Tat Meng Chee Joins PAR Springer-Miller; Hotel Professional to Lead Expansion in APAC / March 2013
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive STOWE, VT — MARCH 5, 2013 — PAR Springer-Miller Systems, Inc. (PSMS) --- a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PAR) and the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems --- today announces the appointment of Mr. Tat Meng Chee as Regional Sales & Channel Manager for the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Chee brings an extensive knowledge of hospitality and technology to PAR Springer-Miller. In his role as Regional Sales & Channel Manager, Mr. Chee will leverage the innovative built-for-the-cloud ATRIO® Guest Experience Management so...
OpenWays’ MOBILE KEY TRIO Recognized Among the Top Technology Innovations of 2012 by HTNG / March 2
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Los Angeles — March 6, 2013 — Hotelier members of Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) recognized OpenWays© during its 2012 Most Innovative Hospitality Technology Award ceremony last week in Atlanta at the global trade association's North American Conference. OpenWays' MOBILE KEY TRIO with Triple Play Reader was named a Runner-Up from among 22 entries in the annual award contest that recognizes outstanding new technology development. OpenWays MOBILE KEY TRIO with Triple Play Reader combines OpenWays CAC™ (Crypto Acoustic Credential), Pure NFC™ and RFID card ...
OpenWays’ Mobile Key is Taking the ‘Torture’ of Waiting in Line Out of the Hotel Experience / March
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Los Angeles — March 26, 2013 — Americans spend roughly 37 billion hours each year waiting in line. According to the New York Times in an article titled "Why Waiting is Torture," author Alex Stone wrote: "The dominant cost of waiting is an emotional one: stress, boredom, that nagging sensation that one's life is slipping away. The last thing we want to do with our dwindling leisure time is squander it in stasis. We'll never eliminate lines altogether, but a better understanding of the psychology of waiting can help make those inevitable delays that inject themselves into our dai...
Ontario, California’s Hospitality Market Grew Substantially in 2012 Exceeding 2011’s Economic Impac
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News March 13, 2013--ONTARIO -- The city's hospitality market in 2012 exceeded the previous year's economic impact figures by more than $88 million, according to the Ontario Convention Center & Visitors Bureau. And hotels in the city could be looking at even more gains as $8.2 million in upgrades have recently been completed or are underway. The city's hospitality market benefits from a range of prices for hotel stays. This is unlike other cities that have a convention center and have a lot of competition...
Kerzner International and Triangle Development to Develop and Operate a 150-room One&Only Resor
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Kumbor, Montenegro, 14 March 2013-- Kerzner International Holdings Limited, which through its subsidiaries is a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels, has entered into an agreement with Triangle Investment and Development Limited, to develop and operate a new One&Only resort in Kumbor, Montenegro overlooking Tivat Bay. Triangle is acting as representative for the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan ("SOCAR"), which has been appointed by the Government of Montenegro as the preferred bidder of this mixed-use development Project followi...
Two Largest Resorts on Florida’s Amelia Island, the Omni Plantation and the Ritz-Carlton, Team Up t
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Drew Dixon, The Florida Times-Union, JacksonvilleMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News March 03, 2013--In the past two years, about $165 million has been pumped into major renovations at the two largest resorts on Amelia Island, the Omni Plantation and Ritz-Carlton. The new Omni Amelia Island Plantation spent $100 million of that and is set to open its revamped 404-unit hotel and meeting complex on Tuesday. But rather than going head-to-head with the other major hotel in Nassau County, management and tourism experts see the mission as working jointly with the Ritz-Carlton to enhance Amelia I...
Omni Hotels & Resorts Joins HotelMe’s Verified Review Website, Adding 50 Properties and more th
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Omni Hotels & Resorts Joins HotelMe's Verified Review Website, Adding 50 Properties and more than 18,500 Rooms Omni Joins the Online Conversation -- Providing Travelers with Verifiable Review Opportunities, and Opening a New Direct Booking Channel via HotelMe Washington, D.C., March 26, 2013 -- HotelMe, the first website that provides completely verified hotel reviews, announced that Omni Hotels & Resorts has added its more than 50 hotels and 18,500 rooms for authentication at www.hotelme.com. Omni joins brands such as Hyatt, Hard Rock Hotels, Preferred Hotels and Resorts, Sonesta...
Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort Undergoes $17 Million Transformation; Phase One Scheduled for Co
March 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive HILTON HEAD, South Carolina (March 8, 2013) – Nestled along South Carolina's scenic coastline and in one of the country's most iconic beach destinations, the Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort opens a new chapter in its famed heritage with a $17 million rejuvenation. Breaking ground in November 2012, the first phase of the renovation is scheduled to be complete April 2013, welcoming guests to a totally transformed vacation experience just in time for spring break and summer. The full-scale renovation, which includes a second phase set to begin in late 2013, features an entirely new ...
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