The Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort Appoints Roberto Conrad as Executive Chef and Anders Olese
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive PHUKET, 19 February 2013 -- Christoph Berger, the General Manager of the new Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort, has appointed Roberto Conrad as Executive Chef and Anders Olesen as Pastry Chef. The 255-key absolute beachfront holiday resort opens 15 March. As Executive Chef, Roberto will take overall responsibility for innovative new restaurants such as Locavore, which specializes in locally-sourced ingredients with an emphasis as much as possible on seasonality, sustainability and traceability through education and a close relationship with farmers, fishermen and suppliers. He will also...
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Launches $17 Million Renovation and Conversion of the Circa 1926 Radiss
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive CHICAGO (Feb. 27, 2013) -- Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups, proudly announces the conversion of the Radisson Plaza - Warwick Hotel Philadelphia . The hotel will become the Radisson Blu Warwick Hotel Philadelphia by late summer 2013. The 301-room historic hotel, situated in the prestigious Rittenhouse Square district of Philadelphia, will undergo a $17 million renovation that will include a redesign of all guestrooms and corridors, as well as the hotel's grand lobby to reflect Radisson Blu's signature, contemporary style while maintainin...
Rezidor to Open the 379-room Radisson Blu Sheremetyevo Airport Hotel, Moscow; A Q2 2014 Opening is
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive 26 Feb 2013 - The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announces the Radisson Blu Sheremetyevo Airport Hotel, Moscow. The First Class property featuring 379 rooms is scheduled to open in Q2 2014. It is Rezidor's second hotel at Sheremetyevo – the group already successfully operates a mid market Park Inn by Radisson hotel at the airport. The new First Class hotel is owned by the Norwegian company Wenaasgruppen; one of Rezidor's most important multi unit owners: In Russia alone, Wenaasgruppen owns 9 h...
Rezidor Opens the 154-room Radisson Blu Hotel, Maputo in Mozambique / February 2013
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Brussels | February 6, 2012 - Rezidor, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, has opened the very first Radisson Blu property in Mozambique – the First Class Radisson Blu Hotel, Maputo. The 154-rooms hotel is a great addition to the contemporary cityscape, enjoying a prominent location overlooking the Indian Ocean, within easy reach of Maputo International Airport and the vibrant downtown. Maputo is the capital city of Mozambique, a flourishing south east African country bordered by the Indian Ocean, Tanzania, Malawi, Zam...
Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. Appoints Ralph Aruzza as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer / February
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive HAMILTON, Bermuda--(February 6, 2013)--Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE:OEH, www.orient-express.com), owner, part owner or manager of 46 luxury hotel, restaurant, tourist train and river cruise properties in 22 countries, today announced the appointment of Ralph Aruzza as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, effective February 26, 2013. Based in London, Aruzza will be responsible for strategic marketing, global sales and corporate communications departments. "I worked with Ralph Aruzza for many years at Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, where he played a central role in building our brand po...
Fourth Quarter GDP Goes Negative: Should Hoteliers be Worried? / Mark Woodworth and Jamie Lane / Fe
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Mark Woodworth and Jamie LaneFebruary 1, 2013 The Commerce Department released a negative estimate of real GDP change for fourth quarter. Given the correlation between changes in GDP and the demand for hotel rooms, is this an ominous sign for the U.S. lodging industry? We do not think so, and here's why: First and foremost, the Commerce Department statistic represents the quarter-to-quarter change in GDP. Because of the seasonal nature of lodging demand, the GDP measure that is typically more comparable to hotels is the year-over-year change in GDP, which was up 1.5 percent. According t...
Pueblo, Colorado Hotel Developer, AAA Hotels, Submits Proposal to Develop a 100-room Hotel at the P
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Dennis Darrow, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Feb. 16, 2013--A Pueblo hotel family hopes to build the second hotel at the Pueblo Convention Center as part of the center's planned expansion. AAA Hotels, led by members of the Amin family, was the lone developer to respond to the Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority's recent request for hotel proposals, urban renewal director John Batey said. The Pueblo-based company in recent years has developed the North Side Hampton Inn, the SpringHill Suites across from the convention center and the Best Western Eagleridge. The c...
First Hospitality Group Teams with ProfitSword for Business Intelligence and Reporting Platform / F
February 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive First Hospitality Group Teams with ProfitSword for Business Intelligence and Reporting Platform Rosemont, Illinois – February 25, 2013 – First Hospitality Group has announced that it has installed two of ProfitSword's business intelligence applications throughout its portfolio of hotels in order to improve operating efficiencies and reporting capabilities. FHG selected the ProfitSage Financial Suite and the ProfitPlan Business & Marketing Plan for their hotels. ProfitSage is a web-based financial business intelligence application providing users with data in real-time. W...
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