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Waramaug LS Hotels Acquires the 92-room Hampton Inn & Suites Rifle, Colorado
January 10, 2014
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, JANUARY 9, 2013 - Waramaug LS Hotels, a privately held investment group, announced today they have acquired the 92-room Hampton Inn & Suites Rifle, Colorado. The Hotel is situated in a narrow box canyon, which boasts breathtaking views of scenic Colorado mountain landscapes. For guests who like to explore, they can discover nearby world-class fishing, hiking, rafting, kayaking and skiing, all within easy accessible distance from the hotel. Rifle, Colorado is the perfect hub for an adventure in the White Rive National Forest and Flat Tops Wilderness Area. "We identified the Hampton Inn & Suites as an ideal op...
Kimmy Vandervelde, Terri Ann Miller Join Sales Team for California’s Hilton Campus San Diego/Del Mar
the Hotels | January 8, 2014
January 8, 2013 - (San Diego, Del Mar, CA) - Hilton Campus, consisting of a Hilton Garden Inn and a Homewood Suites by Hilton, is pleased to announce the hiring of Kimmy Vandervelde as our Sales Manager and Terri Ann Miller as our Catering Sales Manager. Both managers are a major asset across all outlets within the property. Robert Rauch, president of R.A. Rauch and Associates, owner of Hilton Campus Properties and experienced hotelier, shares our excitement stating "Both Terri and Kimmy bring extraordinary experience and relationships to our team and growing client roster." Kimmy VanderveldeKimmy Vandervelde - As a five-year hospitalit...
Survey Reveals Top 2014 Priorities for Independent Hoteliers to Maximize Profits, Guest Engagement
Maestro Property Management Solution | January 8, 2014
Indies Rank Personal Service, Mobile, Direct Booking, BI, Integrated Ops and Data Security at Top of List to Increase Revenue and Guest Loyalty Markham, ON - January 8, 2014 - A recent survey of independent operators revealed the top 2014 priorities for this growing hospitality segment. The survey, conducted by NORTHWIND-Maestro PMS, asked independent hotel companies to rank the trends that will most affect their business in the coming year. Operators identify top high-impact business trends in 2014 1. Guest engagement 2. Guest experience/service 3. Direct web/mobile booking 4. Big-picture data and business intelligence 5. Integrated op...
Berlin, Germany’s Historic HOTEL AM STEINPLATZ Re-Opens Following Extensive Renovation
The Autograph Collection | January 7, 2014
Berlin, Germany – January 7, 2014 – The historic HOTEL AM STEINPLATZ today celebrated its opening following an extensive restoration, representing the first Autograph Collection hotel to open in Germany. Originally designed by August Endell, architect of Berlin's celebrated Hackesche Höfe complex, HOTEL AM STEINPLATZ has captivated passers-by since its completion. With its striking olive-green facade, arched windows reminiscent of Moorish architecture and extraordinary stucco features, the building is a local landmark in the elegant residential area around Charlottenburg's Savigny-Platz. "Meeting the requirements of a distinguished...
Accor to Develop Four Brand Hotel Complex in Seoul, South Korea to Open in 2017
Accor | January 7, 2014
January 7, 2014 - The Accor Group has just announced the signing of a brand-new hotel complex in Seoul's Yongsan neighbourhood for 2017. The beautiful complex will house emblematic brands: Novotel, Suite Novotel, ibis Styles, and to top it all off, Grand Mercure. These four exceptional hotels will have a total capacity of around 2,000 rooms and will make up the largest hotel complex in the country. Ideally situated between a shopping centre and the Yeouido financial district, the site is also a stone's throw from the centre of the South Korean capital. This signing is important because the site will host the first ibis Styles, Suite Nov...
