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Rollins College Plans Expansion for The Alfond Inn at Rollins in Winter Park, Florida
Alfond Inn at Rollins | April 9, 2019
April 9, 2019. Winter Park, Florida – The Alfond Inn at Rollins, the award-winning boutique hotel in the heart of historic Winter Park, has announced plans to expand the property. Construction is expected to commence in late summer with a completion date anticipated for the first quarter of 2021. The new development of the hotel, which is owned by nearby Rollins College, will include 73 additional guest rooms, bringing the total to 185 rooms. The new guest accommodations will offer spacious luxury rooms and several large suites that can be used for meetings and hospitality or converted into grand two-bedroom suites. "This is an ex...
Perception Is Reality: Pricing Psychology for Hotel Revenue Managers
the Author | April 9, 2019
By Dan Skodol, Vice President of Revenue Analytics, The Rainmaker Group "All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions." ~ Leonardo da Vinci Is a pair of $50,000 Sennheiser Orpheus headphones really fifty times better than a pair that costs $1,000? Expensive items and experiences are often branded as high quality, exclusive, or bespoke. But are they really better than their less-expensive counterparts? And what truly motivates people to pay more for something? In the hectic daily life of a hotel revenue strategist, coming up with optimal pricing presents the greatest challenge – a challenge that's typically handled through r...
Oxford Capital Group, LLC Affiliate Acquires Four Downtown San Francisco Hotels
Oxford Capital Group, LLC and Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC | April 9, 2019
(SAN FRANCISCO, CA; April 9, 2019) – Oxford Capital Group, LLC announces today the acquisition of four downtown San Francisco hotels (Hotel Vertigo, Good Hotel, Americania Hotel, and Carriage Inn), with plans to renovate and reposition the assets. In addition, Oxford Capital Group's wholly owned affiliate Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC takes over management of the properties as of today. These four hotels will join Oxford's growing lifestyle hotel portfolio which includes Godfrey Hotels in Chicago, Boston, Tampa, and Hollywood; LondonHouse Chicago; Hotel Julian Chicago; and others as described in more detail below. "This is...
YOTEL Makes INTELITY a Brand Standard
INTELITY | April 9, 2019
INTELITY to power the innovative, UK-based hotel company's enterprise brand mobile app Los Angeles, California (April 09, 2019) – INTELITY™, the provider of the broadest enterprise guest engagement and staff management platform for hospitality, announced today that YOTEL has selected its platform as a brand standard. The trend-setting, tech-forward hotel brand plans to implement the INTELITY platform across all of its properties in order to provide travelers with a superior guest experience and streamline daily operations. YOTEL's new mobile brand app and mobile key capability, powered by INTELITY, will give guests the conv...
Hapi Announces Availability of “Hapi Connect” on Salesforce AppExchange, the World’s Leading Enterprise Cloud Marketplace
Salesforce AppExchange | April 9, 2019
Hapi's hotel customers can now benefit from integrated and enriched data streams within Salesforce Orlando, Fla. – April 9, 2019 – Hapi, a transformative new data streaming, integration and enrichment platform designed to solve the hotel industry's rapidly expanding data management challenges, today announced that it has launched Hapi Connect on Salesforce AppExchange. Built on the Salesforce Platform, Hapi Connect is now available on AppExchange. The new Hapi Connect application provides a robust toolset for hotel companies, allowing them to make use of the valuable hotel systems data accessed from the PMS and other hotel s...
Tennessee Quality Inn Hotel Goes to Auction on RealINSIGHT Marketplace Starting May 7th
RealINSIGHT Marketplace | April 9, 2019
TENNESSEE—April 11, 2019—RealINSIGHT Marketplace and Sands Investment Group are pleased to present the Quality Inn Cordova, a 100-room, limited-service hotel located in Cordova, TN, for your acquisition consideration. The auction will take place on the online commercial real estate sales platform, RealINSIGHT Marketplace, May 7th – May 9th. About the Property: One Building Three Floors 100 Rooms Limited-Service Recently Renovated This offering provides investors with the opportunity to acquire one of most sought-after brands of Choice Hotels, the Quality Inn, in an excellent location with high visibility and direc...
