LRA Worldwide CEO Rob Rush Invited to Dean’s Distinguished Lecture...
Horsham, PA, USA: November 4, 2014- LRA Worldwide CEO Rob Rush will participate in the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration (SHA) on campus in Ithaca, New...
View ArticleAmerican Hotel Income Properties REIT LP Acquires Four Hotels in Oklahoma for...
VANCOUVER, Nov. 4, 2014 - American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (“AHIP”) (TSX: HOT.UN; OTCQX: AHOTF) today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of a...
View ArticleLodging Interactive Wins Davey Awards for Hotel Website Design
The NJ-based digital marketing firm adds to its 2014 accolades with two Davey Awards, a major award honoring the best in web, design and advertising from firms throughout the world.PARSIPPANY, N.J. -...
View ArticleGM, Mr. Sumit Kumar, and DOS, Mr. Mayuresh Deodhar, Open Hyatt Place...
CHICAGO (November 3, 2014) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H)and SAMHI today announced the opening of Hyatt Place Gurgaon/Udyog Vihar in the state of Haryana, India. This is the first Hyatt Place...
View ArticleAHLEI Awards Certified Guest Service Property Designation to Eleven Hotels in...
Orlando, Florida, November 2014-The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) has awarded 11 hotels in Palestine with the designation of Certified Guest Service Property. To achieve...
View ArticleGreat Wolf Expedites Check-In Introducing Tablets in the Lobby with...
Bethesda, MD - November 4th, 2014. StayNTouch Inc., provider of the cloud PMS Mobile Overlay Platform, is pleased to announce the implementation of its hotel software solutions at the indoor waterpark...
View ArticleEvolve or Die Out!
by Georges PanayotisYou can’t stop a speeding train, but you can try to hop on when the opportunity arises. The sharing economy is progressively changing all the economic models of the market economy....
View ArticleKempinski Hotels to Open Marsa Malaz Kempinski, The Pearl - Doha in the...
Toronto, November 5, 2014 - Kempinski announced that its much-anticipated flagship resort, Marsa Malaz Kempinski, The Pearl - Doha, is set to welcome its first guests on December 1, 2014. Marsa Malaz...
View ArticleIHG Appoints Federico Lalatta Costerbosa as Head of Global Strategy and...
LONDON, UK, 5th November, 2014: InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announces the appointment of Federico Lalatta Costerbosa as Senior Vice President...
View ArticleVail Resorts Plans 2015 Leadership Succession Changes in Its Mountain Division
—Blaise Carrig to step down as president of mountain division to a senior advisor role—Patricia Campbell to succeed Carrig as president of mountain division —John Buhler to succeed Campbell as COO of...
View ArticleToday’s Timeshare Owner More Diverse, Younger
42% of New Owners Are African American or Hispanic; 10 Years Younger WASHINGTON, November 5, 2014 - The timeshare industry has returned to growth mode, in part due to the influx of a new type of...
View ArticleOpening Next Month in Japan, the 84-key Aman Tokyo Occupies the Top Six...
5th November, 2014: Aman announces the launch of the brand’s first city property: Aman Tokyo, scheduled to open its doors on Monday 22nd December, 2014. Occupying the top six floors of the...
View ArticleThe Newly Built 73-room Hampton Inn Kenedy Opens in Texas; Owned and Managed...
November 05, 2014 - KENEDY, Texas, and MCLEAN, Va. - Hampton Hotels, Hilton Worldwide’s global brand of more than 1,900 mid-priced Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, and Hampton by Hilton hotels,...
View ArticleHomewood Suites Odessa Opens in Texas; Owned by HWODS Property, LP
November 05, 2014 - ODESSA, Texas and MCLEAN, Va. - Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hilton Worldwide’s international brand of upscale, all-suite, extended-stay hotels, announced today the opening of its...
View ArticleThe 119-suite Residence Inn by Marriott Set to Open in Tyler, TX; Owned and...
Tyler, Texas - November 5, 2014 - The 119-suite Residence Inn by Marriott in Tyler, Texas is scheduled to open next week and will feature the brand’s innovative, new design. Located at 350 West...
View ArticleCornell “Cyborg” Study Focuses on the Combination of Technology...
Ithaca, NY, November 5, 2014 - As the hotel industry ramps up its use of technology for guest service, a nagging question involves whether technology improves guest satisfaction, or whether technology...
View ArticleAmesbury, MA Mayor Pitches Plan for 93-room Hotel to be Built by Archgrove...
Nov. 06—AMESBURY—Mayor Ken Gray and the city’s director of community and economic development William Scott last night presented the first reading of their first Tax Increment Financing (TIF) project...
View ArticleDemolition, Renovations on Deck as Springfield, MA Makes Way for New $800...
Nov. 06—SPRINGFIELD—The last obstacle removed, MGM Springfield moved forward Wednesday morning with plans to transform three city blocks into an $800 million gambling resort. Contractors drilled for...
View ArticleVoters Have Spoken, but Will Turtle Bay Build Sheraton Hotel in Redding, CA?
Nov. 06—REDDING, California—Redding voters on Tuesday upheld the city’s sale of 14 acres at Turtle Bay Exploration Park to the McConnell Foundation, a move that should pave the way for the museum to...
View ArticleConstruction Set to Begin on DoubleTree by Hilton in Evansville, Indiana
Nov. 06—Construction officials told a city board Wednesday that work on the Downtown convention hotel will begin Nov. 19. The news comes on the heels of Mayor Lloyd Winnecke’s announcement earlier...
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