Aqua Hospitality Appoints Evelyn Shiroma to Director of Property Sales & Revenue for Two Aqua W
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive WAIKIKI BEACH, Hawaii - March 25, 2013 - Aqua Hotels & Resorts, a division of Aqua Hospitality, www.aquahospitality.com, recently announced the appointment of Evelyn Shiroma to the new position of Director of Property Sales & Revenue for Aqua Waikiki Wave and Aqua Waikiki Pearl hotels. "Evelyn has been a valuable member of the Wave and Pearl teams since she came on board in 2006 as Sales Manager," said Lynette Eastman, Area General Manager. "Her experience and professionalism have served us well and she continues to surpass our expectations. Her promotion is truly well deserved." I...
Lake Tahoe’s Embassy Suites to Shed Name and Rebrand as an Independent; To be Known as Lake Tahoe R
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Mark Glover, The Sacramento BeeMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News March 05, 2013--The corporation that owns Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe -- Hotel & Ski Resort has announced the hotel will operate as an independent property with a new management company as of April 1. On that date, Embassy's affiliation will go away, and the new site name will be the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel. PHR Management, Inc., an affiliate of Ken Corp. Ltd., the Japan-based ownership group, will assume management of the hotel. PHR said it will retain the hotel's 220 employees. Ken Corp. said it is also planning to inve...
Elizabeth Derby Promoted to Vice President of Hotel Operations for Hotel Equities / March 2013
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ATLANTA (March 18, 2013) –DeKalb-based Hotel Equities (www.hotelequities.com ) recently promoted Elizabeth Derby to the position of Vice President of Hotel Operations. Ms. Derby's responsibilities at the hotel development and management company include creating and administrating models for operational excellence. She has oversight of all operations of the hotels including the development of the criteria and guidelines for the company's hiring practices for all associates as well as the selection, training and mentoring of managers. She also is responsible for the sales and marketing...
Protecting the Integrity of the EB-5 Investment Market / Jim Butler / March 2013
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Protecting the Integrity of the EB-5 Investment Market For the most recent update on this topic, click here By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group® Hotel Lawyers | Authors of www.HotelLawBlog.com March 13, 2013 Hotel Lawyers on EB-5 issues. Last month, the EB-5 investment community was shocked by the SEC enforcement action against the Intercontinental Regional Center Trust of Chicago, alleging that the sale of $145 million of EB-5 investments intended to be used to fund a huge convention center and hotel complex near Chicago O'Hare Airport, was a complete fraud. This is an even...
Celebrating its First Year, Duetto Research Announces that Battery Ventures’ Brian O’Malley J
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive San Francisco, March 21, 2013 -- Duetto Research, a Big Data company that is reinventing revenue optimization for hotels, announced that Brian O'Malley, General Partner at Battery Ventures, has joined its Board of Directors. O'Malley leads the Seed and Early Stage Practices at Battery, which has a strong track record in travel and hospitality -- including successful investments in Sabre, ITA (acquired by Google), Gogobot and HotelTonight. The firm recently raised more than $900 million in new capital. Founded in 2012, Duetto is celebrating its one-year anniversary – a year in which i...
Hotel Big Data Innovator Duetto Research Announces that Brad Gerstner Joins its Board / March 2013
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive San Francisco, March 5, 2013 -- Duetto Research, a cloud-based technology firm focused on the travel and hospitality industry, announced that Brad Gerstner, the Chief Executive of Altimeter Capital Management, has joined its Board of Directors. Mr. Gerstner is a travel industry visionary and investor, who is a leader in identifying promising emerging industry innovators -- including Room 77, Hotel Tonight, and Nor1. Founded in 2012, Duetto is building momentum in the displacement of legacy on-premise hotel revenue management systems, with its Duetto Edge solution. Duetto's SaaS product, Du...
Hyatt Affiliate Acquires the 189-room Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas for Approximately $85 Million
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive CHICAGO (March 11, 2013) – Fresh from announcing the opening of the 296-room Hyatt Place Austin Downtown, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) today announced that a Hyatt affiliate has acquired the 189-room Driskill Hotel for approximately $85 million from an investment fund managed by Lowe Enterprises Investors, which was represented in the transaction by Jones Lang LaSalle's Hotels & Hospitality Group. The transaction closed earlier today and the hotel will continue to be marketed as The Driskill Hotel under the umbrella of Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. The hotel will undergo a two...
North Carolina’s Former Sheraton Atlantic Hotel, Sitting Vacant for Two Years, to Reopen as DoubleT
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jannette Pippin, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News March 27, 2013--ATLANTIC BEACH -- After nearly two years of sitting unused, Carteret County's largest hotel is close to welcoming guests again. The former Sheraton Atlantic Beach property is scheduled to reopen this summer as Double Tree by Hilton Oceanfront. Marty Matfess, executive vice president of Newport Group Inc. of Augusta, Ga., said the anticipated opening date is June 1. "We want to be open the earliest part of the summer as possible," he said in a recent phone interview. Newport Group acquired...
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