developing the Spartanburg-based hotelier’s human resources team, which supports ~2,400 employees across the country.

The Newly Debuted Thompson Zihuatanejo Appoints Key Leaders to Executive Team
Appointments include: General Manager Carlos Carreon, Director of Sales and Marketing Jerri Lyn Walker, and Executive Chef Miguel Baltazar.

AHC+Hospitality Announces Appointment of Lindsay Jarvis to General Manager of Hyatt Place Grand Rapids/Downtown
Most recently director of front office operations at the Amway Grand Plaza, Curio Collection by Hilton, the Grand Rapids native is equipped to successfully launch the modern hotel concept in summer 2019.

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort Names Robert M. Allen Hotel Manager
Allen most recently was the general manager of the largest hotel in Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel.

BENCHMARK® Names Joseph Cavet Director of Food & Beverage for The Kartrite Resort & Indoor Waterpark
Cavet was most recently multi-unit general manager for OTG Management, the company known for revolutionizing the hospitality industry at airports.

Gustavo Rios Appointed Executive Chef at Solage, Auberge Resorts Collection in Napa Valley
Rios has over 20 years of experience including a previous stint of seven years at Solbar where he mastered his culinary skills.

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