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New Property Manager and Owner for Courtyard Chesapeake Greenbrier
BuildCentral | August 19, 2013
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 149 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership Chicago, IL. August 19, 2013 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have reported 149 changes in personnel, property management and ownership in the Hotel Profiles database over the last two weeks. Many hotels are getting a fresh start with a new Owner, Property Manager or General Manager. Recommend your product or service to someone who might be looking for a change. Hotels Under New Management: Mayflower Inn & Spa (Washington, CT) Wingate by Wyndham Indianapolis Northwest (Indianapolis, IN) Courty...
Derrick Blount Appointed as Sales Manager for Residence Inn Marriott in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Residence Inn by Marriott Conshohocken | August 16, 2013
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA (August 16, 2013) --- Derrick Blount has been appointed as Sales Manager for the 137-room Residence Inn by Marriott located in Conshohocken, PA. As the hotel's Sales Manager, Blount is responsible for soliciting new accounts and growing existing client relationships, with an emphasis on corporate and group business for the hotel. The Residence Inn Marriott Conshohocken is managed by Waterford Hotel Group, a national hotel and convention center management firm. With more than ten years of sales experience, Blount joins the Conshohocken team from his most recent position as Assistant General Manager and Sales Manager for ...
The 152-room BEST WESTERN PLUS Bakkah Awan Hotel Opens in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Best Western International, Inc. | August 15, 2013
Phoenix, AZ - August 15, 2013 - Best Western International has announced the opening of its first property in the Saudi Arabian Holy City of Makkah. Located in the cultural center of Makkah (also known as Mecca), just a few minutes' drive from the Holy Mosque, the BEST WESTERN PLUS Bakkah Awan Hotel is perfectly situated for the millions of travelers visiting the city for the two annual pilgrimages, the Hajj and Umrah. "Tourism in Saudi Arabia is booming. Religious and pilgrimage travel is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the industry, and Makkah is at its heart," said Glenn de Souza, Best Western's Vice President International Ope...
Benchmark Hospitality International Names Gary Harnist Vice President of Construction & Design
Benchmark Hospitality International | August 14, 2013
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, August 14, 2013 - Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has appointed Gary Harnist vice president of construction & design. Alex Cabañas, Benchmark's president, business development & finance, made the announcement. Mr. Harnist will be based in Benchmark's Home Office in The Woodlands, Texas, near Houston. "It is an honor and a pleasure to welcome Gary to Benchmark Hospitality International," said Mr. Cabañas. "This is a new position for our company and will be important as we continue to grow and add new projects that require specialized exp...
The Smart Hotelier’s Guide to 2014 Digital Marketing Budget Planning
The Authors and HeBS Digital | August 14, 2013
By Max Starkov & Mariana Mechoso Safer Hoteliers, we have just passed the mid-year mark and it's time to plan your digital marketing budgets for next year. Budgeting season is the ideal time to assess your business objectives, as well as audit the performance of the initiatives you invested in this year. 2014 is expected to be another great year in hospitality. To start with the good news, travel demand is projected to be up by 3.3 percent while supply will be up only one percent (PKF). All three key performance metrics are expected to experience positive growth over the already robust growth in 2013. The U.S. hotel industry's occup...
White Lodging Names New General Managers for Eight Properties Including Hotels in FL, IN, NY and IL
White Lodging Services Corporation | August 13, 2013
MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Aug. 13, 2013 -- White Lodging is pleased to announce the following individuals have been named general managers within the last month across the company. Brian Dickson has been promoted to general manager of the Embassy Suites Tampa Brandon. Previously, Dickson was the director of operations at the Marriott Austin South. Dickson started his hotel career with Hilton Hotels at the Embassy Suites Austin Townlake property as a guest services associate, before being promoted to night manager and assistant front office manager. Dickson also spent two years with John Q. Hammons (JQH) Hotels at the Embassy Suites East Peori...