Mobile Key by OpenWays Now LIVE at two Personality Hotels in San Francisco
Personality Hotels | January 7, 2014
Mobile technology deployed by OpenWays reseller RoamingAround is enabling guests to bypass the front desk and go straight to their rooms using their mobile phones as a digital room key Los Angeles - JANUARY 7, 2014 - Personality Hotels has equipped its Hotel Diva and Hotel Union Square boutique properties in San Francisco with Mobile Key by OpenWays to expand on its strategy to offer an inventive urban experience with all the comforts of home. Mobile Key is now LIVE and enabling guests to optionally skip the traditional check-in process by opening their room doors using any of the 6.5 billion cell phones in the world - any make, any mob...
HeBS Digital Helps Hoteliers Start the Year in Good Digital Health
HeBS Digital | January 6, 2014
Summary: HeBS Digital, the industry's leading digital technology, full-service hotel digital marketing, website design and direct online channel consulting firm, is offering a complimentary digital health assessment and competitive pricing for its Responsive Website Design Packages to improve hotel websites across desktop, mobile and tablet devices in 2014. NEW YORK, NY January 6, 2014 This year will be another growth year in the hotel online channel, with further explosion in meta search, mobile and tablet channels, and dramatic effects caused by Google's Hummingbird algorithm update. We will witness the advent of dynamic price adverti...
New Owner for Sheraton Orlando Downtown Hotel
BuildCentral | January 6, 2014
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 88 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership Chicago, IL. January 6, 2014 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have reported 88 changes in personnel, property management and ownership in the Hotel Profiles database over the last two weeks. Many hotels are getting a fresh start with a new Owner, Property Manager or General Manager. Recommend your product or service to someone who might be looking for a change. Hotels Under New Management: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Dallas West (Dallas, TX) Candlewood Suites Newport News/Yorktown (Yor...
3 Ways to Get Heads in Beds for Your Hotel
Hotel Success Now | January 3, 2014
Hotel owners of 2 and 3 star hotels find standing out may be a challenge. Many consumers believe that there is not much of a difference in the economy to mid tier segments because they are considered "cookie cutter" hotels. The truth, is that hotels in their respective tiers have many ways to differentiate themselves. I will mention 3 ways to make your hotel standout thus presenting you with the advantage when competing for bookings increasing Average Daily Rates (ADR) and Revenue Per Available Room (RevPar). 1. Consistent Online Presence, you hear about this all the time from your brand about updating your photos, videos and descriptio...
Midas Hospitality Opens the Newly Built 90-room Fairfield Inn & Suites – Wentzville, Missouri
Fairfield Inn & Suites | January 3, 2014
SAINT LOUIS, MO, January 3, 2014 - St. Louis-based hotel owner, operator and developer, Midas Hospitality, LLC announces the opening of a new, 90-room Fairfield Inn & Suites - Wentzville, MO. Just weeks after announcing the opening of the Aloft Hotel - Beachwood, OH, Midas Hospitality announces the opening of a new 90-room Fairfield Inn & Suites - Wentzville, MO. The Fairfield Inn & Suites is located 40 miles west of downtown St. Louis off of exit 208 on I-70, just west of the I-70 / I-64 intersection and just minutes from the 568-acre, General Motors Assembly plant. Rob Willard, President & Principal of Midas Hospitalit...
The 212-room Radisson Hotel at The University of Toledo Opens in Ohio
January 3, 2014
Toledo, Ohio - January 3, 2014 - Radisson®, one of the world's best-recognized hotel brands, today announced the opening of the 212-room Radisson Hotel at The University of Toledo, 3100 Glendale Avenue in Toledo, Ohio on The University of Toledo Medical Campus. "The opening of this hotel reinforces our commitment to enhance the Radisson portfolio and further expand our presence in the Americas," said Javier Rosenberg, chief operating officer, Radisson. "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 spiri...
Smart Hotelier’s 2014 Top Ten Digital Marketing Resolutions
the Authors and HeBS Digital | January 2, 2014
By Max Starkov & Mariana Safer Whether you've experienced digital marketing success this year, or have continued to struggle with your direct online channel strategy, now is the perfect time for reflection and planning ahead. 2013, a year of growth in our industry, has also been a year chock full of major industry developments. A few examples include the explosion in meta search travel websites, the continued growth of the mobile and tablet channels, the fall of keyword-centric SEO due to the rise of Penguin 2.0 and Hummingbird, and new technology advancements that have allowed us to achieve unparalleled heights in hotel distributio...
