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InterGlobe Appoints Cycas to Manage Its European Hotel Portfolio
Cycas Hospitality | July 5, 2022
InterGlobe Enterprises is one of India’s largest and most innovative companies, with successful businesses across Aviation, Hospitality and Travel-related sectors. InterGlobe’s portfolio of hotel assets is spread across India, Europe and Australia. From 1 July, Cycas has partnered with InterGlobe to manage its portfolio of European hotels, including ten properties in the K+K Hotel portfolio, located in eight of Europe’s finest cities – Paris, Barcelona, London, Vienna, Prague, Munich, Budapest and Bucharest. The partnership also includes management of the Hotel Reichshof in Hamburg, a luxury 278-room hotel whose Art Deco style and ...
Accor Completes Deal With Salter Brothers to Add Nine Mercure Hotels to Its Growing Portfolio
Salter Brothers | July 5, 2022
The momentum behind Accor’s popular Mercure brand in Australia continues with the Group adding nine Mercure hotels to its collection, following Accor’s landmark hotel management portfolio agreement with Salter Brothers with an industry-leading link to ESG outcomes. With the acquisition of the Travelodge portfolio by Salter Brothers now complete, a total of 10 hotels have joined Accor’s portfolio, including nine Mercure hotels and an ibis Styles property in Sydney’s CBD. The addition of these nine Mercure hotels grows the Mercure brand from 44 properties in Australia to 53, making Mercure the largest and fastest growing global mids...
Lodging Dynamics Selected to Manage the Anaheim Portofino Inn & Suites in California
Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group | June 30, 2022
PROVO, Utah , June 30, 2022 -- Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group (Lodging Dynamics), a leading hotel management company, has been appointed to manage the Anaheim Portofino Inn & Suites (Anaheim Portofino). The hotel is the second Anaheim, California property the company has added to its portfolio in the past 12 months. Anaheim Portofino Inn & Suites "The Anaheim Portofino complements our Element Anaheim Resort Convention Center and our other Southern California area properties. We are grateful for our continued expansion along the west coast," commented Jamie Caraher, Lodging Dynamics p...
Hay Creek Hotels and Restaurants Adds Four Hotels to Their Management Portfolio
Hay Creek Hotels | June 30, 2022
Denver, CO (June 30, 2022)- Hay Creek Hotels and Restaurants announces the addition of four more impressive properties to their expanding 34-hotel management portfolio, three of which are restoration projects- a specialty and founding pillar of the company. Additionally, two of their most recent historic properties, the Belvada and Mizpah Hotels in Nevada, have won 2022 Traveler’s Choice Awards under their management. “Striking the appropriate balance between preservation and innovation, and the celebration of the past while giving nod to the future is an art the Hay Creek Hotels and Restaurants has perfected as a steward of historic...
Need to Hire Fast? Beekeeper Unveils NEW ‘Employee Referral Solution’ at HITEC Orlando
Beekeeper | June 28, 2022
The new Beekeeper functionality is designed to enable organizations to attract new hires faster by leveraging employee referrals; Visit Beekeeper at HITEC Orlando in Booth 2718 June 28 to 30 at the Orange County Convention Center ORLANDO, June 28, 2022 — Today at HITEC Orlando Beekeeper is showcasing a new solution that fills frontline positions faster, retains employees longer, and lowers overall recruitment costs. The Employee Referral Solution enables human resources teams to notify employees about job openings in real-time. Frontline workers can view open positions and submit referrals with just a click while HR easily tracks referr...
Cycas Hospitality Appointed to Manage London’s Bankside Hotel
Cycas Hospitality | June 27, 2022
Cycas Hospitality has signed a hotel management agreement to take over the management of the design-led Bankside Hotel - part of Marriott International’s Autograph Collection – this month. The hotel was acquired by Vertiq Capital, an investor active in the hospitality sector across Europe. Located on London’s South Bank, the 161-room is a short walk from Waterloo, Blackfriars and London Bridge stations. With seven stylish suites, the well-connected property has proved a popular choice for discerning travellers since opening in 2018. Reflecting its location in the heart of cultural London - with Tate Modern and the National Thea...
