Hotel Market is Booming in Grand Forks, North Dakota; Lodging Tax Collections Up 11% for 2012 Over
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Christopher Bjorke, Grand Forks HeraldMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Feb. 09, 2013--Driven by frequent no-vacancy weekends, construction in Grand Forks' hotel market has been hot for a few years, with no sign of cooling yet. "Grand Forks has some really great weekends," said hotel developer Norman Leslie. Occupancy rates during the week show "pretty decent average demand, but the weekends are so over-the-top." But as new hotels open and newer ones break ground, will Grand Forks' busy weekends make up for slower weekdays when there are more businesses vying for guests? "I do feel stron...
Opened Nearly 50-years Ago, California’s Golden Door Undergoing Renovation and Restoration Under Ne
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive by Bernard BurtFebruary 2013 Elation behind the Golden Door is coming from staff as well as guests at the famed Southern California resort. The exciting news: a long-time guest is the new owner of Golden Door. Plans to revive the resort's golden era were revealed by founder Deborah Szekely during her recent visit to Washington. A former resident, now living in San Diego, the 91-year-old doyenne of American spas is honorary chair of the Washington Spa Alliance. "When we told the staff that a private investor was taking over," Deborah said, "there were cheers of elation." Golden Door is rais...
Hilton Worldwide Opens the 201-room Hilton Garden Inn Gurgaon Baani Square in Gurgaon, Delhi NCR, I
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive NEW DELHI, India and MCLEAN, Va. - February 20, 2013 - Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Gurgaon Baani Square. Hilton Garden Inn is the award-winning upscale mid-priced hotel brand that strives to ensure today's busy travellers have everything they need to be most productive on the road. This is the second Hilton Garden Inn brand hotel in the country. With this opening, Hilton Worldwide now managed seven hotels in Delhi NCR. Operated by Hilton Worldwide and owned by the Baani Group, Hilton Garden Inn Gurgaon Baani Square is strategically located near the pri...
Marcus Hotels & Resorts Appoints Gerald Rappaport as General Manager of Timber Ridge Lodge &
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Milwaukee, Wis., February 27, 2013 - Marcus® Hotels & Resorts, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS), today announced Leslie Johnson has been appointed director of sales and marketing for the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa and Timber Ridge Lodge & Waterpark in Lake Geneva, Wis. The company has also appointed Gerald Rappaport as general manager of Timber Ridge Lodge & Waterpark. Johnson has been with Marcus Hotels & Resorts for five years in a number of capacities, including serving as director of restaurant sales and promotions for the company's Milwaukee rest...
Gordon Maybury Named Executive Chef of the 740-key Arizona Biltmore, A Waldorf Astoria Resort / Feb
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive PHOENIX – February 14, 2013: The Arizona Biltmore, A Waldorf Astoria resort (www.arizonabiltmore.com) has appointed Gordon Maybury the executive chef of the historic property, announced General Manager David Kirken. "With more than two decades of diverse, top-tier experience, Chef Maybury brings the highest level of culinary skills, knowledge and insight to the Arizona Biltmore's extensive culinary operations," said Kirken. "Under his guidance, we look forward to gradual and thoughtful enhancements to the menus to tap the latest trends and continually add excitement and appeal." Chef...
Gregg Marzano Joins Gulph Creek Hotels as Vice President Business Development / February 2013
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive 2/5/2013 - Wayne, PA. Gulph Creek Hotels, a leading mid-Atlantic hotel management and development company announced the hiring of Gregg Marzano as Vice-President of Business Development. Marzano is responsible for procuring management and development opportunities in partnership with private investors, developers and hotel ownership groups. Marzano will continue to focus on new business opportunities in the mid-Atlantic region with anticipated growth across both select and full service hotel segments. "Gregg is an experienced hospitality marketing professional with over 20-years of success...
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation’s 2013 Industry Survey Shows Buyers Expect Bet
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 13, 2013-- Companies in North America are more optimistic about business travel in 2013 but also bracing for higher travel costs only partially offset by modest budget increases. Hotels, airlines and meetings venues will capitalize on growing demand to wield more power in negotiations with corporations that spend on business travel, according to travel buyers surveyed in the GBTA Foundation's 2013 Industry Pulse: Business Travel Buyers' Sentiment report. "Travel prices will be rising across the board, with international price growth especially robust as companies loo...
Circa 1862 Funston House to be Added to Mix of Historic Accommodations Offered at San Franciso’s In
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Presidio of San Francisco (February 20, 2013) - The popular 22-room Inn at the Presidio will soon be expanded to include an additional four rooms in a nearby historic house. Rooms at the Inn at the Presidio, the first lodging in the Presidio, have been in high demand since it opened in April, 2012. It was recently selected as one of Fodor's Top 100 Hotels for 2012. The gracious guestrooms, a project of the Presidio Trust, will be located in a rehabilitated historic house on Funston Avenue, just down the street from the Inn at the Presidio. Funston Avenue, also known as "Officers' Row" is l...
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