Deloitte Survey Finds Airline Loyalty Programs Miss the Mark on Encouraging...
Survey Reveals 72% of High-Frequency Business Travelers Participate in Multiple ProgramsNEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2013—Deloitte today released “Rising above the Clouds: Charting a course for renewed airline...
View ArticleThe Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association (BLLA) Names Four New Award...
WINNERS & FINALISTS to be announced at the annual conference being held in Los Angeles, Oct. 21-23, 2013Los Angeles, CA, August 20, 2013 - The hospitality industry’s top boutique, lifestyle and...
View ArticleDennie Matthews to Head Educational Institute’s India Operations
Mumbai, India, August 2013-The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (EI) has promoted Dennie Matthews to Chief Managing Officer for its India operations, following the retirement of EI...
View ArticleMantra Group Opens the 172-room Mantra Nusa Dua Bali in Indonesia
August 21, 2013 - Mantra Nusa Dua Bali has completed final touches to the brand new resort in readiness for holidaymakers, conference groups, wedding parties and honeymooners. The first hotel in Asia...
View ArticleInterstate Hotels & Resorts Appoints Carrie McIntyre as Chief Financial...
ARLINGTON, Va. - August 21, 2013 - Interstate Hotels & Resorts—the leading U.S.-based global hotel management company—today announced the appointment of Carrie McIntyre as chief financial officer....
View ArticleKen Daugherty Returns to Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Washington as General...
STEVENSON, Wash. (August 21, 2013) - Longtime Northwest hospitality executive and consultant Ken Daugherty was hired as the new general manager of Skamania Lodge, an all-season resort and conference...
View ArticleBenchmark Names Jerry Jensen Director of Sales & Marketing for Scottsdale...
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, August 21, 2013 - Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading US-based hospitality management company, has named Jerry Jensen director of sales and marketing for...
View ArticleNiki Nanavati Appointed as Sales Manager at the 485-room Royal Sonesta Hotel...
HOUSTON, TX - August 21, 2013 - Niki Nanavati has joined the Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston as Sales Manager. Nanavati brings nearly a decade of experience in the luxury sector to her new role and...
View ArticleRLJ Lodging Trust Acquires Georgia’s Residence Inn Atlanta Midtown...
BETHESDA, Md.—August 21, 2013—RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it has acquired the 78-room Residence Inn Atlanta Midtown Historic (the “Hotel”) located in Atlanta, GA....
View ArticleHeBS Digital Announces Webinar on 2014 Hotel Digital Marketing Budget Planning
Join HeBS Digital, the hospitality industry’s leading full-service digital technology and marketing firm, as we guide you on how to structure your 2014 digital marketing budget. The Smart Hotelier’s...
View ArticleVideo release: Recap from the 2013 HSMAI ROC - Takeaways and Gamechangers to...
Atlanta, Ga. - Hospitality Upgrade interviewed HSMAI‘s President Bob Gilbert and several other hospitality revenue management experts at the 2013 HSMAI ROC (Revenue Optimization Conference). This event...
View ArticleRichard Bussiere Named Managing Director of The Langham, Boston
BOSTON—August 21, 2013—The Langham, Boston is proud to announce the appointment of Richard Bussiere as the hotel’s new Managing Director. As a 35-year veteran of the hospitality industry, this...
View ArticlePlantation on Crystal River on Florida’s Nature Coast Joins Ascend...
CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (August 21, 2013) - Located on Florida’s Nature Coast, the Plantation on Crystal River announced today that it will join Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the...
View ArticleBenchmark Names Jerry Jensen Director of Sales & Marketing for Scottsdale...
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, August 21, 2013 - Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading US-based hospitality management company, has named Jerry Jensen director of sales and marketing for...
View ArticleNiki Nanavati Appointed as Sales Manager at the 485-room Royal Sonesta Hotel...
HOUSTON, TX - August 21, 2013 - Niki Nanavati has joined the Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston as Sales Manager. Nanavati brings nearly a decade of experience in the luxury sector to her new role and...
View ArticleVideo release: Recap from the 2013 HSMAI ROC - Takeaways and Gamechangers to...
Atlanta, Ga. - Hospitality Upgrade interviewed HSMAI‘s President Bob Gilbert and several other hospitality revenue management experts at the 2013 HSMAI ROC (Revenue Optimization Conference). This event...
View ArticleRHW Management to Develop $23 Million, 127-room Hyatt Place Hotel in Lenexa,...
Aug. 22—A $23 million hotel and conference center project that would be part of the new Lenexa City Center development was approved Wednesday by the Lenexa City Council. The 127-room Hyatt Place hotel...
View ArticleSejwad Hotels Seeking to Transform 90-year-old School House in...
Aug. 22—LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C.—A former school in Batesburg-Leesville could become a hotel. Sejwad Hotels is seeking to transform the 90-year-old facility, at 101 W. Columbia Ave., into a hotel of up...
View ArticleFour Seasons Hotel Sydney Sold for $306.8M to Korean Investors, Mirae Asset...
SYDNEY, 22 August 2013 – One of Sydney’s trophy five-star hotels, the Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, has been sold for AUD340 million (approximately USD306.8 million) to Korean investors, Mirae Asset...
View ArticleBOCO Enterprises & Packard Hospitality Group Open New 126-room Hyatt...
Left to right: Clay Pearson, City Manager of Novi; Mathew Gibb, Deputy Oakland County Executive; City of Novi Mayor Bob Gatt; Blair Bowman, President of BOCO Enterprises, Inc; Dave Biswas, Legislative...
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