146-Room, Limited-Service, Quality Inn Hotel Will Be Auctioned on RealINSIGHT Marketplace
RealINSIGHT Marketplace | April 9, 2019
VIRGINIA—April 10, 2019—RealINSIGHT Marketplace and Berkadia are pleased to present the Quality Inn Collinsville, a 146-room, limited-service hotel located in Collinsville, VA for your acquisition consideration. The auction will take place on the online commercial real estate sales platform, RealINSIGHT Marketplace, May 6th – May 8th. About the Property: Two Buildings Two Floors 146 Rooms Recently Renovated in 2018 This offering provides investors with the opportunity to acquire fee-simple interest in a strategically located Quality Inn hotel. Situated just off Highway 220, which connects to Roanoke to the north and ...
New York Quality Inn Hotel Goes to Auction on RealINSIGHT Marketplace on May 8th
RealINSIGHT Marketplace | April 9, 2019
Quality Inn Syracuse NEW YORK—April 8, 2019—RealINSIGHT Marketplace and HREC Investment Advisors are pleased to present the Quality Inn Syracuse Carrier Circle, a 125-room, select-service hotel located in East Syracuse, NY, for your acquisition consideration. The auction will take place on the online commercial real estate sales platform, RealINSIGHT Marketplace, May 6th – May 8th. About the Property: One Building Three Floors 125 Rooms Renovated in 2017 This offering provides investors with the opportunity to acquire one of the most sought-after brands of Choice Hotels, the Quality Inn, in an excellent location w...
Winners of the 2019 Miami Hospitality Design Awards Announced
Oberhausen Marketing & Public Relations | April 8, 2019
The Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Miami), Greater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association (GMBHA), and Oberhausen Marketing & Public Relations announced the winners of the 2019 Miami Hospitality Design Awards on Wednesday, April 3, during a celebration at the luxurious The Miami Beach EDITION hotel. With more than 170 architecture, design, hotel and restaurant professionals in attendance, the awards honored the hoteliers, licensed architects and designers whose creativity and extraordinary venues have elevated Miami's hospitality industry and consumer experiences. "This year we had a 25 percent increas...
Data-Driven Content: The Metrics That Matter
HEBS Digital | April 8, 2019
By Gil Christenberry, Content Team Lead at HEBS Digital DATA: CONTENT'S BEST FRIEND Not everyone realizes it, but data is content's best friend. This is because content creators use data to leverage their work. In fact, there are so many metrics available that instead of asking, "What metrics can we track?" the question becomes, "Which metrics must we track?" Answering that question involves understanding the goal of the content in question. Knowing what you want your content to do helps you identify which metrics matter. Data is important at multiple stages throughout the content-creation process. Of course, we use data to evaluate the...
Mandarin Oriental Partners With Astaș Holding A.Ş, and Yapi & Yapi for New Hotel in Istanbul
Asta? Holding A.?, and Yapi & Yapi | April 8, 2019
Hong Kong, 8 April 2019 - Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced that it will manage a second luxury hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. The project, which also features branded residences, is scheduled to open in 2022. The new development comprises three standalone towers and is located in the exclusive Etiler residential area, close to the city's central business district. One of the towers will house Mandarin Oriental Etiler, Istanbul with 158 guestrooms and suites and 16 serviced apartments. The remaining two towers will house 251 luxurious Residences at Mandarin Oriental. UNStudio from Amsterdam has been appointed as the master planner...
Tourism Tidbits: Marketing To and Protecting Visiting Children – Part Two of a Two Part Series
Dr. Peter Tarlow | April 8, 2019
by Dr. Peter Tarlow Last month Tourism Tidbits examined the marketing issues that surround child or young adult tourism and travel. This month Tourism Tidbits takes on a second aspect of this segment of the tourism and travel industry. It is a specific and continuously more difficult issue: that of providing travel safety for the child and young adult market. Safety and security are always a concern of the travel industry, no matter who the traveler might be. A major issue when dealing with children is their safety and security. In the case of young travelers the situation becomes even more difficult and emotional. There are many reason...
