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AH&LA Recognizes Hotels With National Achievement Awards
American Hotel & Lodging Association | April 2, 2014
Honors Innovative IT, Environmental, and Service Programs Washington, April 1, 2014-The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) today announced the winners of the AH&LA Achievement Awards, part of the annual Stars of the Industry Awards. These awards, awarded annually since 1966, distinguish individual hotels that have developed outstanding programs, events, and campaigns. Winners were chosen in the categories of Community Service, Special Events, Guest Relations, Good Earthkeeping, and Technology Innovation. The winner for Outstanding Community Service in the small property category is the Holiday Inn Express Horsehead...
AH&LA Honors Outstanding Hotel Employees With Annual Stars of the Industry Awards
American Hotel & Lodging Association | April 2, 2014
Recognizes individual achievement in multiple property sizes, categories Washington, April 1, 2014- At today's American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) Stars of the Industry Awards breakfast, hotel employees were honored for their outstanding accomplishments, service, and leadership in the lodging industry. The awards were presented to Outstanding Lodging Employees, Managers, and General Managers in three property size categories, as well as to the winner of the Women in Lodging Connect Leader of the Year Award, the Stevan Porter Emerging Hospitality Leader of the Year Award, and the Student Member and Student Chapter of the...
Jason Mier Joins Sceptre Hospitality as Director of Client Experience Management
SHR | April 2, 2014
HOUSTON, TX, April 2, 2014- Sceptre Hospitality Resources today announced that Jason Mier has joined the company as SHR's first Director of Client Experience Management. In this role, Mier will oversee all touch points between SHR and its clients as the company strengthens its focus on client satisfaction and support. Acting as a liaison between the sales and product teams, client services, and customers, Mier is a key addition to the company as SHR responds to its growth, rolls out their new Internet Booking Engine and enhances support features for its WindsurferCRS. "The addition of Jason to our team is the result of a long search for...
Bonaventure Resort Earns South’s Top 75 Resorts For Groups & Top 25 Business Meetings Resorts Awards
Bonaventure Resort & Spa | April 2, 2014
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 2014 ... Bonaventure Resort & Spa, a Benchmark Resort® and Benchmark Conference Center®, has announced that the property is a 2014 recipient of "The South's Top 75 Resorts For Groups" award and the "South's Top 25 Business Meetings Resorts" award. The recipients of both coveted awards are selected annually by the readers of ConventionSouth magazine, a multimedia resource to 18,000 meeting professionals located across the nation for planning events and meetings in the South. "This is indeed an honor for all of us at Bonaventure Resort & Spa," said Charles Reece, general manager. "The fact that th...
Travel Tripper Launches Multi-property Shopping and Cross-selling Features in RezTrip Booking Engine
Travel Tripper | April 2, 2014
(NEW YORK) - Travel Tripper, a leading hotel technology provider based in New York, has launched exciting new capabilities in RezTrip, its premier central reservation system. Now hotel companies with multiple properties in the same geographic market can offer their guests the ability to search across all candidate hotels and book the one most suited to them. Hotel groups can create any number of "areas" in the RezTrip system with a many-to-many mapping between hotels and these custom areas. For example, a hotel group website can allow guests to search for hotels in New York City, Manhattan, Times Square and Lower East Side with the hote...
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona Names Derek H. McCann General Manager
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort | April 1, 2014
TUCSON, Ariz. (April 1, 2014) - Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona, has announced the appointments of Derek H. McCann as General Manager and Ryan Bunker as Director of Sales & Marketing. Located in the foothills of Tucson's Catalina Mountains, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort is one of 19 Loews addresses across North America, and offers convenience to a major city center for business and leisure travelers alike. Derek H. McCann, General Manager General Manager Derek H. McCann is responsible for all operations of Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. A seasoned professional with nearly two decades of management experience at hotels and...