The 520-key Hilton Wuhan Optics Valley Opens in Hubei Province, China
Hilton Hotels & Resorts | January 2, 2014
January 2, 2014 - WUHAN, China and MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of Hilton Wuhan Optics Valley. The opening marks the first Hilton Hotels & Resorts property in Hubei Province. The six-story hotel features 520 contemporary guest rooms and suites with scenic views from private balconies, five diverse restaurants and bars, and over 5,000 square meters of flexible meeting space. The Hilton Wuhan Optics Valley is operated by Hilton Worldwide and owned by Wuhan Eco City Biguiyuan Investment Co., Ltd. "We are delighted to introduce Hilton Hotels & Resorts' first property in W...
Vision Investments Opens the 76-key BEST WESTERN Webster Hotel, NASA in Texas
Best Western International, Inc. | December 30, 2013
WEBSTER, Texas, December 30, 2013 - Best Western International announces the opening of the BEST WESTERN Webster Hotel, NASA, located at 889 W. Bay Area Boulevard. Owned by Vision Investments, LLC, the hotel features 76 guest rooms and two guest suites. Hotel amenities include a complimentary hot breakfast, outdoor pool, sundry store, on-site restaurant and fitness center. Each room is equipped with a 37" flat screen television, refrigerator, microwave and free wireless Internet access. For business travelers, the hotel offers a complimentary business center with printing and faxing services, and free wireless Internet access in all pub...
70-Room Sessions Hotel Planned for Bristol, VA
BuildCentral | December 30, 2013
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 98 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Chicago, IL. December 30, 2013 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 98 hotel projects in the last two weeks to Hotel Construction, a nationwide database of hotel construction projects, openings, and key decision makers (Owner/Developers, Architects and Contractors). These proposed hotels are still in the planning stages. Now is the perfect time to have your product drawn into plans, or offer construction services: Healdsburg Plaza Boutique Hotel (Healdsburg, CA) Phipps Plaza Hotel (Atlanta, GA) Amber Valley We...
Carlson Rezidor Partners with Google to Launch Pilot Programs of Full Portfolio of Travel Apps
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group | December 30, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS (December 30, 2013) - Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups today announced a partnership with Google to launch pilot programs for their full portfolio of travel applications, including Google Hotel Finder, Google Business Photos, Google Wallet, Google Indoor Maps, and Google Mobile Click-to-Call. Carlson Rezidor, whose brands include Radisson Blu®, Radisson®, Park Plaza®, Park Inn® by Radisson, and Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM, is the only hotel group, as of December, to currently offer or to pilot test all of the Google technologies at once. As a result, Carlson...
Midas Hospitality Set to Open the 90-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Wentzville, Missouri
Fairfield Inn & Suites | December 27, 2013
Wentzville, Missouri - December 26, 2013 - The 90-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Wentzville, Missouri is scheduled to open this Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Located at 130 Crossroads South Drive, the Fairfield Inn & Suites Wentzville will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned and managed by Midas Hospitality of St. Louis, Missouri. Located 28 miles from Lambert St. Louis International Airport, the hotel offers guests convenient access to The Meadows, Ozzie Smith Sports Complex and Cedar Lake Cellars. Rates begin at $109 per night. "We are pleased to introduce Fairfield Inn & Suites hotels in the Wentzville area,"...
Benchmark Hospitality International Completes Renovations at Several Luxury Resorts and Hotels
Benchmark Hospitality International | December 23, 2013
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, December 2013 ... Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has announced the completed renovations at several hotels and resorts within the portfolios of its two brands: Benchmark Resorts & Hotels® and Personal Luxury Resorts & Hotels®. A collective $50 Million was invested across the two brands to update and enhance guest accommodations, public and meeting spaces, resort amenities, spas, and to upgrade technology to meet the needs of travelers in 2014 and beyond. "During the recession properties within our two brand portfolios continued to make...