GlobalReach Technology Hotspot 2.0 Wi-Fi Delivers New Guest Communications, Location-Based Engagement & Monetization Capabilities to Hotel
GlobalReach Technology | April 8, 2019
HT-NEXT, New Orleans, April 8 2019 - GlobalReach Technology has added new guest Wi-Fi features to its Hotspot 2.0 solution, giving hospitality brands the benefit of communicating through, and monetizing their Wi-Fi service, without the need for loyalty program guests to log-on through a captive portal. The new capability comes ahead of the launch of the Hotspot 2.0 Release 3 standard. Today's announcement sees GlobalReach add interstitial functionality to its Hotspot 2.0 guest experience, which complements traditional captive portal pages. The new feature enhances the frictionless Wi-Fi sign up process by allowing the brand to smoothly ...
Marriott International Expects to Add Nearly 20 Properties Under Its Middle East and Africa Portfolio in 2019
Marriott International | April 8, 2019
Marriott International today announced it expects to add 19 new properties and more than 3,000 rooms to its Middle East and Africa portfolio in 2019. Underpinning a strong demand for its diverse brands, the new additions are in line with the company's expansion plans to add more than 100 new properties and nearly 26,000 rooms across the region by the end of 2023. Marriott estimates its development pipeline through 2023 represents up to $8 billion of investment from property owners and is expected to generate over 20,000 new jobs across the region. "Our growth across the Middle East and Africa is fuelled by a strong demand for our divers...
Accor Brings Its Iconic Raffles Brand to India With Two New Hotels
Raffles | April 8, 2019
Mumbai, April 8, 2019 -- Accor announces two majestic hotels in India - Raffles Jaipur and Raffles Udaipur - in the presence of Accor Chairman & CEO Sébastien Bazin and owner, Ratankant Sharma. The iconic Raffles brand is synonymous with luxury and extraordinary adventure and this announcement signals a new direction for Accor in India, with a stronger focus on luxury and premium brands. Both hotels will deliver a palatial experience in an extraordinary setting along with the famously discreet and personalized Raffles service. Raffles is renowned for setting the standard for luxury hospitality for over 130 years. With 13 prop...
Angie Hospitality Introduces New PassPoint™ Hotspot 2.0 Technology Powered by Global Reach Technology to Streamline and Simplify Guest Wi-Fi Con
Angie Hospitality | April 8, 2019
Hotspot 2.0 compatibility adds simplified authentication of Wi-Fi-enabled guest devices and seamless, secure connectivity for users of hospitality's only purpose-built virtual assistant San Jose, Calif. – April 8, 2019 – Angie Hospitality, developer of the industry's first 24-hour interactive guest room assistant purpose-built for the hotel environment, has announced the addition of PassPoint™ Hotspot 2.0 technology that leverages Global Reach Technology's Hotspot 2.0 guest Wi-Fi solution to its award-winning virtual assistant solution. This next generation Wi-Fi platform mirrors today's cellular connectivity experien...
Tax Relief Travel Getaways & Offers with Up to 40% Savings & More - Benchmark Resorts & Hotels and Gemstone Collection Put the Fun Bac
April 8, 2019
12 Luxury Hotels & Resorts in the U.S. Participate in Tax Day Relief The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, April 2019 … Twelve luxury properties from Benchmark Resorts & Hotels and Gemstone Collection are providing relief from the agony this tax season with Benchmark's Tax Relief Travel Getaways & Offers. Featuring a wide-range of exclusive savings, extraordinary values, and resort credits, weary taxpayers can save up to 40% on luxury guest rooms, spa treatments, outdoor recreation and culinary offerings. Guests can find rewarding relief after filing their new 1040 returns at destinations that span urban legends, mountain ...
