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EB-5 Financing Lawyer: FAQs: Essentials of EB-5 Construction Financing for Developers
Jim Butler | August 14, 2017
By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group® Hotel Lawyers | Authors of www.HotelLawBlog.com 14 August 2017 Below are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and answers regarding EB-5 funding for developers (click the link for answer, or scroll down) 1 What is EB-5? 2 Why is there so much interest in EB-5 financing? 3 Is EB-5 funding available for new construction? 4 Can I use EB-5 funding to buy an existing project? 5 Is there any limitation on the kind of project funded with EB-5? 6 How much does EB-5 money cost? 7 How do I know if EB-5 will work for me and my project? 8 What is a regional center and do I need one? ...
Strand Hospitality Services Assumes Management of the SpringHill Suites Atlanta Six Flags
Strand Hospitality | August 11, 2017
(Lithia Springs, GA) August 14, 2017 – Strand Hospitality Services, a leading provider of hospitality operations, consulting and advisory services, recently announced that it has assumed management of the SpringHill Suites Atlanta Six Flags located at 960 Bob Arnold Boulevard in Lithia Springs, GA. Ideally situated off I-20 and just 10 minutes from Six Flags over Georgia and 15 minutes from many of downtown Atlanta's attractions, the SpringHill Suites Atlanta Six Flags boasts spacious guestrooms and suites with amenities such as; free Wi-Fi, flat-screen televisions, an indoor swimming pool, fitness center, business center and meet...
Wealthy Walker Joins IBC Marketplace to Help Independent Hotels in India Manage Rates & Inventory
IBC | August 10, 2017
Using the Wealthy Walker Channel Manager, independent hotels can push rates and inventory updates to all OTA's from a single platform Karnataka India and Phoenix – August 10, 2017 – IBC (InnDependent Boutique Collection), a leading provider of hospitality technologies for independent hotels and alternative lodging, is working with Wealthy Walker Technologies to provide channel management services to IBC member hotels in India. Through this integration partnership, independent hotels and soft brands using the IBC hotel management platform can also use the Wealthy Walker channel manager to push daily rate and inventory update...
Intelity’s Enterprise App Now LIVE at Grupo Posadas Hotels
Intelity | August 10, 2017
Available on iOS and Android mobile devices, Fiesta Rewards powered by Intelity will give guests direct access to hotel services and information at more than 141 properties in Mexico, including: Live Aqua, Grand Fiesta/Fiesta Americana, Fiesta Inn, One Hotels and Gamma Hoteles [Orlando, Fla. – August 10, 2017] — Today Intelity announces that the enterprise app it developed for Grupo Posadas S.A.B. de C.V., the largest hotel operator in Mexico, is now LIVE at four brands: Live Aqua, Grand Fiesta / Fiesta Americana, Fiesta Inn, One Hotels, and Gamma Hoteles. Launch of the Fiesta Rewards app powered by Intelity will enable 141 ...
The Abandoned Booking Epidemic: What Guests Want in a Hotel Online Booking Experience
Pierre Boettner, Founder and CEO, hospitalityPulse | August 10, 2017
By Pierre Boettner Founder and CEO, hospitalityPulse Whether you book via an online travel agency such as Expedia or you book directly with the hotel, the booking process can be cumbersome. Companies such as Trivago try to eliminate the need for searching around for prices from multiple websites in order to book a room. Trivago, in one of their television spots, says it is as easy as "putting in your check-in date, your checkout date and pressing the SEARCH button". But is it really that easy? OK, you have searched, and they have given you lots of results, but you still need to go through each one to decide where to stay. Finally, you h...
5 Perks of Using Search Keywords in Display Advertising Targeting
GCommerce | August 10, 2017
Abby Rosenberger | GCommerce Solutions | Senior Marketing Strategist While advertising efforts at many companies are siloed within the different departments, the search and marketing specialists at GCommerce have been working at a more cohesive, full-funneled marketing approach. In an effort to have our search and display campaigns work more symbiotically, we've been utilizing search terms in our display prospecting campaigns. While bidding on paid search terms can be quite costly, our display platform allows for the ability to target up to 10,000 keywords to include or exclude for a lower average CPM than paid search efforts. While the...
