2013 Q4 Figures Show U.S. Travel & Tourism Employment Continues to Grow...
April 11, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced that the growth in U.S. travel and tourism employment continues to accelerate, increasing 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013...
View ArticleDevelopment Begins for Hilton Garden Inn Port-au-Prince Louverture Airport to...
MCLEAN, Va. - April 11, 2014 - Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of a management agreement with CAB, S.A. to operate the new build Hilton Garden Inn Port-au-Prince Louverture Airport....
View Article4 Multi-Faceted Ways That Meta-Search Can, and Must, Help Hotels Take On the...
Meta-search is maturing and has a huge impact on how consumers purchase travel today. It should also have a big impact on how hotels market and price their product. Max Starkov, president and founder...
View ArticleThe Omni Grove Park Inn in Ashville, North Carolina Makes Culinary Team...
Names Calvin Belknap as Director of Food & Beverage and Azhar Mahammad as Executive ChefApril 11, 2014 (Asheville, N.C.) - The Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C., announced today the...
View ArticleStarwood Hotels Honors Outstanding Development Partners with 14 Awards in Six...
DiamondRock Hospitality Company, Rockbridge and Shashi Corporation Recognized with President’s AwardTop Developer Awards were Conferred on White Lodging Services Corporation and Grupo Puntacana April...
View ArticleHotel Investment: How to Finance the New Supply?
In most western countries that already have well-established hotel infrastructures, growth of the supply slowed significantly since the end of the 1990s. By generally adopting an «Asset light» strategy...
View ArticleMinor Hotel Group Adds Three Mozambique Properties to its Portfolio
To Be Reflagged with Anantara and AVANI BrandsBangkok, 11 April 2014: Minor Hotel Group (MHG), operator of over 100 hotels, resorts and serviced suites in 14 countries across Asia Pacific, the Middle...
View ArticleThe Chattanoogan Introduces Enhanced Meeting Options for Groups
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 2014) - The Chattanoogan hotel, a Benchmark Hotel® and Benchmark Conference Center® as well as the only AAA Four Diamond-rated full-service property in Chattanooga, announces...
View ArticleRelaxed Marijuana Laws Give Rise to Colorado’s First “Bud &...
DENVER, Apr 10, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE)—Pladeo Corp., soon to be known as The MaryJane Group, Inc. (otcqb:PLAD) (“Pladeo,” the “Company,” or “The MaryJane Group”), announced today that it has...
View ArticleCSM Lodging’s Karin Beaufoy Earns SpringHill Suites Operations Manager...
Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 2014 … CSM Lodging, a division of CSM Corporation, announces that Karin Beaufoy has received the prestigious Marriott brand performance award: SpringHill Suites...
View ArticleMarijuana’s Effect on Denver Tourism; Hotel Searches Up 25% in 3 Months...
DALLAS, April 14, 2014 — Denver and the state of Colorado have seen a spike in travel interest since the sale of recreational marijuana was legalized to anyone 21 or older at the start of the year,...
View ArticleAgenda Set for THINC: The Hotel Investment Networking Conference to Occur May...
Keynote Speaker to be Hessam Nadji, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Marcus & MillichapCHICAGO, Ill., April 14, 2014 - Organizers of The Hotel Investment Networking Conference...
View ArticleSurvey Shows Complimentary Wireless Connectivity at Meetings & Events...
(Easton, PA) - April 14, 2014 - PHG Research, a division of Pompan Hospitality Global, Inc, just released a survey that found that 87.5 percent of respondents make WiFi available in all public spaces...
View ArticleMichelle Baca Named Senior Sales Manager at Oxford Hotel & Crawford Hotel...
Denver, Colo. (April 14, 2014) - Sage Hospitality, one of the nation’s top hotel investment and management companies, has named Michelle Baca a Senior Sales Manager at Denver’s Oxford Hotel and the new...
View ArticleRevision of Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry Available for...
Orlando, Florida, April 2014-The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (EI) will begin taking pre-publication orders for the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry, Eleventh...
View ArticleThe 226-room Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Opens
April 14, 2014 - JERUSALEM & MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton Worldwide’s Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts today announced the opening of Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem, marking the brand’s continuing expansion...
View ArticleStation Casinos to Invest Over $35 Million in Red Rock Resort Renovations and...
April 14, 2014 - LAS VEGAS - Station Casinos LLC will invest more than $35 million this year in its flagship property, Red Rock Resort, by introducing four new restaurant concepts, as well as enhancing...
View ArticleRockbridge Acquires Historic Cliff House Resort & Spa in Ogunquit, Maine;...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 14, 2014—Rockbridge, a leading hotel investment firm, announces today the acquisition of The Cliff House Resort & Spa, a historic 166-room resort situated on 70 oceanfront...
View ArticleBruce Haase Appointed as CEO of Value Place
April 14, 2014 - WICHITA, Kan. - Value Place, the largest economy, extended-stay hotel brand in the U.S., has named Bruce Haase as CEO, effective Friday, April 11, 2014. He will be based in Wichita,...
View ArticleBest Western Integrates Google Wallet into Booking Process
PHOENIX (April 11, 2014) – Best Western International today announced that it is streamlining the hotel booking process by working with Google to allow guests to pay for their stay using Google Wallet....
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