Dorothy Dowling Named VP of Global Business Travel Association’s Allied...
PHOENIX (Sept. 13, 2013) – Best Western International Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Dorothy Dowling, has been named Vice President of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)’s...
View ArticleThe 200-room Park Inn by Radisson Pulkovo Airport to Open in Q1 2014 in St....
Brussels - September 13, 2013 - The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the largest and most dynamic hotel companies worldwide, today announced it will open the 200-room, mid-market Park Inn by...
View ArticleRobert Finvarb Companies & Marriott Set to Open the 173-suite Residence...
Tempe, Arizona - September 13, 2013 - The 173-suite Residence Inn by Marriott in Tempe, Arizona is scheduled to open later this month. Located at 510 South Forest Avenue, the Residence Inn Downtown...
View ArticleNew Castle Names Jason McCarthy General Manager of the Homewood Suites by...
SHELTON, Conn. - - September 16, 2013 - Officials of New Castle Hotels and Resorts, a leading hotel owner, operator and developer, today named Jason McCarthy general manager of the 122-suite Homewood...
View ArticleAutograph Collection Debuts in Japan with Opening of the Newly Renovated...
HONG KONG - September 16, 2103 – Marriott International and Prince Hotels, Inc, of Japan announced that The Prince Sakura Tower Tokyo will become Japan’s first Autograph Collection hotel - a portfolio...
View ArticleLast Chance to Receive Your Free Pass to the Las Vegas Food & Beverage...
See unique food and beverage suppliers, such as Sysco and 60 of their distributors. Discover new wines and spirits at the Ultra Lounge sponsored by Southern Wine & Spirits. Check out the latest...
View ArticleMichael Jokovich Promoted to Hyatt Area Vice President Northern California
San Francisco, California (September 16, 2013) - Hyatt Hotels announces the promotion of Michael Jokovich to Area Vice President Northern California. After nearly six years as General Manager at Hyatt...
View ArticleHeBS Digital Wins Six 2013 WebAwards, Including Best Hotel and Lodging Website
HeBS Digital won a grand total of six 2013 WebAwards, including Best Website in the “Hotel and Lodging” category for the new Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan site. Additional awards include three...
View ArticleHyatt Hotels Enters Agreement for the 223-key Park Hyatt Shenzhen, Futian to...
CHICAGO - September 16, 2013 - Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Shenzhen Ping’An Financial Centre Construction and...
View ArticleGrace Hotels Names Stuart Barwise as GM of The Mayflower Grace in CT &...
Ian Grant Named as Regional Food & Beverage Director, New England 16 September 2013 - Grace Hotels is pleased to announce two senior appointments following its recent expansion in New England....
View ArticleTravel’s Big Data: It’s time to take off the blinders / Jami Timmons
No one can deny the obvious. Travel and its big data have migrated online. Whether it’s a weekend jaunt to the nearest big city or a complex escape to an exotic locale, most trips today are planned on...
View ArticleBlackstone Banking on Success: Hilton Worldwide Files for Initial Public...
MCLEAN, Va. - September 16, 2013 - Hilton Worldwide today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its...
View ArticleTop 4 Hotel Financing Obstacles And How to Get Around Them / Brian Holstein
Do you have upcoming hotel financing needs? Whether you are in the market for a simple refinance or acquisition financing, a discounted-payoff (DPO) financing or a PIP-induced recapitalization, the...
View ArticleBK Investments & Waterford Hotel Group Set to Open the 115-suite...
Chicopee, Massachusetts - September 19, 2013 - The 115-suite Residence Inn by Marriott in Chicopee, Massachusetts is scheduled to open this Tuesday, September 24, 2013. Located at 500 Memorial Drive,...
View ArticleFelCor Sells the 244-room Doubletree Hotel Wilmington, Delaware for $27.7...
Enters Agreement to Sell Embassy Suites in Jacksonville for $10 Million IRVING, Texas, September 19, 2013 - FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE: FCH) today announced that it sold the 244-room...
View ArticleAre We There Yet? By Scott Smith MAI and Bill Morton
By Scott Smith MAI and Bill MortonSeptember 19, 2013As the U.S. hotel industry approaches pre-recession levels of operating performance, many of our clients are asking, “Is now a good time to invest in...
View ArticleHyatt Completes Sale of the 451-room Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center for $60...
CHICAGO - September 19, 2013 - Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that an affiliate of Hyatt has sold the 451-room Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center to an affiliate of JMI Realty for...
View ArticleSt. Regis Hotels & Resorts Opens the 283-key St. Regis Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - September 19, 2013 - St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announces the debut of The St. Regis Abu Dhabi in the...
View ArticleAustin Convention Center Implements FlyteBoard for Attendee Travel Confidence
Instant, Real-Time Airline Information Gives High-Tech Convention Center Attendees Accurate Departure Schedules that Let Them Stay at Events LongerCHICAGO, IL September 19, 2013 - Flyte Systems...
View ArticleFirst Hospitality Group Completes Renovation of Springhill Suites by Marriott...
ROSEMONT, Ill., September 19, 2013 - Rosemont, Ill.-based First Hospitality Group, Inc. (FHG) today announced the completion of renovations at its SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Warrenville, Ill....
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