IHG and Owner, Hotelaria Agisol Ltda, to Develop the 102-room Holiday Inn Express Marilia in Brazil
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive São Paulo - February 20, 2013 – IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading global hotel companies, today announced the signing of the Holiday Inn Express® Marília. The new-build, 102-room Holiday Inn Express® hotel will be among the first internationally branded properties in the city of Marília, and is slated to open toward the end of 2014. With a population of 220,000, Marília is predominantly a business destination known for its many sugar cane refineries that produce the important commodity, ethanol. The hotel will be centr...
The Holiday Inn Brand Expands in Colombia with the Signing of the 187-room Holiday Inn Bucaramanga
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive MIAMI, Fl. - February 11, 2013 – IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading global hotel companies, today announced signings of two new Holiday Inn® hotels in Colombia. The new properties – to be located in the northeast region's cities of Bucaramanga and Cucuta – will bring IHG's hotel pipeline in Colombia to 5 hotels. The Holiday Inn Bucaramanga and The Holiday Inn Cucuta, scheduled to open in 2014 will add 285 rooms to IHG's existing hotel portfolio in Colombia, which currently includes four open Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express® hotels....
The 120-room Holiday Inn Charleston Historic Downtown Opens in South Carolina; The Hotel, Owned by
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ATLANTA - February 13, 2013 - IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) one of the world's leading global hotel companies, announces the opening of the Holiday Inn Charleston Historic Downtown, the area's first new hotel development in over 10 years. Located two blocks away from the Charleston Visitor's Center at 425 Meeting Street, and within a short walk of famous Market and King Streets, the brand new, five-story hotel blends contemporary luxury with traditional southern hospitality. "We are proud to welcome the Holiday Inn Charleston Historic Downtown to the Holiday Inn brand family," said J...
Bristol Hotels Signs Agreement to Build a $9 Million Hilton Garden Inn in Bristol, Virginia; A Late
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By David McGee, Bristol Herald Courier, Va.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Feb. 13, 2013--BRISTOL, Va. -- A new Hilton Garden hotel at The Village at Exit 7 is essential to further development of that hilltop property, city leaders said. On Tuesday morning, Bristol Hotels Inc., signed an agreement to build a $9 million, five-story hotel on land adjacent to the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. The signing occurred at the conclusion of a called meeting with the City Council and the Industrial Development Authority. In exchange, the city agreed to divert $380,000 back to the hotel operators...
Julia Tate Properties Opens New $13 million Hilton Garden Inn in Preston, Connecticut; Chad Eaton O
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Claire Bessette, The Day, New London, Conn.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Feb. 23, 2013--PRESTON -- It's not often a multimillion-dollar project comes in ahead of schedule, but Patrick and Lisa Levantino beamed Friday as they gave a tour of their new Hilton Garden Inn at the corner of Route 2 and Watson Road. The roughly $13 million hotel received its final permits from the town last week. Hilton's quality control inspectors came through soon afterward, and the hotel passed with flying colors. It now can boast of being the closest hotel to Foxwoods Resort Casino that's not actually pa...
HFTP Seeks Nominations for 2013 International Hospitality Technology Hall of Fame; Honoree will be
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA (February 21, 2013) — For two decades Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) has honored innovative individuals behind technology-driven developments in the hospitality industry with the International Hospitality Technology Hall of Fame. The association continues this tradition by accepting nominations for the 2013 honoree. The newest inductee will be recognized at a Keynote session of HITEC 2013 (Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference®) in Minneapolis, Minn. Applications are available on the HFTP web site, with nominations...
88th Annual Hotel Ezra Cornell, a Student-Run Conference, Confirms Speaker Lineup of Hotel Industry
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive February 20, 2012 - Hotel Ezra Cornell is a student-run conference that is held in April each year by students of The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University. The conference attracts hospitality industry leaders and school alumni, faculty, and students to the Cornell campus and the Statler Hotel for a weekend of networking, education, entertainment, and culinary experiences. The top leadership of Leading Hotels of the World, Hubs1, Ritz Carlton, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Caesars India Development, Prestige Cruise Holdings, Veolia Transportation, World Travel Holdings, a...
Hotel Association of New York City (HANYC) Participating in Bidding For Good Online Auction to Supp
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2013 -- The Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. today announced that to follow its $100,000 contribution to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, HANYC is now embarking on another significant effort to support the victims of Hurricane Sandy, by participating in the "Bidding For Good" online auction. HANYC hoteliers are offering hotel packages including luxurious accommodations to bidders. The auction ends on March 1 and all proceeds will go to the Mayor's Fund. "Hurricane Sandy had devastating effects on New York, and many people are still suffering," said Jose...
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