Hyatt Returns to Puerto Rico with the Opening of the 156-key Hyatt Place Bayamon
CHICAGO (December 6, 2013) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of Hyatt Place Bayamon in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The hotel’s opening marks the first Hyatt Place hotel to...
View ArticleHMG Hotels Welcomes Randy Hulce as Vice President of Business Development
Randy Hulce has been appointed Vice President of Development for Hotel Managers Group. He will be pursuing new hotel management agreements for HMG and will be working out of the Hotel Managers Group...
View ArticleOwned by Dalian Yifang Group, the 314-key Aloft Dalian Opens in Northeast China
DALIAN, China - December 6, 2013 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced the debut of its sizzling Aloft® brand in Dalian, the financial center and leading port city...
View ArticleBenchmark Names Pat Weldon Director of Sales & Marketing for The Heldrich...
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas - December 6, 2013 - Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has appointed Pat Weldon director of sales and marketing...
View ArticleOutrigger Names Jim Heather as GM for the Honolulu Airport Hotel and Best...
HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII - December 6, 2013 - Outrigger Enterprises Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Heather as general manager of the Honolulu Airport Hotel and Best Western® The...
View ArticleHans Ritten Appointed as General Manager of Silversmith Hotel in Chicago
CHICAGO, Ill. (December 6, 2013) - Remington Hotels, a full management and hospitality service company, welcomes Hans Ritten as general manager of Silversmith Hotel. With extensive experience in the...
View ArticleJW Marriott New Orleans Names René Bajeux Executive Chef
New Orleans, LA (December 6, 2013) - René Bajeux has been named Executive Chef of the JW Marriott New Orleans, it was announced today by Ted Selogie, General Manager. Chef Bajeux, who was most...
View ArticleAimbridge Hospitality Assumes Management of 146-room Hilton Garden Inn...
DALLAS (December 11, 2013) - Aimbridge Hospitality is pleased to announce that it has assumed management of the Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia/Fort Washington in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. The...
View ArticleSpire Hospitality Selected by AWH Partners to Manage Eight Embassy Suites Hotels
NEW YORK, NY. (December 11, 2013) - AWH Partners, LLC - a privately held, New York-based, real estate investment, development and management firm - announces that as a part of the company’s hotel...
View ArticleCSM Lodging Names Craig Troxell Director of Sales, Courtyard by Marriott...
Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 11, 2013 - CSM Lodging, a division of CSM Corporation, has appointed Craig J. Troxell director of sales for the Courtyard by Marriott Seattle North/Lynnwood Everett,...
View ArticleHistoric Hotels of America Status Awarded to The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn...
SONOMA, December 11, 2013 - The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa has been awarded membership into the prestigious Historic Hotels of America® organization. Historic Hotels identifies quality...
View ArticlenSight Names Matt Neff as Regional Director of Sales
NASHVILLE, TN - December 11, 2013 -nSight travel intelligence, the largest aggregator of global travel search and booking data, has tapped the expertise of business intelligence (BI) veteran Matt Neff...
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“Blurring” of Private & Professional Lives a Growing Trend...
December 11, 2013 - Pullman, Accor’s upscale hotel brand, and research institute IPSOS have unveiled the results of a survey of over 2,200 seasoned international travelers* and the results are clear:...
View Article25 Can’t-Miss Places to Visit in the New Year Revealed in The...
NEW YORK, NY (December 11, 2013) - Need inspiration for your travels in 2014? The Fodor’s Travel 2014 Go List-announced today-highlights 25 can’t-miss places that should be on everyone’s travel radar...
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Best and Worst Travel Taxes Across Top 50 U.S. Destinations Reported by...
GBTA Also Warns Against Potential TSA Tax Increase ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11, 2013—Taxes levied specifically on travel-related services increased the total tax bill for a traveler by 58% in 2013,...
View ArticleSofitel to Manage Hotel Concorde Berlin in Germany; To Rebrand as the Sofitel...
December 11 2013 - Sofitel has signed a management contract for the Hotel Concorde Berlin which, as of February 1st 2014, will be operated under its new name, the Sofitel Berlin Kurfürstendamm.In...
View ArticleHyatt Place Debuts in Mexico, Opens the 157-key Hyatt Place San Jose del Cabo...
CHICAGO (December 11, 2013) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and Grupo Hermosillo today announced the opening of Hyatt Place San Jose del Cabo in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The hotel introduces...
View ArticleBest Western Names 2014 Board Officers; Dilipkumar Patel to Serve as Board...
PHOENIX (December 13, 2013) - Best Western International announced today that its board of directors has elected Dilipkumar ‘Danny’ Patel as board chairman. Patel is the owner of the BEST WESTERN...
View ArticleInterval Leisure Group Acquires Hawaii-Based Aqua Hospitality and Aqua Hotels...
MIAMI - December 13, 2013 - Interval Leisure Group (“ILG”) (Nasdaq: IILG) today announced that it has acquired Aqua Hospitality and Aqua Hotels and Resorts (“Aqua”) through an ILG subsidiary, Vacation...
View ArticleStrategic Hotels & Resorts to Sell Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort to Bill...
CHICAGO, Dec. 13, 2013—Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: BEE) announced today that the Company has signed an agreement with Cascade Investment, L.L.C. to sell the Four Seasons Punta Mita...
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