American Hotel Income Properties Completes Portfolio Acquisition of Five...
VANCOUVER, Sept. 17, 2015 - American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (”AHIP”) (TSX: HOT.UN; OTCQX: AHOTF) announced today the completion of its previously announced strategic acquisition of a portfolio...
View ArticleTaconic, Kimpton’s First Vermont Hotel, Assembles Senior Leadership Team
MANCHESTER, VT (September 17, 2015) – Taconic, a Kimpton Hotel set to open in Vermont in late 2015, today announced the appointment of John Burnham as General Manager and Jami Poe as Director of Sales...
View ArticleJohn Hutar Appointed General Manager of The Westin St. Francis in San...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 – Starwood Hotels & Resorts recently appointed San Francisco Bay Area hotel veteran John Hutar as general manager of The Westin St. Francis. As the hotel’s...
View ArticleCourtyard Atlanta Alpharetta Appoints Marriott Veteran Salvatore Capriola as...
ALPHARETTA, Ga., Sept. 17, 2015 —Courtyard Atlanta Alpharetta has proudly named Marriott-veteran Salvatore Capriola its new general manager. Beginning his hospitality management career with Marriott in...
View ArticleIMIC Hotels Opens New Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Bristol,...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - Bert Pooser, CEO of IMIC Hotels in Columbia, SC is pleased to share the opening of their brand new 98-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Bristol, Tennessee....
View ArticleHSMAI Announces New ROCET Program
Fast-paced, one-day program delivers market specific tactical, strategic and leadership insights for hotel revenue managers McLean, VA (September 17, 2015) – The Hospitality Sales & Marketing...
View ArticleThis Is The First 3D-Printed Hotel Suite In The World: Yes, It Has A...
By Nicole Arce, Tech TimesForget 3D-printed food and 3D-printed cars. A hotel owner in the Philippines is 3D-printing an entire hotel suite, and unlike other 3D-printed buildings done before, this...
View ArticleHilton Wenchang Opens as First Internationally Branded Hotel in Aerospace...
WENCHANG, China and McLEAN, Va. - Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) and Hilton Hotels & Resorts today announced the opening of Hilton Wenchang, on the picturesque east coast of Hainan Island, China. The...
View ArticleHSMAI Announces New ROCET Program
Fast-paced, one-day program delivers market specific tactical, strategic and leadership insights for hotel revenue managers McLean, VA (September 17, 2015) – The Hospitality Sales & Marketing...
View ArticleCouncil Calls for Further Study of Thousand Oaks Boulevard Hotel Proposal
Sept. 18—THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.—To build a hotel on a particular corner of Thousand Oaks Boulevard would require a study on traffic, parking, tree removal and a number of other issues, a process that...
View ArticleUSF Sarasota-Manatee Project Looks at Futuristic Hotels
Sept. 18—SARASOTA—Imagine unlocking a hotel room with a smart phone, having room service delivered by a robot or perhaps checking-in with a “mobile concierge,” bypassing the traditional front desk....
View ArticleNow Renovated, the Former Holiday Inn in Albany, NY to Fly the Radisson Hotel...
Sept. 18—COLONIE—The 312-room Holiday Inn at 205 Wolf Road will become part of the Radisson hotel chain effective Sept. 25. An announcement of the change is expected to be issued Friday. The hotel is...
View ArticleLa Quinta Holdings Appoints CFO Keith Cline as Interim President & CEO,...
IRVING, Texas, Sept. 17, 2015 — La Quinta Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LQ) announced today that Wayne Goldberg has stepped down from his leadership positions in the Company by mutual agreement with the...
View ArticleRed Roof Inn® Partners with Paragon Hotels to Open Series of New-Build Hotels...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 21, 2015 -- With tourism contributing 9% to the country's GDP and welcoming its 18 millionth international visitor as of August 2015, Thailand is undeniably one of the most...
View ArticleWanda Hotels & Resorts Opens DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Xishuangbanna in...
XISHUANGBANNA, China and McLEAN, Va. - Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) and DoubleTree Resort by Hilton today announced the opening of DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province. The...
View ArticleWOW Somebody: A Leadership & Service Excellence VIDEO Series
** Week 2 of 6: WOW Somebody ** by Bryan K. Williams Wowing your customers is just another way of saying, ‘exceed your customers expectations’, or ‘create exceptional memories’, or ‘provide an...
View ArticleJulian Smaldoni Appointed General Manager of Thompson Playa Del Carmen in...
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO (SEPTEMBER 2015) – Thompson Playa del Carmen, the first luxury lifestyle-driven hotel in Riviera Maya, today announced the appointment of Julian Smaldoni as General Manager....
View ArticleExtended Stay America Enters Agreement to Dispose of 47 Crossland Economy...
- $285 million sales price equals nearly 10x Adjusted EBITDA - - Improves portfolio quality and sharpens focus on single brand - - Special distribution expected – - Re-affirms Third Quarter and Full...
View ArticleThe Shores Resort & Spa Appoints Chris Pranis New Director of Sales
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. (Sept. 21, 2015) – The Shores Resort & Spa, the only AAA Four-Diamond oceanfront resort in Central Florida, announces the appointment of Chris Pranis as the new Director...
View ArticleFive Tips to Improve Your Hotel’s Marketing ROI
By Dave Spector Marketing is one of the most influential ways to improve a property’s financial success but unfortunately, too many hoteliers are using ineffective tactics and negating the ROI that...
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