Life House to Reopen and Steward The Historic Inn on Ferry Street in Midtown Detroit
Cloudland Capital | June 23, 2022
DETROIT--The Inn on Ferry Street, a unique collection of Victorian mansions in Midtown Detroit and a member of the Historic Hotels of America, is reopening to guests under new ownership and management. The 33-key inn is comprised of five buildings, including four restored Victorian homes and one carriage house located in the East Ferry Street Historic District, a nationally recognized neighborhood that stretches between Woodward Avenue and Beaubien. It was developed into a hotel by Midtown Detroit Inc, a non-profit focused on supporting and enhancing community and economic development in the area, who managed the property for the past twenty ...
Maverick Hotels and Restaurants Adds Two Properties to Management Portfolio
Maverick Hotels & Restaurants | June 16, 2022
Chicago, Illinois, June 16, 2022 – Maverick Hotels and Restaurants announced today that it has broadened the company’s expanding portfolio with the addition of two hotels for which it will be providing third party management services. The two hotels are owned by VTT Management. Maverick will be working with VTT Management to renovate and reposition both properties. Robin Kirk, President of Maverick, made the announcement. The Nantucket Inn in Nantucket, Massachusetts, is a family-friendly resort that features the island’s largest selection of accommodations. Each of the resort’s 100 rooms are situated around three calming outdoor co...
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts to Manage Hotel Bauer in Venice, Italy
Rosewood Hotels | June 14, 2022
In an ongoing continuation of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts®' commitment to thoughtful and strategic global growth, the brand is pleased to announce that it has been selected to manage the legendary Hotel Bauer in Venice, Italy. Owned by real estate developer SIGNA Prime Selection, the hotel is situated in the city’s historic San Marco district, between the Grand Canal and Piazza San Marco, just a short distance from famous sites such as the Rialto Bridge. The addition of this property to Rosewood’s esteemed collection of luxury hotels and resorts will mark a notable extension of the existing European portfolio. Originally built in 18...
Key International Selects LBA Hospitality to Manage Best Western New Smyrna Beach Hotel & Suites
LBA Hospitality | June 9, 2022
DOTHAN, Ala. , June 9, 2022 -- LBA Hospitality, an Alabama–based hotel management company, announced that it has recently taken over the management contract for the 101-suite Best Western New Smyrna Beach Hotel & Suites. The beachfront hotel located at 1401 South Atlantic Avenue is owned by Key International. The eight-story property is situated 15 miles from Daytona Beach International Airport, and just a short drive from Disneyland and Cape Canaveral and the Cape Canaveral National Seashore. The hotel offers guests convenient access to Turtle Mound, Ponce Inlet, Daytona Racetrack and numerous activities in a...
Sandpiper Hospitality Selected to Manage Two New Texas Properties
Sandpiper Hospitality | June 9, 2022
Richmond, Va. – (June 9, 2022) – Sandpiper Hospitality – a Virginia-based hotel management company with vast expertise in the extended-stay segment - has added two newly developed Wyndham Hotels & Resorts properties in Texas to its managed portfolio, a first-of its kind dual-branded La Quinta Inn / Hawthorn Suites in Pflugerville, TX and an AmericInn in San Angelo, TX. The hotels are the first Wyndham Hotels & Resorts brands under management by Sandpiper Hospitality and the burgeoning relationship is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. The hotels opened to rave reviews in May, followed by rousing Gr...
Crestline Selected to Manage the Courtyard Dulles Airport Herndon
Crestline Hotels & Resorts | June 1, 2022
FAIRFAX, VA – June 1, 2022 Crestline Hotels & Resorts, LLC (“Crestline”) announced today that it has been selected to manage the 187-guestroom Courtyard Dulles Airport Herndon Virginia. The newly renovated hotel is located minutes from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and provides guests with free airport shuttle service. The Courtyard Dulles Airport Herndon was recently acquired by an affiliate of Avistone, LLC (“Avistone”), a leading commercial real estate investment firm specializing in the acquisition and operation of multi-tenant industrial and hotel properties. “We are excited to partner w...