NAVIS Introduces First-to-Market Solution to Recent Vacation Rental Listing Site Changes
NAVIS | August 10, 2017
Latest NAVIS technology update captures and tracks lead data to ensure HomeAway® policy changes do not have a negative impact for owners and property managers BEND, Ore. (August 10, 2017) – NAVIS, the No. 1 reservation sales and marketing technology provider for the hospitality industry, this week revealed the first-to-market solution in response to the recent HomeAway changes that have created concern and uncertainty for many vacation rental owners and property managers. On June 21st of this year, HomeAway announced that they would no longer distribute booking lead email addresses and phone numbers, creating concerns about th...
How Can You Make the Most Out of Your Digital Marketing Plan in 2018?
Milestone | August 10, 2017
You Can't Change That Which You Can't Measure August 10, 2017, Santa Clara, CA – Milestone Inc. today announced the publishing of a new white paper focused on ensuring a company's digital marketing spend is applied effectively and correctly. Titled Maximize the Impact of Your Digital Marketing with Better Insights, the white paper tells business owners: Why it's critical to understand what your consumer is doing Why you must understand how your consumer is finding you and completing transactions "At the heart of digital marketing, we still have a fundamental concern," said Walter Paliska, VP of Marketing for Milestone, "marke...
NYU School of Professional Studies’ Students Tap into Latest Hotel Technologies with IDeaS Revenue Solutions
the NYU School of Professional Studies Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism | August 10, 2017
Next generation of hospitality leaders access award-winning revenue management technology as part of evolving curriculum Tweet this: .@IDeaS_RevOpt helps next generation of hoteliers @NYUSPS with leading academic partner program www.ideas.com/about/news #RevenueManagement MINNEAPOLIS – August 10, 2017 – The role of hotel revenue managers is rapidly evolving, and experience with analytics, automation and technology is a core requirement for aspiring hoteliers. Starting in the spring of 2017, students attending the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYUSPS) within the Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism prog...
Bottom Line Impact – Is Your Digital Marketing ROI Truly Impacting Your Hotel’s NOI?
Cendyn | August 10, 2017
As digital marketers, we always focus on return on investment (ROI) and return on advertising spend (ROAS). It's a core indicator across any vertical and a key expectation of any hotel owner or management company. But what if we turned that expectation upside down? What if we focus on the bottom line impact and net operating income (NOI) instead of the top? Over the past decade, I've had the luxury of working for the smartest hoteliers and owners in the business and there is one question I consistently get asked: "10:1 ROAS is great, Michael, but is it incremental and is it impacting the profit line?" Two really tough questions rolled i...
Maestro PMS eLearning Simplifies Training, Boosts Staff Productivity for Independents
Maestro PMS | August 9, 2017
"Anytime" Online Tutorials Give Hotel Teams an Effective Way to Learn Property Software Fast, Gain Confidence in Operations August 9, 2017 – Markham, ON – When an independent operator hires staff, they want their new team members to start fast. With a legacy of providing PMS spanning more than 30 years, Maestro's team understands the needs of hotel operations and systems training. That is why they built online tutorials and eLearning functionality into their family of 20+ Maestro PMS property software solutions. Maestro's eLearning system helps property staff and managers gain confidence in property software system use so t...
Cendyn Partners with roomMaster by InnQuest Software
InnQuest Software | August 9, 2017
Boca Raton, FL, August 9, 2017 – Cendyn has partnered with roomMaster by InnQuest Software, a robust property management system (PMS), to provide hotels with a marketing automation and guest intelligence solution that integrates seamlessly across both platforms. As the leading CRM and sales platform in the hospitality industry, Cendyn is continuously working with partners and hospitality leaders like roomMaster by InnQuest to improve its integration and connectivity capabilities. "We're excited to partner with Cendyn to amplify roomMaster's marketing capabilities so that hoteliers using our PMS can meet the ever-evolv...