NewcrestImage Opens Dual Branded Courtyard & TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Dallas, Texas
NewcrestImage | December 23, 2013
December 23, 2013 - The Dallas area's first "dual branded" hotel has opened, featuring a 181-room Courtyard by Marriott and a 120-suite TownePlace Suites by Marriott. The property, which is managed by NewcrestImage, is located on 10 acres of a 52-acre site owned by the company in Grapevine, about two miles from the DFW Airport. "When a hotel looks special, guests feel special -- and they're anxious to come back -- so we have created a property that stands out in an appropriately big Texas way," said Mehul Patel, Chairman and CEO of NewcrestImage. The two hotels have individual entrances but share the same management and sales team, as w...
White Lodging Names New General Managers for Three Properties; Hotels in Colorado, Texas and Florida
White Lodging | December 23, 2013
MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Dec. 23, 2013 -- White Lodging is pleased to announce the following individuals have been named general managers within the last month across the company. Livia Espada started as the general manager of the Residence Inn Lakewood in Lakewood, Colo. on Dec. 2. Espada started with White Lodging as a management intern in 2005 with Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows before becoming that hotel's director of services. In 2008, she was named the human resources manager for Renaissance Boulder and was promoted to operations manager at the same property. In 2012, she was promoted to the assistant general manager at the Cour...
HeBS Digital Once Again Authors Top Article of the Year
HeBS Digital | December 23, 2013
Summary: HeBS Digital reemphasized its status as the hospitality industry's leading full-service digital technology and marketing firm by contributing to HotelMarketing.com four of the site's most read articles of 2013, including the top story of the year. NEW YORK, NY December 23, 2013 - HeBS Digital once again claimed a strong presence in HotelMarketing.com's list of its most popular articles in 2013. The industry's leading full-service digital technology and marketing firm contributed the most popular article of the year - "How Hotel Marketers Can Shift Bookings From OTAs to the Hotel Website" - as well as the ninth-ranked story and ...
Hotel Equities & JV Partner HDP to Develop 132-key Hampton Inn and Suites in Atlanta, Georgia
Hotel Equities (HE) | December 23, 2013
Atlanta, GA - December 23, 2013 - Atlanta-based Hotel Equities (www.hotelequities.com) signed a definitive agreement with Hilton Hotels to develop an upscale Hampton Inn & Suites in the Sterling Pointe development with its joint venture partner, Hotel Development Partners (HDP). The project will include four outparcels targeted for high-end restaurants and retail. Hotel Equities will manage the hotel and assist with the development. Opening is projected for early 2015. "We have seen pent-up demand for quality lodging assets in Atlanta's Perimeter Center area, making the location and timing for this project ideal." said Brad Rahinsky...
New Owner for Former Naniloa Volcanoes Resort
BuildCentral | December 23, 2013
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 193 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership Chicago, IL. December 23, 2013 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have reported 193 changes in personnel, property management and ownership in the Hotel Profiles database over the last two weeks. Many hotels are getting a fresh start with a new Owner, Property Manager or General Manager. Recommend your product or service to someone who might be looking for a change. Hotels Under New Management: Residence Inn Pittsburgh Cranberry Township (Cranberry Township, PA) Best Western Campbellsville Inn (Campbel...
Benchmark Hospitality Names Jeff Livingston Director of Sales & Marketing for Chaminade Resort & Spa
Chaminade Resort & Spa | December 20, 2013
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, December 20, 2013 - Benchmark Hospitality International, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Jeff Livingston director of sales & marketing for Chaminade Resort & Spa, a Benchmark Resort® located in Santa Cruz, California, featuring majestic views of Monterey Bay. Kevin Herbst, Benchmark's general manager at the resort, made the announcement. "It is such a pleasure to welcome Jeff to Chaminade and to Benchmark Hospitality," said Mr. Herbst. "His track record of success in hotel sales and marketing will be invaluable to our resort, as will his vast knowledge of the west c...