Centara and Baansuay Group Sign HMA for First Property in Surat Thani
Centara Hotels & Resorts | May 31, 2022
Bangkok, Thailand – 31 May 2022 – Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator and Baansuay Group (Suratthani) PCL. announced the signing of a Hotel Management Agreement (HMA) for Centra by Centara Hotel Surat Thani. Senior executives from the two companies officially executed the agreement at a signing ceremony held recently at Centara’s flagship Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld. The largest of Thailand’s southern provinces, Surat Thani is a main transit point for travellers en route to some of the Kingdom’s most famous islands, including Koh Samui and Koh Phangan. The proj...
Hay Creek Hotels Adds Historic Mountain View Grand Resort to Management Portfolio
Hay Creek Hotels | May 26, 2022
Denver, CO (May 26, 2022)- Hay Creek Hotels, specializing in the development and operations of upscale independent full-service inns, hotels and resorts, announces they have taken over the management of the Mountain View Grand Resort’s operations. This is a major win for the company and their partners as the property is one of the few remaining iconic “Grand Resort Hotels” in New Hampshire’s White National Forest and is one of the most prestigious destination resort hotels in the Northeast. Since 1865, when Mr. and Mrs. Dodge opened their farmhouse doors to two stranded and weary, traveling strangers, Mountain View Grand Res...
The Carver Companies Launches Industry First, CARVER the App
Carver Companies | May 25, 2022
ATLANTA, GA – May 25, 2022 – Carver Hotel Group and the Carver Companies, the hospitality infrastructure powerhouse with more than 3,500 task force consultants, is the first in the hospitality world to provide an all-inclusive app designed to support both clients and consultants. CARVER the app will be available for download to both Apple and Android devices beginning May 25, 2022. The first launch of CARVER the app will focus on consultants and will help them easily manage their schedules, update their profiles and present current information to numerous hospitality clients. With this tool, consultants can also efficiently submit invo...
Raines Adds Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Charleston North/Ashley Phosphate to Management Portfolio
Raines | May 25, 2022
FLORENCE, SC — May 25, 2022— Raines, a fully integrated development, management, and investment company, has added the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Charleston North/Ashley Phosphate in North Charleston, SC to its growing portfolio of branded, and boutique and lifestyle properties in the Southeast region of the U.S. This addition marks the fourth third-party managed property in the company’s portfolio of largely operator-owned assets and the seventh hotel in the Charleston-area for Raines. "Even though we haven’t talked much about it, third-party management has been a major focus for us and will continue to be,” said G...
Modus Hotels by PM Hotel Group Selected to Manage Normandy Hotel
Modus Hotels | May 23, 2022
Chevy Chase, Md. – May 23,2022 – Modus Hotels by PM Hotel Group, the award-winning lifestyle division of PM Hotel Group, has been selected to manage the Normandy Hotel. Located in Washington, D.C.’s sophisticated Kalorama neighborhood, the hotel is situated in an architecturally wondrous area, home to international embassies, diverse dining, and tree-lined streets. This latest addition further expands Modus’ Mid-Atlantic portfolio of boutique lifestyle properties. “We are delighted to welcome the Normandy Hotel into our portfolio and provide guests with a unique upscale travel experience in a luxe neighborhood that blends the best...
Hospitality’s Recruitment Issues Need Short- and Long-Term Solutions and a Flexible Approach, Hears Industry Webinar
HVS | May 18, 2022
18 May 2022, London: Improving the hospitality industry’s recruitment issue is a multi-faceted challenge with no quick fix but the need for short-term as well as long-term measures, attendees of an industry webinar heard yesterday [17th May 2022]. Introducing the 16th industry webinar organised by global hotel consultancy HVS, legal expert Bird & Bird, publishing group EP Business in Hospitality and restructuring advisory firm AlixPartners, Bird & Bird partner Karen Friebe said that finding staff was the most pressing challenge facing the industry today. A straw poll of webinar attendees revealed that 52% had over 10% fewe...
