Sofitel Signs Three Management Contracts in Asia-Pacific; To Open Properties in Wellington, New Zea
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive February 5, 2013 - Sofitel accelerates its development with the signature of three new management contracts in Wellington (New Zealand), Bali (Indonesia) and Shenyang (China) bringing the network in the Asia Pacific region to a total of 43 properties by mid-2014. Three key locations for the brand, will welcome Sofitel in its signature brand style: French elegance conjugated internationally, while respecting the culture of each country. "These three new addresses are a perfect illustration of our precise target strategy. With our unique positioning, based on our French roots and close colla...
Lonely Road Warrior? Not So Much. New Four Points by Sheraton Survey Reveals Business Travelers Hav
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive STAMFORD, Conn.--(February 13, 2013)--Today's business travelers are surprisingly social on the road, according to a recent survey by Four Points by Sheraton, the "best for business" brand of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT). Aside from sleeping, for instance, survey respondents indicated that enjoying the hotel bar or restaurant with colleagues or business partners was their number one activity during free time, outpacing time spent in the gym, spa, shopping or catching up with local acquaintances. In addition, business travelers are good networkers, with nearly two...
Is Your Hotel Prepared for a Social Media Crisis? / Daniel Edward Craig / February 2013
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive by Daniel Edward Craig February 20, 2012It's an incident guaranteed to make any hotelier shudder. After a power outage at a Texas hotel last summer, a paralyzed American war veteran called the front desk to request help from his room. For reasons not entirely clear, the clerk allegedly laughed at the request and mocked him. The guest got down by throwing his wheelchair and bags down three flights of stairs and sliding down on his backside. Then he went to straight to the media. The incident incited a public furor that quickly spread to social networks. The hotel, its employees and the enti...
Southern New Jersey Hotel Revenue in 2012 the Best in Five Years; Statewide, Reported Revenue Up 10
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Brian Ianieri And Michael Miller, The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Feb. 18, 2013--Southern New Jersey hotels and motels in 2012 saw their highest inflation-adjusted revenues in five years, bolstering a recession-pummeled industry regionally and statewide, a Press analysis of state tax records shows. Hurricane Sandy played a role -- in some cases prompting a well-paying Federal Emergency Management Agency to book rooms for displaced homeowners during typically slow months. However, revenues in Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties were ...
The SmarTV Company joins the Preferred Hotel Group Alliance Partner Program as exclusive provider o
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Westerville, Ohio – February 13, 2013 – The SmarTV Company, LLC (SmarTV) is pleased to announce that it has joined the Preferred Hotel Group Alliance Partner Program. Effective immediately through 2017, SmarTV will be promoted as the exclusive provider of in-room technology for member hotels across Preferred Hotel Group's five brands in North America and as an approved vendor of in-room technology for its global member portfolio. The five-year agreement enables SmarTV to provide the 650 member hotels in the Preferred Hotel Group portfolio with GuestSmarTV, an enhanced guest exp...
Small Hotel Owners Worry About Impact of ADA Pool Accessibility Rule; Money isn’t there to Keep Up
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Juliane Bullard, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Feb. 05, 2013--Anne Brodsky was a social worker and special education teacher for 25 years before she decided to go into business with one of her friends, Ea Ruth, and buy Palm Air Cottages in Kure Beach. The small business houses seven cottages and one 25-year-old pool -- a pool that now could be a major liability. A new federal regulation that came into force at the end of January requires motels and businesses with pool access to make at least one of their pools accessible to handicapped swimmers. Although b...
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas to Expand with Five New-Build Properties in Five Countries with Comp
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive (New York, February 4, 2013) – Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, a pioneer and leader in sustainable luxury hospitality, is embarking on an era of expansion, announcing five new-build properties across five countries. All are scheduled for completion by 2016. The new additions will include the brand's Western Hemisphere debut, with properties under development in St. Lucia, Dominican Republic and Colombia; its first presence in Bhutan, and the opening of Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain, China at the end of 2013. The significant growth of the distinctive brand comes to fruition under new...
The Three-Year Multi-Million Dollar Renovation Project is Complete for the 149-room Sierra Nevada L
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive (LOS ANGELES, CA; February 8, 2013) — Sierra Nevada Lodge is pleased to announce the official re-opening of the resort on February 1, 2013, after an extensive three-year multi-million dollar renovation that includes improvements to the key guest accommodations, activity facilities and infrastructure of the resort. "We are thrilled to reopen the Sierra Nevada Lodge," said Jim Demetriades, owner of Sierra Nevada Lodge. "We assembled a talented team to create this beautiful place and we are excited to open our doors and welcome locals and guests to our mountain home." As part of the ref...
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