Free In-Room Wi-Fi, YES; Free Pool-Side Wi-Fi, NOT SO MUCH - Survey...
NEWTON, Mass., Dec. 13, 2013 —TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, today announced the results of the TripBarometer Truth in Travel Survey1, which reveals the hotel amenities and services...
View ArticleDevelopment Begins in Bolivia for 174-room Marriott Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
Weston, Fla, December 13, 2013 - Marriott International’s (NASDAQ: MAR) flagship brand, Marriott Hotels, announced plans to open the 174-room Marriott Hotel in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 2016, making...
View ArticleCountry Inns & Suites By Carlson Signs Two Hotels in Southern U.S.
Opening in Tennessee this Month and in Arkansas in Q4 2014Minneapolis - December 13, 2013 - Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, a leader in the upper-midscale hotel segment and the homegrown brand...
View ArticleThe Hotusa Group Opens the 750-room Eurostars Brisas Do Lago in Brazil
Barcelona, 13 December 2013 - Eurostars Hotels lands for first time in Brazil opening the Eurostars Brisas Do Lago (www.eurostarsbrisasdolago.com.br), a great five-star hotel located in the shores of...
View ArticlePark Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa Appoints Thomas Gutmann as Director...
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (Dec. 13, 2013) - Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa is pleased to announce Thomas Gutmann as the director of restaurants. Gutmann rejoins the celebrated mountain resort with...
View ArticleSage Hospitality Names Lisa Donovan as Chief People Officer
DENVER, Dec. 13, 2013—Sage Hospitality, one of the top hotel investment and management companies in the U.S., is excited to announce its first Chief People Officer. Lisa Donovan will oversee all...
View ArticleGansevoort Hotel Group Founder, Michael Achenbaum, to Develop $98 Million...
New York, N.Y. - December 13, 2013 - Michael Achenbaum, the creative visionary behind New York-based Gansevoort Hotel Group, has partnered with Douglaston Development, SUSD and Hondo Enterprises to...
View ArticleAimbridge Hospitality Selected to Manage 277-key Embassy Suites...
DALLAS, TEXAS (December 13, 2013) - Aimbridge Hospitality announced today that it has assumed management of the Embassy Suites Jacksonville-Baymeadows Hotel, located in close proximity to Downtown...
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Cedarbrook Lodge in Seattle, Washington Begins $16 Million Expansion;...
SEATTLE - (12/16/2013) - Cedarbrook Lodge, the quintessentially Northwest business and leisure destination located less than five minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, broke ground...
View ArticleGroundbreaking Takes Place for Hyatt Regency Galleria in Houston
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 125 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Chicago, IL. December 16, 2013 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 125...
View ArticleWarning for Hotel Investors Considering Golf Courses: Golf Courses are...
They have different risks and require different skill sets. For the most recent update on this topic, click here By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group® Hotel Lawyers | Authors of...
View ArticleTwin River Worldwide Holdings to Acquire Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in...
LINCOLN, R.I. - December 16, 2013 - In a move to geographically expand its gaming operations, Twin River Worldwide Holdings, parent company of Twin River Casino (www.twinriver.com) in Lincoln, Rhode...
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The 249-room Tokyo Marriott Hotel Opens in Japan
TOKYO, December 16, 2013 - Marriott International announces the opening of the Tokyo Marriott Hotel on a hilltop address known locally as Gotenyama.This represents the global hospitality company’s 12th...
View ArticleSlated to Open in 2017, the 350-key Lakeside Shangri-La, Yangon is Under...
Hong Kong, December 16, 2013 - Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. will open its second hotel in Yangon, Myanmar in 2017. With a prime location on the banks of Kandawgyi Lake, the 350-room...
View ArticleAaron Glick Appointed as Vice President of Global Brand Management for...
STAMFORD, CT - December 16, 2013 - Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Starwood’s largest and most global brand, announced today the appointment of Aaron Glick to Vice President of Global Brand Management....
View ArticleDenver, Colorado’s Curtis - a Doubletree by Hilton Launches $5 Million...
Denver, Colo. (Dec. 16, 2013) - Denver’s only pop culture hotel, the Curtis - a Doubletree by Hilton, is pleased to announce that it has launched an extensive $5 million property renovation that will...
View ArticleCarlson Appoints Tony Pellegrin as Senior Vice President of Corporate...
MINNEAPOLIS (Dec. 16, 2013)—Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company, today announced the appointment of Tony Pellegrin as senior vice president, Corporate Development, Carlson. He will...
View ArticleHow To Implement A Front Desk Upselling Program / Doug Kennedy
By Doug KennedyDecember 16, 2013 As the industry looks ahead to what is hoped to be a continued rebound in demand in 2014, most hotel revenue and marketing executives are ready to move beyond a “let’s...
View ArticleFlora Hospitality Plans UAE Expansion with 4 New Properties to Open Between...
DUBAI, December 20, 2013 - One of the leading non alcoholic hospitality brands in the UAE and India, Flora Hospitality has unveiled plans for an extensive expansion with 4 new properties expected to...
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Boomerang Hotels Opens GuestHouse International in Cameron, Missouri; Owned...
(Hendersonville, Tennessee and Aberdeen, South Dakota, December 20, 2013) - Boomerang Hotels announces the opening of the newest GuestHouse International® Inn in Cameron, MO. Located at 2210 US...
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