The 244-key Radisson Hotel Atlanta Northwest, Marietta Opens in Georgia
Radisson | August 13, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS/ATLANTA (August 12, 2013) - Radisson, one of the world's best-recognized hotel brands, today announced the opening of the Radisson Hotel Atlanta Northwest, Marietta in Georgia. Located just minutes from downtown Atlanta, the hotel offers 218 spacious guest rooms and 26 suites. "The opening of this hotel reinforces our commitment to enhance the Radisson portfolio and further expand our presence in critical markets in the Americas," said Javier Rosenberg, chief operating officer, Radisson, and executive vice president, Owned and Managed Hotels, Americas, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. "This addition is part of Carlson Rezidor Ho...
888 Sepulveda Hotel Development Announced for El Segundo, CA
BuildCentral | August 12, 2013
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 93 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Chicago, IL. August 12, 2013 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 93 hotel projects in the last two weeks to Hotel Construction, a nationwide database of hotel construction projects, openings, and key decision makers (Owner/Developers, Architects and Contractors). These proposed hotels are still in the planning stages. Now is the perfect time to have your product drawn into plans, or offer construction services: Hampton Inn Hotel (Lexington, KY) Pittsburgh Technology Center Hotel (Pittsburgh, PA) The Greens at...
Benchmark Hospitality International Names Sara Sullivan Vice President, Owner Advisory Group
Benchmark Hospitality International | August 7, 2013
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, August 7, 2013 ... Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has appointed Sara Sullivan vice president, owner advisory group, for Benchmark's asset management business. Alex Cabañas, Benchmark's president, business development & finance, made the announcement. Ms. Sullivan will be based in Benchmark's Home Office in The Woodlands, Texas, near Houston. "It is a pleasure to welcome Sara to Benchmark Hospitality International," said Mr. Cabañas. "She comes to us with great depth of experience and a myriad of business relationships in place that will ac...
Carlson Rezidor to Open the 114-key Park Inn by Radisson Hotel Göttingen in Germany in Q4 2013
Rezidor Hotel Group | August 6, 2013
August 6, 2013 - Carlson Rezidor, one of the ten largest hotel groups worldwide, announces the Park Inn by Radisson Hotel Göttingen. The property featuring 114 keys and offering 4-star standard brings Carlson Rezidor's portfolio in Germany to 52 hotels with more than 11,000 rooms. It is scheduled to welcome the first guests in Q4 2013. "We are pleased to strengthen our German network and to extend the co-operation with our strategic franchise partner Provent. The Park Inn by Radisson Hotel Göttingen is our 6th joint hotel project, and we look forward to further growing our relationship", said Wolfgang M. Neumann, President & CEO a...
Benchmark Names Diana Wellman as Director of Catering & Conference Services for Eldorado Hotel & Spa
Eldorado Hotel & Spa | August 5, 2013
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, August 2013 ... Benchmark Hospitality International, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Diana Wellman director of catering and conference services for Eldorado Hotel & Spa. Norbert Relecker, Benchmark's general manager for the property, a Benchmark Hotel® located in the heart of Santa Fe, made the announcement. "I am delighted to welcome Diana to Eldorado Hotel & Spa," said Relecker. "We're thrilled to have her join our executive team. Her vast expertise in the hospitality industry coupled with her knowledge of and previous experience with Benchmark Hospitality make he...
New Owner for LeMeridien Dallas North; Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 168 Hotel Profiles
BuildCentral | August 5, 2013
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 168 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership Chicago, IL. August 5, 2013 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have reported 168 changes in personnel, property management and ownership in the Hotel Profiles database over the last two weeks. Many hotels are getting a fresh start with a new Owner, Property Manager or General Manager. Recommend your product or service to someone who might be looking for a change. Hotels Under New Management: Holiday Inn Pittsburgh-Monroeville (Monroeville, PA) Paramount Hotel New York (New York, NY) Ramada Inn Janesvi...