The Wilderman Group Names Beverly Cosmann as General Manager at Richmond Hill City Center in Georgia
Richmond Hill City Center | April 1, 2014
(Richmond Hill, GA) - April 2014 - Kristin Kurie, President of Charleston, SC-based The Wilderman Group, announced the appointment of Beverly Cosmann of Richmond Hill, GA to the position of General Manager at the Richmond Hill City Center. In making the appointment, Ms Kurie noted, "Beverly is an efficient and organized hospitality professional with exceptional skills in new business development, contract negotiation, budget management, vendor relations, and logistic planning. Beverly demonstrates a commitment to outstanding customer service and high-quality standards. We are very excited to welcome Beverly to the Richmond Hill City Cen...
CSM Lodging & MDG Development Form Joint Venture for New 125-key Hyatt Place Hotel, Lansing, MI
CSM Lodging | April 1, 2014
Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 1, 2014 ... CSM Lodging, a division of CSM Corporation, has announced the latest addition to the growing hotel management and ownership-company's portfolio: The Hyatt Place® in Lansing Township, Michigan. The six-story, 125-key Hyatt Place Lansing hotel will be located in the Heights at Eastwood adjacent to the Eastwood Towne Center. Along with the Hyatt Place Lansing Eastwood hotel, the Heights at Eastwood will be home to 100,000 sq. ft. of in-line retail and a 125-unit luxury apartment building. Construction for the new $18.3 million, 82,000 sq. ft. Hyatt Place Lansing Eastwood is expected to commence in...
IHG Along with Nine Hospitality & Sanguine Hospitality to Add Hotel Indigo & Holiday Inn in London
IHG | April 1, 2014
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world's largest hotel companies today announced the signing of two further hotels in London with the Hotel Indigo® London - Barbican and Holiday Inn® - Watford Junction. As a result, over the last nine months IHG signed all six of its current European brands into its Greater London pipeline, further reinforcing IHG's presence in the UK's capital. The two new signings join the InterContinental® London - The O2, Crowne Plaza® London - Albert Embankment, Staybridge Suites® London - Vauxhall and Holiday Inn Express® London – Ealing. Due to open this summer, Holiday Inn Watford Juncti...
IHG Completes Disposal of an 80% Interest in InterContinental New York Barclay
IHG | April 1, 2014
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] announces the completion of the acquisition by Constellation Barclay Holding US, LLC, of an 80% interest in a joint venture with IHG to own and refurbish InterContinental New York Barclay. IHG will continue to manage the hotel under a long-term management contract. The terms of the transaction were announced on 19 December 2013. Since then, the joint venture has raised external debt, following which IHG has received total gross disposal proceeds in cash of $274m. ...
Marriott International Completes Acquisition of Protea Hospitality Group
Marriott International, Inc. | April 1, 2014
Bethesda, Md., USA and Cape Town, April 1, 2014 – Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today became the largest hotel company in Africa according to published information, and nearly doubled its presence in its Middle East and Africa region to more than 160 hotels and 23,000 rooms as it completed its acquisition of the 116-hotel Protea Hospitality Group (PHG), based in South Africa. Marriott now operates or franchises more than 4,000 hotels in 79 countries. At the same time, Marriott said that its pipeline of new hotels in the Middle East and Africa, including Protea's pipeline, is now more than 65 hotels and 14,300 rooms, inclu...
Marriott & Sichuan Master Investment Group Open Renaissance Chengdu Hotel in Sichuan Province, China
Renaissance Hotels | April 1, 2014
Chengdu, China – Renaissance Hotels, a hotel brand recognized for encouraging guests and travelers to Live Life to DiscoverSM, proudly announces the opening of the 348-room Renaissance Chengdu Hotel in Southwest China. The opening represents the debut of Renaissance Hotel in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province known as the "Storehouse of Heaven" due to its abundance of natural, economic and cultural resources. The hotel is operated under a management agreement with Sichuan Master Investment Group. The hotel is located nearby to the city's main commercial, entertainment and shopping areas, and north of the Tianfu Interchange ...