Hospitality Financial Leadership: OH, BROTHER
David Lund | April 8, 2019
David Lund It was early October 1987. I was newly married and questioning my hotel career plans. I aspired to be a general manager, but this hotel environment veered me off track. As these thoughts occurred to me, this was one of the places where fate and other people changed my life's direction. I'd been with the hotel for 18 months. Just another day at the office started with a ringing phone. It was the hotel manager's administrative assistant requesting my appearance in his office. Now! What did the manager need to see me about? My head was spinning with the possibilities. Most of them not good. I didn't know what I might have done t...
Infor Completes Acquisition of ReServe Interactive
ReServe Interactive | April 8, 2019
Infor Expands Hospitality Footprint with Leading Sales & Catering Solution NEW YORK– Apr. 8 2019 – Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced the completed acquisition of Efficient Frontiers, Inc. dba ReServe Interactive. Headquartered in Livermore, Calif., ReServe Interactive is a leading provider of cloud-based sales and catering, restaurant reservations, and floor management software that serves the restaurant, sports and entertainment, event center, golf and country club, and hotel markets in the U.S. and Canada. ReServe Interactive's highly scalable, dynamic, and intui...
Online reputation management services | Reputation management company.
Rely Services | April 8, 2019
Rely Services Inc is the best online reputation management company in the Midwest region of the United States, serving a complete range of online public relations, brand management and digital marketing solutions. We help to build, repair and maintain your brand and reputation in the online spaces. We offer SEO services, social media marketing, content marketing and web services. Our team analyzed and evaluate your online reputation, 24/7 news monitoring and negative review monitoring. ...
Courtyard Hotel to Open in Speedway, Indiana
The Sage Agency | April 8, 2019
Courtyard by Marriott Indianapolis West-Speedway is scheduled to open its doors in Speedway, Indiana this Friday, April 12, 2019. Featuring an innovative lobby space as well as Courtyard's latest contemporary room design, the new hotel provides flexibility and choices that allow guests to optimize and elevate their travel experience. Located at 6315 Crawfordsville Road, the 97-room hotel will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned and managed by MHG Hotels of Indianapolis, Indiana. Whether traveling for business or pleasure, the Courtyard Indianapolis West-Speedway offers guests convenient access to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Luca...
The Queens Hotel in Canada Sees 20% Growth in Revenue With Hotelogix
Hotelogix | April 8, 2019
Bangalore, 10/April/2019: Hotelogix, a leader in cloud-based Property Management Systems has announced that the adoption and efficient use of its PMS have helped The Queens Hotel in Canada to see a 20% rise in its revenue. This significant growth in revenue is a result of a 20% increase in OTA bookings and 10% increase in direct bookings. Originally opened as Queen's Motor Hotel back in 1958 in New Westminster, the property was a local favorite until it closed its doors in 2015. Now under a new ownership, The Queens Hotel is a restored historic boutique property offering its guests an inviting, comfortable and relaxing environment to en...
5 Major Guest Complaints That a Cloud PMS Can Resolve
Hotelogix | April 5, 2019
Today's hotel guests are more aware and informed than ever before. They know their rights and will not settle for anything less than what they expect from a hotel. Most importantly, they also know how and when to vent their displeasure, if not served properly. In this context, small and independent hotels need to be a little more cautious while handling guest complaints. Because bad or negative guest reviews can really break a small and independent hotel's brand reputation. That's why they need to go the extra mile to offer a timely solution to guest complaints to earn their trust and loyalty. During their stay at hotels, guests complai...
Grates Cove Studios in Canada Adopts Hotelogix to Ensure Efficient Property Management
Hotelogix | April 5, 2019
Bangalore, 05/08/2019: Hotelogix, a leader in cloud-based Property Management Systems has announced that it has been selected as the preferred technology partner by Grates Cove Studios. With Hotelogix cloud PMS in place, the management at this Canada-based B&B aims to efficiently manage its entire operations while driving more direct bookings via their hotel website. Located in Newfoundland, Grates Cove Studios is a premier destination that offers four-star accommodation to its guests. Apart from housing an award-winning restaurant, it also offers an open studio and gallery managed by artist and designer Terrence Howell. This famil...
