AHLEI’s Revised Trainer Development Program Now Packaged with Certification Exam
Orlando, Florida, September 2014-The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) has revised and expanded its Trainer Development Program, adding new content, offering a web-based...
View ArticleJudge Approves Trump Entertainment to Continue Operations While Working Out a...
Sept. 11—Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc.‘s first day in bankruptcy court in Wilmington Wednesday went off without a hitch. Judge Kevin Gross approved all the standard motions needed for Trump to...
View ArticleWorking Under a 30-year-old Contract, Alaska’s Union Rallies for...
Sept. 11—Despite favorable rulings by the National Labor Relations Board and federal judges for union workers at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, UNITE HERE Local 878 says its six-year battle with hotel...
View ArticleAmeritel Inns Opens the 114-room Hampton Inn & Suites Hotel in Bend, Oregon
September 12, 2014 - BEND, Ore., and MCLEAN, Va. - Hampton Hotels, Hilton Worldwide’s global brand of more than 1,900 mid-priced Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, and Hampton by Hilton hotels,...
View ArticleUniversity of Delaware’s Fred DeMicco Examines Worldwide Changes in...
by Sunny Rosen Recent research by the University of Delaware’s Fred DeMicco examines upcoming significant changes in the casino industry, both in the United States and abroad. DeMicco, who is the...
View ArticleJames Samson Appointed as Executive Chef for Florida’s 726-room Marco...
MARCO ISLAND, FLORIDA - September 12, 2014 - The Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, Golf Club & Spa is pleased to announce the appointment of new Executive Chef, James Samson. Chef Samson comes to...
View ArticlePrivacy Invasion
by Georges PanayotisWhere does one draw the line between knowing the habits of customers in order to provide individualized and personalized service and invading their private lives and personal...
View ArticleIs Revenue Management Only Useful for Luxury Hotels?
By Jean Francois Mourier In the past, revenue management was a practice that only high-end, luxury properties implemented for two major reasons: first, it was hugely cost prohibitive, and second, it...
View ArticleThe Carolina Inn, A Destination Hotel in NC Names Jim Moss as Director of...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (September 12, 2014) - The Carolina Inn, A Destination Hotel in North Carolina celebrating its 90th anniversary, announces the hiring of Jim Moss as Director of Sales and...
View ArticleBenchmark Hospitality Appoints David Batson, CPA as Controller for Stonewall...
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, September 12, 2014 - Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named David Batson, CPA, controller for Stonewall...
View ArticleMarriott International Appoints Toni Stoeckl Vice President, Lifestyle Brands
Bethesda, Md., September 12, 2014 – Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) announced today the appointment of Toni Stoeckl to Vice President of Lifestyle Brands including global responsibility...
View ArticleDevelopment is Underway for the 151-room Wyndham Papagayo Yu Resort in...
Owned by ASECCSSGUANACASTE, Costa Rica (Sept. 12, 2014) – Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with approximately 7,540 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN),...
View ArticleCSM Lodging Promotes Eva Johnson to Director of Sales for TownePlace Suites...
Minneapolis, Minn. (September 12, 2014) - CSM Lodging, a division of CSM Corporation, congratulates Eva Johnson, recently promoted to Director of Sales of TownePlace Suites Minneapolis Downtown....
View ArticleDelta Hotels and Resorts Opens the Newly Built Delta Waterloo Hotel in...
September 15, 2014 (Waterloo, ON) - Delta Hotels and Resorts® today announced the official opening of the new Delta Waterloo hotel in Waterloo, Ontario. Located in Ontario’s fourth largest urban area...
View ArticleRLJ Lodging Trust Acquires the 215-room DoubleTree Grand Key Resort in Key...
September 15, 2014 - BETHESDA, Md. - RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it has acquired the 215-room DoubleTree Grand Key Resort (the “Hotel”) located in Key West, FL...
View ArticleInvestment Corp. of Dubai & Kerzner International Plan $1.4B Expansion of...
With The Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences on The Palm September 15, 2014 - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) and Kerzner International Holdings Limited...
View ArticleWaldorf Astoria Naples Rebranded to Naples Grande Beach Resort
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 120 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or OwnershipChicago, IL. September 15, 2014 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral...
View ArticleLaurence Richardson Appointed DOSM for Meliá Orlando Suite Hotel at...
Orlando, FL (September 15, 2014) - Meliá Orlando Suite Hotel located at Celebration in Orlando, FL is pleased to announce the appointment of Laurence Richardson as the new Director of Sales and...
View ArticleUAE’s Danat Hotels & Resorts Boost Revenue, Efficiencies, Via...
Rapid Deployment of eStandby in the Region Now Helps More than 100 Properties in the UAE, Including Danat’s Distinctive Hotels, Maximize Premium InventorySeptember 15, 2014 - London - As occupancies...
View ArticleIntergroup’s Tandy O. Lofland Advises in Sale of Hilton Garden Inn Houston...
September 15, 2014 - Tandy O. Lofland, founder and CEO of Intergroup Companies, is pleased to announce the firm’s participation in the recent sale of the Hilton Garden Inn Houston Energy Corridor. The...
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