2013 Tourist Satisfaction and Tourism Service Quality Indices Released by...
29 July 2014 - The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today released a report on the PolyU Tourist Satisfaction Index (PolyU TSI) and the...
View ArticleWynn Resorts Reports Q2 2014 Adjusted Net Income of $215.1M, Up from $152.9M...
LAS VEGAS—Jul. 29, 2014—Wynn Resorts, Limited (Nasdaq: WYNN) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Net revenues for the second quarter of 2014 were $1,412.1...
View ArticleMontage Hotels & Resorts Appoints Rick Riess as Managing Director of...
July 29, 2014 (LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF.) - Montage Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the appointment of Rick Riess as managing director of Montage Laguna Beach. In his new role, to be assumed on...
View ArticleTerranea Resort in Los Angeles, CA Expands Team with Five New Leadership...
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (July 29, 2014) - Los Angeles’ premier oceanfront resort, Terranea, by Destination Hotels & Resorts, has introduced five new executives to its leadership team. The five...
View ArticleMexico’s Grand Velas Resorts Distinguished in Travel + Leisure’s...
Readers of the Prestigious Travel Magazine Recognize Resorts Among Top in Latin America for 3rd Consecutive Year Riviera Maya, Mexico (July 29, 2014)—Mexico’s “Beyond All Inclusive, Beyond All Compare”...
View ArticleThree Tough Questions for the Hotel Industry
By Jean Francois Mourier I was taking a road trip a few weeks back that really started me thinking about the current state of the hotel industry. The trip started in Miami Beach, Florida and over the...
View ArticleJesper Bo Henriksen Appointed as General Manager for Russia’s 388-key...
29 July 2014 -Corinthia Hotels announces the appointment of international hotelier Jesper Bo Henriksen as the General Manager of Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg. With 12 years’ experience as General...
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Marriott International Reports Q2 2014 Net Income of $192 million with RevPAR...
HIGHLIGHTSSecond quarter adjusted diluted EPS totaled $0.71, a 25 percent increase over prior year reported results. Reported diluted EPS totaled $0.64; North American comparable systemwide RevPAR rose...
View ArticleThe Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado Appoints Tina Harlow as General...
Colorado Springs, CO - July 30, 2014 - The Broadmoor is pleased to announce the appointment of Tina Harlow to General Manager of Cloud Camp. With more than 20 years of experience in luxury hotel...
View ArticleGrupo Eco and Hyatt Hotels Open the 151-key Hyatt Place La Paz in Mexico
Lead by General Manager Francisco Hernandez and Sales Manager Eduardo MejiaJuly 30, 2014 - CHICAGO - Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and Grupo Eco today announced the opening of Hyatt Place La Paz...
View ArticleLodging Dynamics Hospitality Group Acquires 90-room Holiday Inn and Suites in...
PROVO, Utah, July 30, 2014—Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group announced another acquisition through the company’s affiliated equity fund, LD Hotel Group I, LLC. The fund is raising $60,000,000 to fund...
View ArticleRobert McPherrin Named as General Manager of the 500-room Hilton Dallas...
DALLAS - July 30, 2014 - Hilton Worldwide today announced the promotion of Robert (Bob) McPherrin to the position of general manager of Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre. In his new position, McPherrin will...
View ArticleKumiko Shafer Joins Pan Pacific Hotels Group as Director, Global Sales, North...
Singapore, 30 July 2014 - Pan Pacific Hotels Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Kumiko Shafer as Director, Global Sales, North America. Based in San Francisco and working closely with the...
View ArticleFL’s Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach Welcomes Michael Choiniere as...
MIAMI, July 30, 2014 - Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach, the iconic Miami resort slated to open summer 2014 following a $280 million renovation, is pleased to announce Michael Choiniere as its new...
View ArticleVera Coking’s Infamous Atlantic City House, Which She Refused to Tell...
July 31—ATLANTIC CITY—The white boardinghouse in the shadow of the Trump Plaza belonging to Vera Coking, who famously refused to sell to Donald Trump, will finally be sold Thursday—at auction. With...
View ArticleLas Vegas Strip’s First Bitcoin ATM Becomes Operational
July 31—Tucked inside a gift shop on a modest stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South, a new way for visitors to get cash went live today: the Strip’s first Bitcoin ATM. As with a regular ATM, people who...
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Hilton Worldwide Reports Q2 2014 Net Income of $209 million: RevPAR Increased...
MCLEAN, Va.—Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (“Hilton,” “Hilton Worldwide” or the “Company”) (NYSE: HLT) today reported its second quarter 2014 results and raised its full year 2014 outlook....
View ArticleAAHOA Condemns the Action of the NLRB
ATLANTA, August 1, 2014 - The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) strongly condemns the recent action taken by the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against...
View ArticleHotel AG Closes 12 Transactions in July
ATLANTA - August 4, 2014 - Hotel Assets Group, LLC (Hotel AG), announced today the firm has closed 12 separate hotel real estate transactions in the month of July. The transactions consisted of 5...
View ArticleThe Machinations of Hotel Renovations: Post Recession Scramble Still On
August 4, 2014 - New Orleans, LA—With new hotel construction starts in decline, but with industry RevPAR to grow between 6-8.5% in 2014 according to most research analysts, US hotels are still in a...
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