Let’s Talk About Cost Controls
A hotel manager’s most important tasks are making money for the owner and maintaining the asset. Satisfied guests and motivated employees are among the tools, but cost controls are also critical...
View ArticleEmbassy Suites Hotels Recognizes Top Hotels of 2014; Names “Connie” Award...
March 30, 2015 - MCLEAN, Va. - Embassy Suites Hotels, the Hilton Worldwide brand of upper upscale, all-suite hotels, recently announced its top performing properties of 2014.The Connie Award, named...
View ArticleAll Inclusive Collection Names Two Key Management Positions
All Inclusive Collection —the experiential brand offering an authentic all-inclusive experience with limitless service and style — has named Julie Vieyto as Vice President of Brand Management and...
View ArticleLisbeth Yori to Lead Sales Effort at Maine’s 166-room Cliff House...
OGUNQUIT, Maine/SHELTON, Conn. - March 30, 2015 - Officials of New Castle Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel owner, operator and developer, today announced that Lisbeth Yori of Hampton, N.H., has...
View ArticleMichael Fletcher Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the 1242-key...
ATLANTA - March 30, 2015 - Michael Fletcher has been appointed director of sales and marketing at Hilton Atlanta, conveniently located in the heart of downtown Atlanta’s convention district and home of...
View ArticleMatt Drusch Joins Pheasant Run Resort & Spa in St. Charles, IL as...
St. Charles, IL - March 30, 2015—Matt Drusch has joined the Pheasant Run Resort & Spa as Director of Sales and Marketing according to general manager, Charles Shirk. As a Certified Hospitality...
View ArticleHOTELbeat Introduces Instantaneous Multi-Language Translation Capability to...
Supporting Leading Operations Management SolutionNew live translation feature removes communication barriers between hotel staff by allowing team members to work in their preferred language in real...
View ArticleFCS Computer Systems Appoints Gary Etherington as National Sales Director for...
IT and network communications sales veteran to represent FCS across the region. Cumming, Georgia - March, 31, 2015 - FCS Computer Systems (FCS), a leading comprehensive hospitality solutions and...
View ArticleGeneral Manager Johan Cronje Opens the Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Menlyn in...
Pretoria, South Africa, March 31, 2015 - The 17m Chesterfield couch has been installed in the lounge. The trees are throwing their shade on the deck of the outdoor living room next to the...
View ArticlePAR Springer-Miller Creates Spa Technology Hub in Toronto
Stowe, VT - (March 31, 2015) - PAR Springer-Miller Systems, Inc. (PSMS)—- a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PAR) and the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality...
View ArticleHospitality Industry Service Leadership 2015
By Robert A. Rauch A “business success plan” for the hospitality industry requires a new set of disciplines. Today, knowledge acquisition of the changing technologies alone represents a challenge....
View ArticleCalifornia’s Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Breaks Ground on Largest...
240,000 square feet of Indoor/Outdoor Event Venues to be Completed Summer of 2016SAN DIEGO, March 31, 2015—Becoming more than just a sophisticated Southern California oasis, Marriott Marquis San Diego...
View ArticleHotel WiFi Test Launches a Partner Program for Hotels
NEW YORK, March 31, 2015 —Hotel WiFi Test has launched Hotel WiFi Connect, a free partner program for hotels and hotel chains that helps them use the demand for high-quality hotel Wi-Fi to their...
View ArticleHFTP Announces ACL Live as the Location for HITEC 2015 Opening Party
AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA (March 31, 2015) - Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of HITEC (Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference®), have announced that...
View ArticleStarwood Capital Group Completes Sale of the UK’s Ace Hotel London...
GREENWICH, Conn., March 31, 2015—Starwood Capital Group, a leading global private investment firm, announced today that it has completed, through a controlled affiliate, the sale of the Ace Hotel...
View ArticleInfusion Beach & Hotel to Open in Palm Springs in Late 2015
PALM SPRINGS, Calif., March 31, 2015 — 1875 N. Palm Canyon Partners II, LLC, the developers of Infusion Beach & Hotel (IBH), have released design details for the much anticipated new project set to...
View ArticlePortman Holdings and Hensel Phelps to Develop Hotel Indigo in Downtown Denver...
ATLANTA – InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) Hotel Indigo® brand, which has 61 locations open in 12 countries, announces the signing of its first hotel in the state of Colorado, which will connect...
View ArticleRevcaster Rate Shopping Data Optimizes Rates for Westmont Hospitality Group...
Westmont Property Managers Use Real-Time Comp-Set Intelligence for Budgets, Short Term ForecastsPORTLAND, OR - April 1, 2015 - “Revcaster gives my division’s GMs a clear, real-time, understanding of...
View ArticleMagnolia Hotel Group Simplifies Global Property Budgets for Growing Portfolio
Multi-Brand Operator Implements Enterprise Budgeting and Accounting; GMs Refine Spend and Revenue in Real TimeApril 1, 2015 - “We recently took over a portfolio of 11 hotels where everything was done...
View ArticleThe First Stage of the 142-room Fairfield Inn & Suites Saltillo Opens in...
Saltillo, Mexico - April 1, 2015: Marriott International announced today the opening of the first stage of the 142-room Fairfield Inn & Suites Saltillo, expanding the brand’s roster of Mexico...
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