DoubleTree Brand Debuts in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Opens the 153-room...
January 15, 2014 - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates & MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton Worldwide and DoubleTree by Hilton today announced the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Dhahran at the commercial heartland of...
View ArticleIncentive Fees On The Rise By Robert Mandelbaum and Viet Vo
The owners of the hotels that participated in PKF Hospitality Research, LLC’s (PKF-HR) Trends® in the Hotel Industry survey paid management companies 5.0 percent more to operate their properties in...
View ArticleFibra Inn to Develop 180-room Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Saltillo,...
January 15, 2014 - MONTERREY, Mexico - Deutsche Bank Mexico, S.A., Institucion de Banca Multiple, Division Fiduciaria, Fideicomiso F/1616 or Fibra Inn (BMV: FINN13) (“Fibra Inn” or “the Company”), a...
View ArticleFirst Call Hospitality Names GM Joshua Wilson & DOS Rhea Hayes, Hilton...
January 16, 2013 - OVERLAND PARK, KS. - First Call Hospitality, Inc. (FCH) has announced the hiring of Joshua Wilson as General Manager and Rhea Hayes as Director Of Sales at the Hilton Garden Inn...
View ArticleStarwood Capital Group Acquires UK Hotel Owner and Operator Four Pillars Hotels
GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 16, 2014—A fund affiliated with Starwood Capital Group, a leading global private investment firm, announced today that it has acquired UK hotel owner and operator Four Pillars...
View ArticleIndra Bolsters Connectivity Options for Clients with Integration to SiteMinder
As part of Indra’s expansive Travel Management Suite, hotels using TMS for CRS and TMS for Connectivity can enjoy expanded reach to the multitude of OTA channels[MIAMI - JANUARY 16 2014] - To...
View ArticleBBL Hospitality Opens Four Points by Sheraton Charleston, WV Completing $15 M...
January 16, 2014 - STAMFORD, Conn. - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced the launch of its rapidly growing Four Points brand in Charleston, the capital of West...
View ArticleAgilysys Introduces Innovative Mobility Option for InfoGenesis™ POS
InfoGenesis™ Flex Offers Full POS Functionality on the Lenovo® ThinkPad® Tablet 2 ALPHARETTA, GA. - Jan. 16, 2014 - Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative hospitality software...
View ArticleBenchmark Names David Friedberg Director of Sales & Marketing for...
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, January 16, 2014 - Benchmark Hospitality International, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has appointed David Friedberg director of sales &...
View ArticleGemma Keating Appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing for The...
January 16, 2014 - Since joining The Knickerbocker in June 2013, Gemma Keating has been instrumental in the development of the hotel’s overall concept and strategy leading up to its 2014 opening. In...
View ArticleGoogle+Local Pages for Thousands of Hotel Websites “Hijacked” by...
by John Atkins & David Atkins, Principals, Digital DNA Infusion, LLCOn January 14th, Danny Sullivan, founder of SearchEngineLand, broke a story that the Google+Local pages for some 4,000 hotels,...
View ArticleRLJ Lodging Trust Completes Renovation of 170-key Hampton Inn Chicago Midway...
January 16, 2014 - BEDFORD PARK, Ill. and MCLEAN, Va. - The Hampton Inn Chicago Midway Airport today announced the completion of its newly renovated guest rooms and public space. The hotel, which is...
View ArticleRecession Recovery and Continued Growth in the Houston Hotel Market
By Nuresh MarediaSummary: Houston went through a devastating recession in the 1980s when the price of oil plummeted and thousands of jobs were lost. History repeated itself and the price of oil plunged...
View ArticleRon Burgett to Step Down as Head of Red Lion’s Franchise Development to...
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 17, 2014 – Red Lion Hotels Corporation (NYSE: RLH) announced its head of franchise development, Ron Burgett, has accepted an offer to become Executive Vice President of Franchise...
View ArticleAAA Extends Five Diamond Honor to 14 Additional Hotels and Restaurants for 2014
Only 124 luxurious hotels and 59 world-class restaurants across North America were selected to receive the travel authority’s highest property rating ORLANDO, Fla., (Jan. 17, 2014) – Today AAA...
View ArticleManaged by Interstate Hotels, the 216-room Streamsong Lodge Opens in Florida
STREAMSONG, Fla., Jan. 17, 2014 —Streamsong® Resort’s centerpiece – a 216-room luxury Lodge – officially opened today, unlocking the full experience of the property’s 16,000 natural acres and setting...
View ArticleDallas King Appointed as General Manager for 24-key Pantai Inn in La Jolla,...
San Diego, La Jolla, California (January 17, 2014) - Pantai Inn in La Jolla, California is pleased to introduce Dallas King as the new General Manager. Managed by R.A. Rauch & Associates, Inc....
View ArticleTim Walker Steps Down at Island Hospitality Management
PALM BEACH, Fla., January 17, 2014 - Officials of Island Hospitality Management, one of the nation’s largest hotel management companies, announced today that Tim Walker, previously president and CEO,...
View ArticleMike Blake, CIO at Commune Hotels Joins the StayNTouch Board of Directors
Bethesda, MD - January 17, 2014 - StayNTouch Inc., a developer of next-generation cloud-based staff & guest mobility solutions for hotels, is pleased to announce that Mike Blake, CIO at Commune...
View ArticleFibra Inn Acquires Two Mexico Plaza Hotels in Guanajuato, Mexico; Both to...
January 17, 2014 - MONTERREY, Mexico - Deutsche Bank Mexico, S.A., Banking Institution, Trust Division F/1616 or Fibra Inn (BMV:FINN13) (“Fibra Inn” or “the Company”), a Mexican real estate investment...
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