Don Fraser Appointed as General Manager of the 761-room Park Central Hotel...
NEW YORK, NY - (September 19, 2013) - Park Central Hotel New York is pleased to announce the appointment of Don Fraser as General Manager. A historic New York landmark whose name pays homage to nearby...
View ArticleScott Boyer Named as Director of Sales & Marketing for Maui’s Grand...
WAILEA, HI., September 19, 2013 - Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort on Maui, names Scott Boyer as its new director of sales and marketing. Boyer will lead and direct the development and execution...
View ArticleNext Week Marks Opening of the 82-room Fairfield Inn & Suites Hotel in...
Sioux Falls, South Dakota - September 19, 2013 - The 82-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is scheduled to open on Thursday, September 26, 2013. Located at 4035...
View ArticleAnaheim, CA Resort Area Hotel Development on the Rise with Four Projects...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (November 15, 2013) - The Anaheim Resort area is in the midst of enhancing and expanding hotel offerings for incoming leisure and business visitors. There are currently four hotel...
View ArticleInvestor Attention Span Can Affect Hospitality Stock Prices Says Cornell...
Ithaca, NY, November 15, 2013 - When it comes to how stock prices react to new information, it isn’t just what you say, but when you say it. According to a new study published by the Cornell Center for...
View ArticleYour Restaurant’s Front Line: Making the Right First Impression
By Don Roth Everyone understands the incomparable value of a positive first impression. This is especially relevant in the restaurant industry, where the relationship with customers begins the moment...
View ArticleOrient-Express Hotels Ltd. Comments On Third Party Owner Repossession of Ubud...
HAMILTON, Bermuda—Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE: OEH, www.orient-express.com) (the “Company”), owners, part-owners or managers of 45 luxury hotel, restaurant, tourist train and river cruise...
View ArticleSoTHERLY Hotels Inc. Acquires Crowne Plaza Houston Downtown for $30.65 million
WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—SoTHERLY Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHO) (the “Company”) today announced that the Company has acquired the entity which owns the Crowne Plaza Houston Downtown Hotel (the “Hotel”)...
View ArticleB Hotels & Resorts Open the b2 Miami Downtown, the First Property for the...
MIAMI—-On November 14, B Hotels & Resorts® celebrated the official grand opening of b2 miami downtown, the first property within the new b2 hotel concept. b2 brings the chic approachability of the...
View ArticleHotel Equities Names Bob Keating to Director of Business Development
ATLANTA, GA (November 15, 2013) -Atlanta-based Hotel Equities (HE) www.hotelequities.com recently named Bob Keating to the position of Director of Business Development. As a member of the firm’s...
View ArticleO&L Leisure Breaks Ground on New Build Strand Hotel at Swakopmund,...
SWAKOPMUND, Namibia, Nov. 15, 2013 — www.strandhotelswakopmund.com - On Thursday, 14 November 2013 O&L Leisure - a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group of Companies - held the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Affluent Reveal Large Untapped Sales Potential for Luxury Brands
Brand ownership/experience during the past five years, brand familiarity/knowledge, and brand perceptions were measured for 17 different luxury brands in a new survey by the American Affluence Research...
View ArticleBenchmark Hospitality International Names Jay Rocha General Manager for...
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, November 2013 … Benchmark Hospitality International, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Jay Rocha general manager for Cheyenne Mountain...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marriott International & FibraHotel Partner to Operate 20 Hotels in...
November 20, 2013 - Today Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) announced plans to operate 20 hotels expected to be developed by FibraHotel, the largest and first publicly traded Mexican lodging REIT...
View ArticleMonopolies are Made and Unmade by Georges Panayotis
At the opening ceremony of the 14th Worldwide Hospitality Awards, Georges Panayotis, founder of the event and President of MKG Group, spoke at length about the difficult relationship of the hospitality...
View ArticleBenchmark Names John Kingston Director of Human Resources for Villas of Grand...
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, November 20, 2013 - Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has appointed John Kingston director of human resources...
View ArticleCSM Lodging Appoints Dan R. Maurer Director of Sales and Marketing for...
Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 20, 2013 - CSM Lodging, a division of CSM Corporation, has named Dan R. Maurer director of sales and marketing for the Marriott Minneapolis West Hotel. Lori Geiwitz,...
View ArticlePsychographics And Hotel Lifestyle Branding
By Karen Weiner EscaleraSpecial interests and passions are driving travel decisions more and more, from themed weeks at hotels and cruise ships and tour operator offerings to learning vacations and...
View ArticleRegent Hotels & Resorts Appoints Arjan de Boer as Senior VP of...
Taipei, Taiwan - November 20, 2013 - Regent Hotels and Resorts, a global luxury hospitality brand, would like to welcome Mr. Arjan de Boer as the newly appointed Senior Vice President of Development...
View ArticleInland American Real Estate Trust Acquires Hyatt Key West Resort and Spa in...
Oak Brook, Ill. - November 20, 2013 – Inland American Lodging Group, Inc. (“Inland American”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., and Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:...
View Article