Three Hotel Companies Select Aptech PVNG Enterprise Accounting
Aptech Computer Systems, Inc. | August 8, 2017
Hospitality-Focused PVNG Is Easy to Use and Creates More Efficient Operations PITTSBURGH – August 8, 2017 – Aptech Computer Systems, a leading provider of hotel accounting software, hospitality enterprise accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and business intelligence systems, announced three hotel companies selected Aptech's PVNG Enterprise Back Office System. PVNG is a browser-based next generation enterprise hospitality accounting solution with a simple menu structure and easy to navigate platform. Click here for more on Aptech's products and services. Companies installing PVNG Enterprise Accounting include Stagewest Hospit...
StayNTouch Presents an Insider’s Look at How to Evaluate Your Hotel Tech Provider
August 8, 2017
Market-leading hospitality technology innovator identifies key traits of the best and worst hotel technology suppliers Bethesda, MD (August 8, 2017) –StayNTouch®, the leading innovator in mobile technology and Property Management Systems (PMS) for the hospitality industry, today released a list of the 7 most important things hoteliers should evaluate in their current technology service providers or when going through the process of selecting a new one. The free checklist is available for free download at here. These days, technology partners have become extensions of the hotel itself, and just like hotel companies, all suppli...
Lodging Interactive Launches Stay.Play.Explore Local Sites Inspiring Travelers to Live Like a Local
Lodging Interactive | August 8, 2017
PARSIPPANY, NJ - August 8, 2017 Lodging Interactive, an award winning digital marketing and social media engagement agency exclusively serving the hospitality industry, today announced the launch of its localized Stay.Play.Explore micro website services for hotels. Stay.Play.Explore provides hotels with fully curated local destination content and lifestyle activity based information for hotel guests. "Hotel websites rarely provide deep localized content to inform and inspire guests when they're in the travel planning phase," said DJ Vallauri, Founder & President of Lodging Interactive. "Our Stay.Play.Explore micro websites provide c...
Book the Date: Milestone Webinar on Keys to Planning Your 2018 Digital Marketing Budget
Milestone | August 8, 2017
Learn about the "must have" marketing technologies and strategies for 2018 August 8, 2017, Santa Clara, CA –Milestone announced today that it will be hosting a webinar focused on the technologies and strategies digital marketers will need in 2018. The webinar, titled Digital Marketing Essentials for Your 2018 Budget, is scheduled for Thursday, August 17 at 10:30 am PT. "As we start edging closer to 2018 the pace of change is as fast as it's ever been," said Walter Paliska, Vice President of Marketing for Milestone. "Staying ahead of your competitors means investing in the right technologies and the right strategies – at the ...
How This Newly-Opened New York Boutique Creates Relationships With Guests Before They Even Arrive On Property
ALICE | August 7, 2017
New York, NY -- Newly opened Life Hotel has selected ALICE's guest text messaging and staff technology to facilitate guest communication and power staff operations. ALICE, the hospitality industry's leading operations platform, connects every department in a hotel with one platform for all staff communication and guest requests. Life Hotel - a 98-room boutique that opened this spring in the original Nomad-neighborhood home of Life Magazine - was initially looking for a guest engagement tool, but chose the multi-purpose ALICE platform over a handful of other vendors, once they saw how ALICE improves staff coordination and request managem...
Rainmaker to Advocate Industry Education and Innovation as Presenting Sponsor of 2017 Hotel Data Conference
Rainmaker | August 3, 2017
Leading provider of revenue and profit optimization software for the hospitality industry partners with STR and HNN to present industry outlook, forecasts and trends at annual data symposium ALPHARETTA, Ga. – August 3, 2017 – The Rainmaker Group (Rainmaker), the hotel revenue and profit optimization cloud, has joined with the hospitality industry's most respected data resources, Smith Travel Research (STR) and Hotel News Now (HNN), as the presenting sponsor of the 2017 Hotel Data Conference. The market-leading conference, taking place August 9 to 11 at the Omni Nashville Hotel, brings industry experts together for an immersi...
