Five-Star Military Marketing Best Practices
By: Christian Kuhn, vice president of marketing, Homewood Suites by Hilton More than lip service, cause marketing has become a vital part of hoteliers’ efforts to connect with their guests and give...
View ArticleLondon Marriott Hotel Park Lane to Complete an Extensive Renovation in June 2015
LONDON - December 19, 2014 - London Marriott Hotel Park Lane is set to complete an extensive renovation in June 2015 as part of the repositioning of the hotel to represent the best of Marriott in...
View ArticleConde Nast Traveler Announces For The First Time Ever The Editors’ 100...
The 2015 Gold List: Redefined NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2014 — Conde Nast Traveler unveils the newly reinvented Gold List. For the first time ever, the 2015 Gold List was hand selected by Conde Nast...
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LaSalle Hotel Properties Acquires The 150-room Heathman Hotel in Portland,...
December 19, 2014 - BETHESDA, Md. - LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) today announced that it acquired The Heathman Hotel in Portland, Oregon for $64.3 million. The Company funded the acquisition...
View ArticleGlen Cove Mansion Hotel & Conference Center Announces Special Winter...
From $259 CMPGlen Cove, Long Island, New York, December 2014 … The I.A.C.C.-certified Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center, located on Long Island’s legendary North Shore 45 minutes from New...
View ArticlePM Hospitality Strategies to Manage 282-room DoubleTree by Hilton DFW Airport...
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 19, 2014 - Officials of PM Hospitality Strategies, Inc. (PMHS), a leading, national hotel management company, announced today that it signed a management agreement to operate...
View ArticleCanadian Hotel Company, Delta Hotels and Resorts, Makes Leadership...
December 19, 2014 (Toronto, ON) - Delta Hotels and Resorts is proud to announce recent leadership appointments at hotel properties across the country that support the development of its hotel...
View ArticleAshford Trust to Acquire Prudential Real Estate Investors’ Interest in...
Acquisition Highlights:- $1.735 billion total transaction value, expected to close during the first quarter of 2015 - Acquired by Ashford at a trailing 12-month cap rate of 6.9% and trailing EBITDA...
View ArticleTash Tobias Named as Regional General Manager and General Manager,...
Singapore, December 19, 2014: InterContinental Singapore announces the return of Tash Tobias to InterContinental Singapore as General Manager, while taking on an expanded role as Regional General...
View ArticleIACC-Europe Elects Rachael Bartlett as President
(LONDON, UK)—December 19, 2014— Mark Cooper, CEO of IACC has announced the election of Rachael Bartlett as President of IACC-Europe for a two-year term. Rachael currently serves as Head of Sales &...
View ArticleSteve Tyson Appointed as General Manager for Paradise Beach Nevis to Open in...
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis - December 19, 2014 - Steve Tyson, a seasoned industry veteran with more than 25 years of Caribbean hospitality experience, has been signed on as general manager of Paradise Beach...
View ArticleJoan Esneault Named Director of Sales at Connecticut’s Hilton Mystic...
NATICK, MA (December 19, 2014) - Distinctive Hospitality Group (DHG) today announced the appointment of Joan Esneault as Director of Sales of the Hilton Mystic in Mystic, Connecticut and the Madison...
View ArticleCompleting $29 Million Renovation, the 410-room Le Meridian New Orleans Opens
December 19, 2014 - NEW ORLEANS - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today unveiled Le Méridien New Orleans, following a comprehensive $29 million transformation. The newly...
View ArticleJacky Francois Appointed Executive Chef of Omni Mount Washington Resort in...
BRETTON WOODS, N.H. (Dec. 19, 2014) - The historic Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, N.H., has announced the appointment of Jacky Francois as executive chef. An integral member of the Omni...
View ArticleWhistler’s Nita Lake Lodge Welcomes New Food and Beverage Manager Denis...
Whistler, BC - (December 19, 2014) - Whistler’s picturesque Nita Lake Lodge is excited to announce the appointment of Denis Cote, as their new Food and Beverage Manager. Originally from Quebec, Denis...
View Article15 Things Travelers Should Know When Planning a Trip in 2015
Dec. 26—If we had a crystal ball, using its intelligence to figure out how to be a thriftier, smarter, trendier traveler would bring a big payoff. We don’t have such an orb, but we do have some ideas...
View ArticleHotel Chains Launch Wi-Fi War
Dec. 28—A Wi-Fi war has broken out among the nation’s biggest hotel chains. Marriott International, the Maryland-based hospitality giant with more than 4,000 hotels worldwide, threw down the gauntlet...
View ArticleChinese Hoteliers Looking to Outside Expansion for Business Growth
Dec. 29—BEIJING (China Daily/ANN)—China’s express or mid-range hotel brands are rapidly expanding across Asia, propelled by the impressive growth of Chinese outbound tourism. In 2011, Jinjiang Inn, a...
View ArticleTime-shares Becoming Larger Part of Disney’s Lodging Portfolio
Dec. 29—Time-share suites are becoming a larger part of Walt Disney World’s lodging portfolio. The resort’s number of hotel rooms has shrunk as its Polynesian Village Resort converts rooms in three of...
View ArticleRichard Maladecki, President & CEO of CFHLA: Redeveloped Properties Lift...
Dec. 29—Richard Maladecki is the president and chief executive officer of the Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association. The group, which aims to advance the region and its tourism through...
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