Massachusetts Lodging Association Recognizes 2013 Stars of the Industry
the Massachusetts Lodging Association | April 1, 2014
The Massachusetts lodging industry gathered last Friday, March 28, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Boston to honor exemplary employees and unique programs in the industry, at the 2013 Stars of the Industry Awards Luncheon. All winners will be submitted to national nomination for the American Hotel & Lodging Association Stars of the Industry Awards, which parallel the Massachusetts Lodging Association awards. The Massachusetts Lodging Association would like to congratulate all of the Stars of the Industry nominees and award winners. This year's recipients of the Stars of the Industry Awards are: Community Service Westin Boston Waterfront...
Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 123; Hotel History: Boone Tavern Hotel, Berea, Kentucky
Stanley Turkel, CMHS | April 1, 2014
Quote of the Month; My New Book By Stanley Turkel, CMHS 1. Hotel History: Boone Tavern Hotel* Built on the old Dixie Highway and named after Kentucky explorer Daniel Boone, the historic Boone Tavern Hotel is located on College Square in Berea, Kentucky. The hotel is owned by Berea College and operated with student workers from the College Labor Program. Students earn money for books, room and board but pay no tuition (valued at $25,500 per year), thanks to the generosity of donors who support Berea College's mission of providing a free high quality education for students primarily from Appalachia who have high academic potential and li...
Educational Institute Honors 2014 Leaders in Hospitality Training and Education
the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute | April 1, 2014
Washington, D.C., April 1, 2014-The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (EI) has announced this year's winners of its awards for leaders in hospitality training and education. The following people were honored at the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) Legislative Action Summit in Washington, D.C., during the AH&LA Stars of the Industry Awards Breakfast on Tuesday, April 1. Richard M. Kelleher, principal and founder, Pyramid Hotels Group, is the 2014 recipient of the Arthur Landstreet Award. Named after the Tennessee hotelier who founded the Educational Institute, the Arthur Landstreet award is presen...
OpenHotel Provides Connectivity to 50 Hotel Clients with Pegasus Connect+
Pegasus Solutions | April 1, 2014
Hospitality Vendor Also Offers Pegasus Sales Connections Hotel Revenue Tool DALLAS (April 1, 2014) – OpenHotel has contracted with Pegasus Solutions to provide advanced and affordable connectivity and distribution to 50 hotel clients with Pegasus Connect+. The hospitality vendor is also offering clients Pegasus Sales Connections, a one-stop consortia, corporate, opportunity and groups solution to drive revenue. "We commit to offer the hotels we work with easy, manageable and affordable connectivity to the global distribution systems and online channels," said Michelle Herrin, vice president of OpenHotel. "Delivering that through Pegas...
SoTHERLY Hotels Inc. Acquires Atlanta’s Iconic Georgian Terrace Hotel for $61 million
SoTHERLY Hotels Inc. | April 1, 2014
WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--(April 1, 2014)--SoTHERLY Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHO) (the "Company") today announced that the Company has acquired the Georgian Terrace Hotel (the "Hotel"), an adjacent 698-space parking structure and a 0.6 acre development parcel (collectively, the "Property") for $61.0 million. The 326-room independent, full-service hotel is located in Atlanta, Georgia's revitalized Midtown business district. The Hotel will be managed by Chesapeake Hospitality. As a part of the transaction, the Company closed on a $41.5 million loan with Bank of the Ozarks collateralized by a first mortgage on the Property. The loan carries a floati...
Fibra Inn Acquires the Hotel Holiday Inn Tampico Altamira, in the State of Tamaulipas
Fibra Inn | April 1, 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 that it has signed a binding agreement for the acquisition of the Hotel Holiday Inn Tampico Altamira, in the State of Tamaulipas. The agreed price was Ps. 102.5 million, with an additional Ps. 6.1 million in taxes and acquisition expenses, and Ps. 2.2 million in working capital. This hotel has a cap rate of 10%. Expected additional expenses include: a. An expansion of 105 room...