Hotel Thought Leaders, Disruptors Headline RSS 2017
Duetto | August 3, 2017
Hundreds of Industry Executives Explore Hot Topics at the 5th Annual Gathering in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. – August 3, 2017 — Thought leaders, including hotel brand executives, asset managers, and technology innovators, examined how hotel marketing and technology must evolve to meet new challenges facing the hospitality industry, at the fifth annual RSS, July 26th in Washington, D.C. Lee McCabe, Vice President at Alibaba Group, delivered the opening keynote address. The closing keynote featured Michael Saylor, noted philanthropist and visionary whose pioneering work in analytics and strategic planning was laid out i...
Belle Mont Farm Implements Guestware
Guestware | August 2, 2017
Seattle, WA – Guestware, the hotel industry's most comprehensive and flexible Guest Experience Management software, has announced that Belle Mont Farm in St. Kitts, West Indies has implemented Guestware Select. Settled in the foothills of Mount Liamuiga Volcano, the property is nestled among 400 acres of fertile, organic farmland and lush tropical forest. With 84 cottages, seven farmhouses, and five villas, the boutique luxury hotel was seeking a guest response solution to better serve their guests who have traveled far to stay at their stunning property. They selected Guestware based on the advanced technology of the software, an...
Best Day Travel Group Signs with SiteMinder, Strengthens Offering to Hotels
Best Day Travel Group | August 2, 2017
Dallas, USA – Best Day Travel Group, one of the leading companies focused on the tourism sector in Latin America, today announces it has signed a connectivity agreement with SiteMinder, the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform. The strategic partnership provides Best Day Travel Group's hotel clients greater reach and growth within international markets, with real-time delivery of reservations for hotels to meet the needs of the dynamic online booking market. The partnership also forms part of Best Day Travel Group's strategy to enhance its leadership within Latin America and support its growth globally, by strengthening ...
Hospitality Management Corporation Adds 114-Room Holiday Inn Sioux City, Iowa to Managment Portfolio
Hospitality Management Corporation (HMC) | August 1, 2017
Dallas, TX – Leo Spriggs, President and CEO of Hospitality Management Corporation (HMC), is pleased to announce the addition of this 114-room Holiday Inn ® in Sioux City, IA, to their portfolio of managed hotels. The company continues its ongoing business expansion which is made up of full service, conference center, select service and limited service hotels. HMC is one of the country's largest third-party privately held hotel management companies, ranked in the top 40 of all third party and owner operated hotel management corporations. Situated conveniently off I-29 at exit 147B, the property is located close to the area'...
Pegasus Solutions Completes Infrastructure Upgrade
Pegasus Solutions | August 1, 2017
Hospitality technology provider invests in reservation system enhancements to provide performance improvements for hotelier customers worldwide Scottsdale, Arizona – Tuesday, August 1, 2017: Pegasus Solutions today announces the completion of its data center migration, improving the performance, reliability and security of its reservation and distribution systems that hoteliers rely upon worldwide. The company migrated its customer data to a new technology in December 2016 without one incident of unscheduled downtime, and completed follow-on cleanup procedures earlier this year. Pegasus Solutions' technology migration is one of th...
MyCheck Launching Online Ordering Platform in U.S.
MyCheck | August 1, 2017
After the successful launch of its 'Click & Collect' mobile ordering technology in London, hospitality's leading provider of mobile payment technology is adding 'MyOrder by MyCheck' [New York, August 1, 2017] — The hospitality industry's leading mobile payment provider is now positioned to become the industry's leader in mobile ordering. Following its successful launch of "Click & Collect" in London, MyCheck is now bringing the online ordering platform to the U.S. with the debut of "MyOrder." This complete digital ordering platform works independent of, or in conjunction with, MyCheck's popular mobile ...
