Quirk Hotel Appoints New General Manager and Director of Sales and Marketing
Richmond, Va. – June 4, 2015 – Quirk Hotel, A Destination Hotel, hires dynamic hospitality experts Sherry Abedi and Kate McDonald Brown as their new General Manager and Area Director of Sales and...
View ArticleDual Branded SpringHill Suites & Residence Inn to Open in San Jose,...
New building features two popular Marriott brands under one roof San Jose, California - June 4, 2015 - Marriott International, Inc. today announced that a combined 145-suite SpringHill Suites and...
View ArticleFormer Independent Hotel Converts to Four Points by Sheraton and Debuts in...
STAMFORD, Conn. - June 5, 2015 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced that its rapidly expanding Four Points brand has launched in Moncton, the largest metropolitan...
View ArticleThe Westin Cape Coral Resort Welcomes Christopher Owens as General Manager of...
Cape Coral, FL – June 5, 2015 – The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village is proud to announce the appointment of Christopher Owens as the general manager of restaurants and bars. In this role,...
View ArticleTourism Tidbits: Some New and Some Old (but still valid) Ideas on Customer...
by Dr. Peter TarlowWhen it comes to customer service, sometimes we need to remind ourselves of what not to do. It is not easy to give good customer service, and often people are not easy to deal with....
View ArticleDriftwood Opens DoubleTree by Hilton in Austin, TX after Multi-Million Dollar...
AUSTIN, Texas and MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton Worldwide and DoubleTree by Hilton today announced the opening of the DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Northwest - Arboretum, located less than a mile from the...
View ArticleLuxury Brand NUO Opens 438-key NUO Hotel Beijing
BEIJING, June 5, 2015— “Made in China” Luxury Brand NUO has announced the opening of its first flagship, NUO Hotel Beijing, offering highly sensory guest experiences to luxury traveller.NUO stands for...
View ArticleConcord Hospitality & Hyatt Open 128-key Hyatt House...
Under the leadership of General Manager Adam Poirier and Director of Sales Chris SorleyCHICAGO (June 5, 2015) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and Concord Hospitality Enterprises today announce the...
View ArticleSplendid Hospitality Group Names James Clarke as General Manager for...
June 5, 2015 - The Splendid Hospitality Group has appointed James Clarke as General Manager for the new Hilton London Bankside hotel which is set to open this summer. James brings with him over 20...
View ArticleHITEC Helps 2015 – Hospitality Conference to Raise Funds for Central Texas...
AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA (June 5, 2015) — The Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) being held June 15-18, 2015, produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals...
View ArticleShoot. Enter. Win. Benchmark Hospitality International Launches Summer...
Those Who Enter, Garner Most ‘Likes’ Could Win 2-Night Getaway at a Benchmark Resort or HotelThe Woodlands (Houston), TX (June 2015) – Benchmark Hospitality International announces the launch of the...
View ArticleDivi Resorts Chooses Automation with GUESTScope™ by UniFocus
June 5, 2015, Dallas, TX. UniFocus is pleased to announce that its partnership with Divi Resorts has gone live. Divi decided on GUESTScope™, as that was the solution that helped them collect better...
View ArticleIHG Signs Two New Holiday Inn Properties in Mazatlán, Mexico
Holiday Inn Resort® and Holiday Inn Express® hotels are expected to open in 2016 MÉXICO, D.F. - 08 June 2015 – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces...
View ArticleBurt Cabañas Receives “Alumnus of the Year Award” from Florida International...
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, June 2015 … Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, announces that the Florida International University (FIU) Alumni...
View ArticleARC Agrees to Acquire Portfolio of 26 Hotels from Summit Hotel Properties for...
NEW YORK, June 8, 2015—American Realty Capital Hospitality Trust, Inc. (“ARC Hospitality” or the “Company”) announced today that it has agreed to acquire a portfolio of 26 hotels (the “Summit...
View ArticleCarlson Rezidor Appoints Alissa Montbriand VP of Global Integrated Marketing...
MINNEAPOLIS (June 8, 2015) - Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world’s largest and most dynamic hotel groups, today announced that Alissa Montbriand has been appointed as vice president, Global...
View ArticleHotel Okura Co. Expands into Turkey Launching Development of 130-room Okura...
June 08, 2015 - TOKYO - Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. announced it will open Okura Spa & Resort Cappadocia (tentative name) in 2017, its first property in the Republic of Turkey, and also the first hotel...
View ArticleRoomKeyPMS Showcasing New Features & Enhancements to their Cloud-Based...
Visit RoomKeyPMS at Booth #324 HITEC takes place June 15 to 18 at the Austin Convention Center June 8, 2015, Vancouver, BC: As competition heats up in the already competitive hotel space, independent...
View ArticleFujita Kanko to Expand Hotel Gracery Group with Two Kyoto Developments
June 08, 2015 - TOKYO - Leading Japanese hospitality company Fujita Kanko Inc. announced two hotel openings in Kyoto, Japan in its Hotel Gracery group: Kyoto Teramachi in 2016 and Kyoto Shinkyogoku in...
View ArticleGet on Social Media & Don’t Make These 4 Mistakes
By Katie ScheerWe all need to up our social media game. Why? Because: 72% of online adults use social media (according to Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project). Researching...
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