Pan Pacific Hotels Group Opens PARKROYAL Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar’s Capital, Nay Pyi Taw
Pan Pacific Hotels Group | April 1, 2014
Singapore, 1 April 2014 - Pan Pacific Hotels Group has announced the opening of PARKROYAL Nay Pyi Taw today, the first international hotel in the capital of Myanmar, Nay Pyi Taw. The launch also makes PARKROYAL the first international hotel brand in Myanmar to enjoy a presence in two major cities - the commercial centre, Yangon and the administrative seat of the government, Nay Pyi Taw. Set within spacious beautifully landscaped gardens, the 180-room PARKROYAL Nay Pyi Taw opens with 90 rooms, with the remainder expected to be fully operational by the end of the year. The hotel offers an all-day dining restaurant, spa, gym, swimming pool...
Kerzner International & China Gezhouba Group Developing One&Only Sanya on Haitang Bay on Hainan
China Gezhouba Group Real Estate | April 1, 2014
Sanya, People's Republic of China - April 1, 2014 - Kerzner International Holdings Limited, which through its subsidiaries is a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels, in partnership with China Gezhouba Group Real Estate, is pleased to announce that construction has commenced on One&Only Sanya on Haitang Bay on Hainan in China. Featuring 192 luxurious guest rooms, suites and villas, One&Only Sanya will command enviable views of Azure waters from over 1,240 feet of private coastline and over 27 acres of coconut palms set amidst dramatic water gardens throughout the resort. T...
Meliá Hotels International Names Markella Votsi As Director Of Sales And Marketing For ME London
April 1, 2014
LONDON- April 2014 - Meliá Hotels International announces that Markella Votsi has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for ME London, the ME by Meliá brand's flagship, five-star property known for cutting-edge design. In her new role, Votsi is responsible for developing, managing and monitoring the execution of the sales strategy to maximize both revenue and occupancy levels, to keep the hotel at the forefront of its competition. Prior to joining ME London, Votsi was the Director of Sales for the Millennium Gloucester & Bailey's Hotels where she increased corporate rates, doubled the volume of residential meetings and de...
Avoiding Tourism Marketing Disasters – Part I by Dr. Peter Tarlow
Dr. Peter E. Tarlow | April 1, 2014
(The May Edition will focus on the Recovery) All too often tourism professionals have taken the position that if I do not talk about a potential disaster then it will not occur. Although prayer is good for the soul, tourism is too big a business and too important to the wellbeing of too many people to leave it only to prayer. The old adage that God helps those who help themselves is not only theological but also should be the foundation for any tourism industry's disaster avoidance plan. It is essential then that tourism professionals realize that it is their responsibility to think about all possible problems and have not only a plan t...
What Tech Stories Do Hotel Operators Read?
Softscribe Inc. | April 1, 2014
Brand Names, Solid Solutions for Operator Challenges Are Softscribe Inc.'s Most-Read Stories Atlanta - April 1, 2014 - Softscribe Inc., an Atlanta-based technology public relations firm, compiled a list of its top 70+ most read press releases and stories during the past 4 quarters, based on clicks back to client websites. "I was amazed to see how the power of name recognition, and a clear tech benefit solution to solve operator challenges, delivered results for our clients," said Julie-Keyser Squires, CEO of Softscribe Inc. "Operators want to know what peers are thinking and how to solve their own operational problems." Julie Keyser-Sq...
The Knowland Group Announces 1000th Advanced Researcher Profile and Over 1000 More in Progress
the Knowland Group | April 1, 2014
Sell more strategically to complex accounts and ultimately book more business Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2014) - The Knowland Group, the largest data company in the global meeting and event industry, announced today the release of its 1000th Advanced Researcher Profile. In addition to the 1000 profiles already released, Knowland has over 1000 more profiles currently being researched. Advanced Researcher Profiles are powerful tools that can save hoteliers hours of researching organizations by providing in-depth information about their meeting planning departments. These profiles provide insight into groups' event booking processes - inf...
