Starwood Capital Group Acquires U.K. Hotel and Conference Center Operator De...
GREENWICH, Conn., March 11, 2014—Starwood Capital Group, a leading global private investment firm, announced today that it has acquired, through a controlled affiliate, U.K. hotel and conference center...
View ArticlePaulson & Co. Acquires Condado Vanderbilt and La Concha Hotels in San...
NEW YORK, March 11, 2014—Paulson & Co. Inc. (“Paulson”), a New York-based investment firm, today announced that it has acquired a majority interest in the Condado Vanderbilt and La Concha...
View ArticleNobody Asked Me, But… No. 122; Hotel History: The Greenbrier, White...
Quote of the Month; My New Book By Stanley Turkel, CMHS 1. Hotel History: The Greenbrier The original hotel, the Grand Central Hotel, was built on this site in 1858. It was known as “The White” and...
View ArticleHome Inns Group to Acquire Yunshang Siji Hotel Management Company
SHANGHAI, March 11, 2014—Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (NASDAQ: HMIN) (“Home Inns Group” or “the Company”), a leading economy hotel chain operator in China, today announced that it has signed...
View ArticleWhite Lodging Chosen to Manage the 345-room Marriott at Glenpointe in...
Hotel and Conference Center Part of Alfred Sanzari Enterprises’ Mixed-Use Glenpointe Complex TEANECK, N.J., March 11, 2014—White Lodging, one of the fastest-growing, fully-integrated independent hotel...
View ArticleInternational Expansion Continues at Social Tables With Support For Metric...
Washington, DC (March 11, 2014) Social Tables (www.socialtables.com) recently announced the addition of metric system support to its hospitality suite of products, opening the doors for an even more...
View ArticleShift4 Certifies for EMV Transaction Processing with Moneris
LAS VEGAS and TORONTO - Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - Shift4 Corporation, provider of DOLLARS ON THE NET®, the world’s largest independent payment gateway, announced the completion of certification to...
View ArticleJ Street Hospitality to Build 90-room San Diego Courtyard by Marriott to Open...
SAN DIEGO, CA MARCH 11, 2014 - J Street Hospitality announced today a new ground up construction project in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego. The Courtyard by Marriott will be a 90-room...
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The Evolution of Digital Marketing and the Significance of Earned Content -...
by Erin Bagley & Leora LanzThis article is Part II of a two-part series analyzing the landscape of digital marketing for hotels and motels in 2014. Part I reviewed the fundamentals of digital...
View ArticleOwner MLS Management Opens 113-key Homewood Suites by Hilton Winnipeg Airport...
March 12, 2014 - WINNIPEG, MB and MCLEAN, Va. - Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hilton Worldwide’s international brand of upscale, all-suite, extended-stay hotels, announced today the opening of its newest...
View ArticleThe 42-key Harbor House Hotel & Marina, Galveston Island, Texas Reopens...
GALVESTON ISLAND, Texas (March 12, 2014) - Harbor House Hotel and Marina, Galveston’s only harbor view hotel, reopened on Feb. 28 following a $1.7 million renovation with a bold new look and modern...
View ArticleMultimillion Dollar Renovation Complete for the 190-key Radisson Hotel...
PORTLAND, Ore. (March 12, 2014) - Radisson®, one of the world’s best-recognized hotel brands, today announced the completion of a three-year, multimillion dollar renovation of the Radisson Hotel...
View ArticleBest Western Appoints Michael Muir Vice President of North American Development
Muir to Drive Continued Expansion of the Brand’s BEST WESTERN, BEST WESTERN PLUS, BEST WESTERN PREMIER and New Extended Stay Hotel Products PHOENIX (March, 2014) – Best Western International has...
View ArticleBenchmark Hospitality International Adds The Gilchrist Club to Benchmark...
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, March 2014 … Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has announced the addition of the prestigious Gilchrist Club, a...
View ArticleThe Young Hoteliers Summit Launching Its Fifth Anniversary Summit with...
Monday 17th - Wednesday 19th March 2014, In Lausanne, Switzerland at The Ecole Hoteliere De Lausanne Lausanne, 12th March 2014 - The fifth edition of the Young Hoteliers Summit™ will be held this...
View ArticleThe 137-room Park Inn by Radisson Izmir Under Development in Turkey to Open...
Brussels - March 12, 2014 - The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the largest and most dynamic hotel companies worldwide, today announced the Park Inn by Radisson Izmir, Turkey. Featuring 137 guest...
View ArticleCSM Lodging Names Kayla Lynn Dacosta-Avery Director of Sales,...
Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 2014 … CSM Lodging, a division of CSM Corporation, has named Kayla Lynn Dacosta-Avery director of sales for the Courtyard and Residence Inn Denver South Park Meadows....
View ArticleChef Paul Moran Joins Nita Lake Lodge in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada...
Whistler, BC (March 12, 2014) - Vancouverite Chef Paul Moran has travelled the world, cooking in some of the finest restaurants from Paris to Montreal, and Nita Lake Lodge is pleased to announce that...
View ArticleThe Lodge & Spa at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, GA Hires Sally...
PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (March 12, 2014) The Lodge and Spa at Callaway Gardens, an elegant interpretation of a traditional mountain lodge in the heart of middle Georgia, welcomes the newest addition to the...
View ArticleTucson, Arizona District, Rio Nuevo, Moves to Assist Hotel Project Near...
March 13—Rio Nuevo took steps this week to help move along a potential downtown hotel and exhibition center. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to have its attorney draft a plan where Rio Nuevo kicks...
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