Xanterra Files for Preliminary Injunction to Keep Visitor Services Open at...
Year-End Shut Down Likely without Court Action DENVER, Nov. 21, 2014—Xanterra Parks & Resorts is the country’s largest and oldest national park concessioner and has received numerous awards from...
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Employees Cost
By Robert MandelbaumAs revenues continue to grow for most U.S. hotels, the combined cost of salaries, wages, bonuses, and payroll-related expenditures has declined as a percent of total hotel revenue....
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2015 Air, Hotel & Ground Transportation Prices to be Neutral to Slightly...
According to American Express Global Business Travel Forecast 2015 November 21, 2014 - NEW YORK - The American Express Global Business Travel Forecast 2015 (the “Forecast”), predicts air, hotel and...
View ArticleAmerican Hotel Income Properties REIT LP Acquires Four Branded Hotel...
VANCOUVER, Nov. 21, 2014 - American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (“AHIP”) (TSX: HOT.UN; OTCQX: AHOTF) announced today that it has agreed to acquire through its subsidiaries a portfolio of four...
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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Acquires the 264-room Hotel Palomar Los Angeles –...
November 21, 2014 - BETHESDA, Md. - Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) (the “Company”) today announced that it has acquired the Hotel Palomar Los Angeles – Westwood (“Hotel Palomar”) for $78.7...
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Boomer Winter Travel on the Rise While Other Generations Slow Down
McLean, VA, November, 2014 - Boomers plan to travel more this winter compared to last winter and the previous winter. Their younger counterparts are decreasing planned winter leisure travel according...
View ArticleFranchisees are Clients Too
by Georges Panayotis With their asset light strategy, brands must now address several types of clientele, because in addition to the public whose loyalty they must develop, they must take at least as...
View ArticleDawn Walzak Appointed as Director of Sales for the 1,400-room Hilton Orlando...
ORLANDO, FL - November 21, 2014 - The award-winning Hilton Orlando today announced the appointment of Dawn Walzak as director of sales of the full service resort hotel minutes from Orlando’s main...
View ArticleGroupize Solutions Appoints Two New Executive Positions to Support Continued...
Tech Innovators from TripAdvisor and Booster Join Team to Bring the Best of Online Travel Innovations to the SMERF Groups and Small Meetings Space to Help Hotels to Win and Manage More Business Boston,...
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Meritus Hotels & Resorts to Operate its First Resort in Bali, Meritus...
Pictured centre (L-R): Meritus Hotels & Resorts COO Tan Choon Kwang with Director of PT. Bali Seminyak Sejahtera, Ricky Thomasia Naro, at the signing ceremony. Looking on are Meritus Hotels &...
View ArticleTopping Out Celebrated for the 366-room Westin Austin Downtown in Texas; To...
MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Nov. 24, 2014 —The Westin Austin Downtown welcomed clients and guests to downtown Austin today to celebrate the completion of structural construction on the 20-story, 366-room...
View ArticleBest Western Unveils Arabian Island Retreat, the 44-key BEST WESTERN Hawar...
(PHOENIX – November 24, 2014): Best Western International has unveiled a stunning new island resort in the Arabian Gulf. BEST WESTERN Hawar Resort Hotel is idyllically situated on a secluded island, 45...
View ArticleThompson Hotels Opens Brand Flagship, the 380-room Thompson Miami Beach in...
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Nov. 24, 2014—Thompson Hotels today announces the official opening of its namesake property in the Miami market and the flagship for the brand: Thompson Miami Beach, located at 4041...
View ArticleDiaoyutai State Guesthouse & MGM Resorts Open The Diaoyutai Boutique...
BEIJING, Nov. 24, 2014—China’s fabled Diaoyutai State Guesthouse and American hospitality giant MGM Resorts International today officially opened The Diaoyutai Boutique Chengdu in the capital of...
View ArticleThe 110-room Hampton Inn by Hilton Silao-Aeropuerto Opens in Guanajuato, Mexico
Owned by Grupo Decori and Managed by Operadora Decori SilaoNovember 24, 2014 - SILAO, Mexico and MCLEAN, Va. - Hampton Hotels, Hilton Worldwide’s global brand of more than 1,900 mid-priced Hampton Inn,...
View Article$16M Expansion & Renovation for Doubletree by Hilton, Los Angeles -...
Rosemead, Calif. - November 24, 2014 - Marin Management, Inc. announced today the dramatic multi-million dollar renovation and extensive expansion of its DoubleTree by Hilton Los Angeles - Rosemead...
View ArticleNC’s 300-key Crowne Plaza Charlotte Executive Park Completes $10...
CHARLOTTE, NC (November 24, 2014) —The Crowne Plaza® Charlotte Executive Park here has completed a $10 million, year-long renovation that puts the hotel at the forefront of a brand renewal by Crowne...
View ArticleKomson Sevatasai Named Vice President, Sales & Marketing for Paresa...
November 24, 2014 - Paresa is proud to announce to appointment of Komson Sevatasai to the position of Vice President, Sales & Marketing. Komson, originally from Thailand, began his career in...
View ArticleFront Desk: Ground Zero for Hotel Profitability
by Vikram SinghWant to increase your profitability, while improving your online reviews at the same time? Then start paying more attention to an area that’s too often overlooked when discussing...
View ArticleMark Heywood Appointed General Manager of New World Manila Bay Hotel
Mr. Mark Heywood has been appointed general manager of New World Manila Bay Hotel, whose management will be assumed by New World Hotels & Resorts on 1 January 2015. He will help to oversee the...
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