Laura Tuerck Appointed Spa Director at Montage Laguna Beach in California
July 20, 2015 (LAGUNA BEACH, CALI.) - Rick Riess, Managing Director at Montage Laguna Beach, has announced the appointment of Laura Tuerck as the new Spa Director. Set along the breathtaking southern...
View ArticleService Excellence: I Can’t Imagine a World Without
by Bryan Williams If a grocery store can win a Forbes 5-Stars rating, this store would be it. It’s one thing to be exceptional, and it’s another to be consistently exceptional. MOM’s Organic Store in...
View ArticleNobody Asked Me, But…No. 145; Hotel History: Hotel Burnham,...
“Hotel Mavens” Reviewed by the New York Times By Stanley Turkel, CMHS 1. Hotel History: Hotel Burnham, Chicago, Illinois* Located in the heart of Chicago’s loop, the Hotel Burnham is one of the most...
View ArticleEuropean Hotel Deals Up 85% on 2014 Says JLL
20 July, 2015EMEA H1 2015 volumes up 85% on 2014 UK up 172% on 2014 Private equity funds targeting Europe, particularly UK regional hotels Chinese investment has reached $1.9bn already this year Greek...
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14 Hotel Waterpark Resorts Coming in 2015; 2015 Hotel Waterpark Construction...
By Jeff Coy, ISHC July 20, 2015—- The big news is that two major hotel waterpark resorts, Kalahari Waterpark Resort and Camelback Mountain Resort, have opened in the Pocono Mountains, giving new life...
View ArticleWyndham Garden Brand Debuts in Brooklyn with Opening of Wyndham Garden...
The newly constructed 70-room hotel is owned by 457 Hotel Group PARSIPPANY, N.J. (July 20, 2015) – Wyndham Hotel Group today announced the expansion of its Wyndham Garden® flag in New York City to four...
View ArticleAqua Hospitality Expands Oahu Management Portfolio with the 251-room Ohia...
HONOLULU, HAWAII - (July 20, 2015) - Aqua Hospitality, an operating business of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), announced the addition of the Ohia Waikiki to its Waikiki management portfolio...
View ArticleRoom Mate Hotels Nears Completion of Redesign and Reopening of the 139-key...
The newly restyled boutique hotel, set to reopen in fall 2015, will be the North American flagship of the European hotel groupJuly 20, 2015 (New York, New York) - Room Mate Hotels is getting ready for...
View ArticleOperating Under a Franchise Agreement with Sojourn Hotels, Hotel Indigo® York...
20 July, 2015 - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today brings its boutique, Hotel Indigo®, to the historic city of York. Operating under a franchise...
View ArticleFinding a Cure for the Summertime TripAdvisor Blues
by John SmallwoodIf you have 60 seconds, I have 300 words that might help at the NOI line. If you pay close attention the ebb-and-flow of rankings on TripAdvisor and other guest commentary sites, you...
View ArticleKonover Hotel Corporation Appoints Carly Noland General Manager of Hampton...
(Marshall, MI – July 21, 2015) – Peter H. Mason, CHA, Executive Vice President of Konover Hotel Corporation, is pleased to announce that Carly A. Noland has joined the company as General Manager of the...
View ArticleKennedy Training Network Announces Alliance With TRACK Pulse Call And Lead...
KTN To help promote new system for tracking incoming reservations calls and enabling pro-active lead management follow-up.Hollywood, Florida - July 21, 2015 - KTN announced today a marketing alliance...
View Article2016 Global Travel Price Outlook Reveals Six Global Hot Spots as Identified...
Demand Drives Air Travel Price Increases ALEXANDRIA, Va. and AMSTERDAM, July 21, 2015—New research identifies six hot spots – India, China, Colombia, Mexico, Singapore and Australia — where increased...
View ArticleAmadeus Adds Property Management to Hotel IT Portfolio with Acquisition of...
Deal accelerates fully integrated cloud-based Hotel IT platform enabling a single view of the business across hotel groups, brands and properties Madrid, 21 July 2015: Amadeus is to expand its...
View ArticleHampton Inn and Suites Opens in California, PA under the Management of...
CALIFORNIA, Pa. and MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) announced the opening of Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton California University-Pittsburgh, its newest property to join Hampton by...
View ArticleRLJ Lodging Trust Completes Acquisition of 170-room Homewood Suites...
July 21, 2015 - BETHESDA, Md. - RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the 170-room Homewood Suites Seattle/Lynnwood in...
View ArticleThe Newly Built 132-room Holiday Inn Express® & Suites Chihuahua Juventud...
The hotel is owned and managed by Tinga S.A. de C.V.21 July, 2015 - Chihuahua. Chih. – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces the opening of the...
View ArticleAirbnb Overhauls Service for Business Travelers
The room-rental site has attracted 250 companies so far by Eric Newcomer Marc McCabe has become a familiar name among people working in human resources departments around Silicon Valley. When it’s time...
View ArticleIt’s Personal: Airbnb and the Sharing Economy by David Kong
Welcome to the inaugural post of ‘It’s Personal’, an online forum where I will share my own experiences and opinions on the lodging industry. As the name implies, I’ll take on issues that I’m...
View ArticleAccorHotels Names Sophie Stabile as Chief Executive Officer HotelServices France
Jean-Jacques Morin Arrives as Chief Financial Officer at AccorHotels Paris, July 21, 2015 - Sophie Stabile, a member of AccorHotels’ Executive Committee, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer,...
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