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GSA Releases New Per Diem Rates for FY 2016
August 17, 2015 - The FY2016 per diem rates are now available. To view FY2016 rates click here and follow the instructions. The FY2016 rates are NOT the default rates until October 1, 2015. FY2015 is...
View ArticleCBRE Forecasts High-end Franchising to Increase by 50% Over the Next Five...
August 17, 2015 - Commercial property consultant firm CBRE reports that more than 50% of all new four-star hotel deals taking place over the next five years will be under franchise rather than...
View ArticleSeven Tips to Improve your B2B Marketing – Part Two
By Jennifer Nagy, President of JLNPR Inc. Last week, I wrote Part One of a three-part series that outlines seven tips for B2B companies to increase the ROI on their marketing efforts, shorten the...
View ArticleDiamond Resorts International Acquires Gold Key Resorts for $167.5 million
LAS VEGAS—August 17, 2015—Diamond Resorts International, Inc. (NYSE:DRII), announced today that it has executed an agreement to purchase the vacation ownership business of Gold Key Resorts, which...
View ArticleCiting REIT’s are Most Affected by Airbnb, Merrill Lynch Analysts...
MarketWatch reports that by the end of 2016, Merrill Lynch analysts say listings on home-renting platform Airbnb Inc. could make up as much as 1.2% of hotel offerings. But as a fast-growing startup,...
View ArticleAqua Hospitality & Aston Hotels & Resorts Rebrands; Will Operate...
HONOLULU—August 17, 2015—Signaling the continuation of a groundbreaking integration that began more than a year ago of two Hawaii-based hotel management companies, Aqua Hospitality and Aston...
View ArticleNAVIS Introduces Certified Partner Program Focused on Driving Higher Levels...
Trusted partner ecosystem of industry leaders collaborate to integrate products and services that increase profit for hotels, resorts, and vacation rentalsBEND, OR - August 17, 2015 - NAVIS, the...
View ArticleHMC to Manage Newly Branded Country Inn & Suites in Austin, TX
Dallas, TX – Leo Spriggs, President and CEO of Hospitality Management Corporation (HMC), proudly announces the recent rebranding of the Country Inn & Suites in Austin, TX. This 84-guest suites...
View ArticleThe 95-room Hilton Garden Inn Lenox/Pittsfield Opens in Massachusetts
The hotel is owned by Prem Management and managed by Emerald Hospitality AssociatesAugust 18, 2015 - PITTSFIELD, Mass. and MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Worldwide’s (NYSE: HLT) award-winning...
View ArticleChatham Lodging Completes Acquisition of the Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale...
PALM BEACH, Fla., August 18, 2015—Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE: CLDT), a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on investing in upscale, extended-stay hotels and premium-branded,...
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Karisma Hotels & Resorts Introduces the New Build El Dorado Seaside...
MIAMI (August 17, 2015) – Karisma Hotels & Resorts, an award-winning luxury hotel collection which owns and manages properties in Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, is pleased to introduce...
View ArticleCourtyard by Marriott Belgrade City Center to Open in Serbia in September 2015
London – 18 August 2015 - Marriott International’s Courtyard by Marriott brand has announced that its first hotel in Serbia, the Courtyard Belgrade City Center, will open on 7 September 2015. The...
View ArticleRainmaker Group Makes the Five-year Honor Roll on the Inc. 5000 List of...
ATLANTA – August 18, 2015 – The Rainmaker Group has made the Inc. 5000 ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive year, a distinction that has earned it a...
View ArticleLiv Hospitality Opens Hotel Alex Johnson Rapid City, and Joins Curio – A...
RAPID CITY, S.D. and MCLEAN, Va. - A historic hotel with a blend of American Western, German and Native American culture, Hotel Alex Johnson Rapid City today joined Curio - A Collection by Hilton. As...
View ArticleParamount Hospitality to Open New Courtyard Hotel in Carrollton, Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia – August 18, 2015 – Courtyard by Marriott Carrollton is scheduled to open its doors in Carrollton, Georgia this Wednesday, August 19, 2015. Featuring an innovative lobby space as...
View ArticleThomas Land & Development to Make Wade Park Home to the First Langham...
August 18, 2015 - Thomas Land & Development is announcing plans to make Wade Park—its 175-acre, $1.6 billion upscale mixed-use development underway in Frisco—home to Texas first Langham Hotels...
View ArticleShangri-La’s Le Touessrok Resort & Spa, Mauritius to Debut Nov. 1st...
August 18, 2015 - The countdown to the unveiling of Shangri-La’s Le Touessrok Resort & Spa, Mauritius on 1 November is underway, with the extensive six-month renovation of the legendary Le...
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Fall 2015 Opening Planned for 194-key Hyatt House New Orleans/Downtown, an...
NEW ORLEANS, LA (August 18, 2015) - Hyatt House New Orleans/Downtown is set to debut fall of 2015. Conveniently located in downtown New Orleans, Hyatt House New Orleans/Downtown will provide guests the...
View ArticleThompson Hotels to Debut Thompson Playa del Carmen in Mexico’s Riviera...
Featuring a downtown main hotel with panoramic rooftop and chic NYC culinary concept, and an intimate seaside Beach House, the property will offer the region’s first boutique lifestyle hotel...
View ArticleBenchmark Names Julia Maldonado-Rodriguez Director of Human Resources for...
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, August 2015 … Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Julia Maldonado-Rodriguez director of human resources...
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