Hotel Equities and Hotel Development Partners to Develop a Hampton Inn & Suites in Dunwoody, Georgia
Hotel Equities (HE) | August 5, 2013
Atlanta, GA-August 05, 2013 - Atlanta-based Hotel Equities (www.hotelequities.com) and its joint venture partner, Hotel Development Partners (HDP), recently gained City of Dunwoody approval to develop a mixed-use project in the Dunwoody/Perimeter Center area of Atlanta. This project will include a seven-story, 132-room Hampton Inn & Suites at the corner of Ashford Dunwoody Road and Perimeter Center North, just outside I-285 across from the highly popular Perimeter Center Mall in Dunwoody, Georgia. The location is approximately 12 miles from downtown Atlanta and 22 miles north of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. It stands wi...
Waterford Hotel Group Names Lori Woll Director of Sales at Connecticut’s Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa
Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa | August 2, 2013
Groton, CT (August 2, 2013) - Waterford Hotel Group has announced the appointment of Lori Woll to the Director of Sales position for the renowned 285-room Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa, located in Groton, CT. Woll previously served as Director of Catering for the Mystic Marriott from 2006 to 2009. The Mystic Marriott is managed by Waterford Hotel Group, a national hotel and convention center management firm. "We are delighted to welcome Lori back to the Mystic Marriott," said Brien Fox, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Waterford Hotel Group. "Lori's prior experience with the award-winning Mystic Marriott, coupled with her ext...
Hilton Worldwide and Dijaya Land Development Sdn Bhd to Open Hilton Okinawa Kin in Japan in 2016
Dijaya Land Development Sdn Bhd | August 1, 2013
August 1, 2013 - OKINAWA, Japan and MCLEAN. Va. - Hilton Worldwide announces the signing of a management agreement with Dijaya Land Development Sdn Bhd to manage Hilton Okinawa Kin in Kin, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, Japan. Scheduled to open in 2016, the 190-room Hilton Okinawa Kin will be part of an integrated resort development located on the eastern side of Okinawa's main island facing Kin Bay and the Pacific Ocean. "Having operated in Japan for half a century, Hilton Worldwide today operates ten properties located in key leisure and business locations across the country, from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south, with one more t...
CSM Lodging Appoints Willy So Assistant General Manager for the Hilton Garden Inn, Portland, Oregon
CSM Lodging | August 1, 2013
Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 1, 2013 - CSM Lodging, a division of CSM Corporation, has named Willy So assistant general manager for the Hilton Garden Inn Portland, Oregon. Brandon Carter, general manager, made the announcement. "I am so pleased to welcome Willy to the Hilton Garden Inn," said Mr. Carter. "He brings a fresh perspective to our hotel, based on significant operational and guest services experience. He is also an excellent communicator." Willy So previously served in the dual roles of guest relations manager and evening manager for the DoubleTree by Hilton of Portland. He was promoted to these positions following service a...
Carlson Rezidor to Open 133-key Park Inn by Radisson Hotel Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan in Q4 2014
The Rezidor Hotel Group | July 31, 2013
July 31, 2013 - Carlson Rezidor, one of the ten largest hotel groups worldwide, announces the Park Inn by Radisson Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan. The mid-market property featuring 133 keys is scheduled to welcome the first guests in Q4 2014. It will further strengthen Carlson Rezidor's portfolio in Kazakhstan: In Astana, the group already operates a Radisson Blu hotel and has a further Park Inn by Radisson hotel under development. In Russia/CIS & the Baltics, Carlson Rezidor is the largest international hotel operator. "Russia and the further CIS countries are one of our most important regions for future business development. These e...
Demand for Maestro from Casino Hotels; NORTHWIND Announces Konami Casino Gaming System Interface
Maestro Property Management Solution | July 31, 2013
Maestro Ideal for Independent Resort Casinos; NORTHWIND-Konami Relationship Creates Greater Guest Convenience; Total-Property Rewards Tracking and Guest Recognition Build Loyalty Markham, ON – July 31, 2013 – NORTHWIND, provider of Maestro™ Enterprise Property Management, announced its launch of a 2-way interface with SYNKROS™, Konami Gaming, Inc.'s casino management system. The interface communicates casino player reward point data tracked by SYNKROS with the Maestro Property Management System (PMS) to enable property guests to easily redeem points throughout a casino resort. NORTHWIND-Maestro PMS develops and supports hotel so...
