Sunfire Asset and InterContinental Hotels Group Enter Agreement for a New Build, 224-room Holiday I
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive March 25, 2013 (SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA): IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) will introduce one of the world's fastest growing hotel brands to Australia, with the signing of the Holiday Inn Express hotel in a prime Perth CBD location. Perth-based developer Sunfire Asset has engaged IHG to manage a new-build 224-room Holiday Inn Express hotel, to be located at 257 Adelaide Terrace, overlooking the Swan River. The new AU$35 million development will incorporate a 20-floor hotel and a circa 1888 heritage house, with construction expected to commence in mid-2013 and the opening slated for early 2015...
The 153-room Holiday Inn Express Charleston Downtown-Ashley River Opens in South Carolina Completin
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive 5 March, 2013 - ATLANTA - IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], one of the world's leading global hotel companies, announces the opening of the Holiday Inn Express Charleston Downtown-Ashley River, in the heart of downtown Charleston. Offering views of the Ashley River, the new hotel is next to the, the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and within two miles of Charleston's historic district. It is also just across the street from Brittlebank Park, which features a state-of-the-art playground and fishing pier, and within walking distance to Joe Riley Baseball Fi...
Stanley Rattner, President of Desarrolladora Parque la Sabana, and Hilton Worldwide Break Ground on
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica -March 6, 2013 - Hilton Garden Inn®, the award-winning brand of upscale yet affordable hotels, broke ground on their latest hotel project in Costa Rica, the Hilton Garden Inn San José Sabana. The hotel, which is expected to be completed in April of 2015, is owned by Stanley Rattner, president, Desarrolladora Parque la Sabana. The official ceremony took place on Monday, February 11, with the Mayor of San José, Johnny Araya, Alan Roberts, vice president, brand performance and sales support, Hilton Garden Inn, senior executives from Hilton Worldwi...
HFTP Participates in Discussion of Hotel Technology Integration at the Annual Hotel Investment Foru
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Austin, Texas USA (March 4, 2013) — Frank Wolfe, CAE, the CEO for Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP), is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion with distinguished hotel technology leaders at the upcoming 16th annual International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF), March 4 – 6 in Berlin. Wolfe will participate in a session titled CIO Tech Wars – Integrating Innovative Technologies into Hotel Operations. "This session will allow for open dialogue amongst industry professionals on the guests' expectation of in-room technology and level of connectiv...
HFTP Sydney Australia Chapter on the Horizon / March 2013
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive March 8, 2013 (Austin, Texas USA) — Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) continues to expand its global presence with the impending charter of a new chapter, the HFTP Sydney Australia Chapter. Once established, the new chapter will seek to serve members throughout the Sydney region. "I have been involved with HFTP for over a decade, participating in global-level resources such as HITEC and the association's broad network of hospitality technology professionals," said Ted Horner, the managing director of E Horner and Associates. "I want to now help establish those...
Hotel Assets Group Continues Pace of Closing One Hotel Transaction Every Seven Days / March 2013
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ATLANTA – March 11, 2013 – Hotel AG announced today that the firm continues the pace of closing 1 hotel transaction every 7 days. Year-to-date closings covered several US regions and many of the top hotel brands. As of March 11th, the firm has 294 hotels on the market with 105 of the 294 under sale agreement. Approximately 70 percent of the 294 hotels are branded within the Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Starwood and Hyatt families. "There are several large portfolios that make up a percentage of the product under contract but there are also many one off transactions we are handling fo...
Shifting Sands: Guest Management Systems Are in a Long Period of Transition / Jon Inge / March 2013
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Shifting Sands Guest Management Systems Are in a Long Period of Transition This article is from the Fall 2012 issue of Hospitality Upgrade magazine.To view more articles covering technology for the hospitality industry please visit the Hospitality Upgrade website or to request a free publication please call (678) 802-5307 or e-mail.Click here to view the Fall 2012 digital edition. By Jon Inge March 8, 2013It's an old saying with alot of truth behind it that hotels only replace their core systems every 10 to 15 years, and even then only when smoke starts coming out of them. Maybe it's the ...
Guest-tek™ and Airwave Bridge the Gap Between Continents to Deliver the Latest in In-Room Tec
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Calgary, Alberta & London, UK – March 19th 2013 - Guest-tek, a leading provider of IP based technology for the hospitality market, announced today that the organization is expanding its operations and solutions in Europe through a strategic partnership with Airwave. This partnership will install and support Guest-tek's OneView™ platform throughout EMEA. Airwave will be the premier EMEA provider for Guest-tek's OneView platform, a platform that will provide the "WOW" guests demand and hotelier's desire. By combining forces, Airwave will use its local knowledge, expertise and...
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