Starwood Capital Group Selects Davidson Hospitality Group to Manage Seven Hotels
Davidson Hospitality Group | May 17, 2022
ATLANTA (May 17, 2022) – Davidson Hospitality Group has been selected by Starwood Capital Group, a leading global private investment firm focused on real estate, to manage seven branded hotels under its Davidson Hotels operating vertical: Aloft San Francisco Airport, The Westin San Francisco Airport, Le Méridien Atlanta Perimeter, Sheraton Memphis Downtown, Sheraton Columbus at Capitol Square, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Columbus Downtown and the soon-to-open Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Downtown. “We’ve had a highly successful past with Starwood Capital and are excited to reignite our partnership with these assets. Starwood ...
Browning Hotel Properties Selects New Castle Hotels & Resorts to Manage Two New York Properties
New Castle Hotels & Resorts | May 16, 2022
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. (May 16, 2022) – New Castle Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel owner, operator and developer, announced that it has entered into an agreement to manage the Hilton Garden Inn Riverhead and Residence Inn by Marriott ® Long Island East End. The two hotels are located next to each other in Riverhead, N.Y., the gateway to Long Island’s Wine Country. “New Castle emerged as the clear choice to manage the Riverhead Portfolio due to their boutique scale, owner-operator approach and incredibly successful track record developing and managing premium, select-service properties in leisure-oriented markets,” said Lee ...
Pebblebrook Selects Noble House Hotels & Resorts to Manage The Inn on Fifth
Noble House Hotels & Resorts | May 12, 2022
(KIRKLAND, WA; May 12, 2022) — Noble House Hotels & Resorts—the family-owned, boutique hotel brand—is pleased to welcome the Inn on Fifth to its portfolio of unique, experience-driven properties. The new owners of this landmark resort, leading real estate investment trust Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB), have chosen Noble House to manage the property, bringing the total number of luxury hotels, resorts, and experiences within the Noble House brand portfolio to 25 across North America. Situated in the center of charming Old Naples, a world-class destination and one of the country’s most exclusive and wealthy communiti...
What Is Average Daily Rate (ADR)? And How to Calculate It
STR | May 10, 2022
Average daily rate (ADR), one of the three key hotel performance indicators (along with occupancy and RevPAR), is the measure of the average paid for rooms sold in a given time period. The metric covers only revenue-generating guestrooms. ADR is a direct factor in revenue per available room (RevPAR), the hotel industry gold standard for measuring top-line performance in a hotel, portfolio, market segment or geographic area. The rooms department is typically the largest generator of revenue and profit for hotels. An effective approach to ADR is a key piece of the hotel revenue-management cycle with the goal of maximizing profitability. How...
Practice Hospitality Selected to Manage Mojave Resort in Palm Desert
Practice Hospitality | May 10, 2022
May 10, 2022 – PALM DESERT, CA – The 24-room Mojave Resort in the exclusive Coachella Valley enclave of Palm Desert has engaged Dallas-based Practice Hospitality to oversee hotel operations and spearhead upcoming renovation. “We could not be more delighted to take stewardship of this desert gem, lead it through much-needed improvements and guide the hotel into a brilliant new chapter,” said Bashar Wali, Founder and CEO of Practice Hospitality. “Infusing properties like the Mojave Resort with new life, handcrafting truly unique destination experiences and creating value in the real estate is a great example of the way we offer t...
EOS Hospitality Selected to Manage Havana Cabana Key West and Tranquility Bay Beachfront Hotel and Resort
EOS Hospitality | May 9, 2022
New York, NY (May 9, 2022) – EOS Hospitality, a full-service hotel management company that boasts a diverse portfolio of hotels and resorts ranging from budget-friendly to first-class luxury properties, announces it has been selected to manage Havana Cabana at Key West and Tranquility Bay Beachfront Hotel and Resort, in the Florida Keys. Both properties are owned by DiamondRock Hospitality Company, a real estate investment trust with 33 premium hotels and resorts containing over 9,400 rooms concentrated in key gateway cities and destination resorts throughout the United States. “It is a privilege to partner with DiamondRock a...