Gila River Casinos Selects InvoTech RFID Uniform System for Three Casinos and Distribution Center
Gila River Gaming Enterprises, Inc. | July 30, 2013
Arizona Casino Operator Streamlines Uniform Processing, Reduces Labor Expense for Company-Wide Staff of 2,900 with More Than 36,000 Owned and Rented Uniform Items LOS ANGELES, CA – July 30, 2013 – InvoTech Systems, Inc. announced that Gila River Casinos implemented InvoTech's UHF-RFID Multi-Property Uniform System for three casinos and its corporate distribution center. InvoTech reduces labor costs and provides an increase in asset protection by streamlining processes for Gila River Casinos 20,000 owned and 16,000 rented uniforms. Click here for more information on InvoTech's Linen, Uniform, Laundry, and Security Systems. Gila River...
Island Hospitality Selected to Manage Pennsylvania’s 178-room Hyatt Place Pittsburgh/North Shore
Island Hospitality | July 29, 2013
PALM BEACH, Fla., July 29, 2013 - Officials with Island Hospitality, one of the nation's largest hotel management companies, today announced that it has been engaged by Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) to operate the 178-room Hyatt Place® Pittsburgh/North Shore in Pittsburgh, Pa. This engagement marks Island's sixth Hyatt-branded hotel, (it currently manages five Hyatt House properties) and its entry into the growing Pittsburgh market. The hotel was acquired earlier this year by Chatham Lodging Trust, a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on investing in upscale extended-stay hotels and premium branded select-service hot...
Outlandish and Extraordinary Experiences: TripAdvisor Names Ten of the Quirkiest Lodgings in U.S.
TripAdvisor | July 29, 2013
Floating B&B, Giant Dog, and Desert Cave Among America's Most Unique Properties NEWTON, Mass., July 29, 2013 — TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site*, today announced 10 quirky accommodations in the U.S., as chosen by TripAdvisor editors. Travelers seeking a unique lodging experience can hunker down in one of these far-out accommodations, which include a larger-than-life beagle, a historic ferry and a subterranean B&B. "For travelers who want a truly unique experience on vacation and stories to tell for a lifetime, these funky properties will surely fit the bill," said Brooke Ferencsik, director of communications at T...
Engineer Named For Planning of Murfreesboro, TN Holiday Inn & Suites
BuildCentral | July 29, 2013
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 132 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Chicago, IL. July 29, 2013 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 132 hotel projects in the last two weeks to Hotel Construction, a nationwide database of hotel construction projects, openings, and key decision makers (Owner/Developers, Architects and Contractors). These proposed hotels are still in the planning stages. Now is the perfect time to have your product drawn into plans, or offer construction services: Lake Flower Hotel (Saranac Lake, NY) Motor Club Hotel (Chicago, IL) South Village, Hotel (L...
Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. Awarded Hampton Developer of the Year by Hilton
Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. | July 26, 2013
Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. announced that it was named the 2012 Developer of the Year for the Hampton Brand by Hilton Worldwide. President & CEO Mitch Patel of the Chattanooga-based company said, "We couldn't be happier about this accomplishment and our longstanding partnership with Hilton. We have the greatest confidence in the Hampton Brand and the team at Hilton." Vision is currently on pace to open five Hampton-branded properties this year. ...
Best Western International Plans For 13 Hotels in West Africa; Adds New Hotels in Nigeria and Ghana
Best Western International, Inc. | July 26, 2013
PHOENIX - July 26, 2013 - Best Western International has announced the addition of three new hotels to the brand's West African portfolio and with eight properties open, and five additional hotels in the pipeline, the World's Biggest Hotel Family® plans to have more than 1,300 rooms in West Africa. The newest additions to the Best Western hotel family are the BEST WESTERN PLUS Ajuji Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria and the BEST WESTERN Starfire Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, giving the brand six hotels in Africa's most populous country. Best Western also announced the addition of the BEST WESTERN PLUS Atlantic Hotel in industrial and commercial hub o...
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