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BirchStreet Systems Hires Key Strategic Executive Chris Orr as Chief Operating Officer
BirchStreet Systems | February 13, 2020
Seasoned executive focused on delivering successful outcomes BirchStreet customers and partners. With more than 25 years of experience, Orr has a consistent track record of creating and scaling complex operational teams across organizations while delivering optimal success to internal and external stakeholders. At Birchstreet, Orr will champion, orchestrate and advance Customer Success and Customer Support, as well delivering immediate value and great experience for customers and their locations. “Chris is a strategic executive and a visionary leader,” said Steve Markle, CEO at BirchStreet Systems, “He is also ready and able to...
Olympia Hotel Management to Operate the Best Western University Inn in Canton, NY
St. Lawrence University | February 3, 2020
February 3, 2020. Portland, Maine. Olympia Hotel Management (OHM) is proud to announce the addition of the Best Western University Inn to their third-party portfolio. Located adjacent to and owned by St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, the hotel adjoins The Oliver D. Appleton Golf Course at St. Lawrence University, which OHM will also manage. “It is an honor to add this prestigious affiliation to our growing campus hospitality portfolio and to become part of the university community,” said Sara Masterson, President, Hotel Management, for Olympia Hotel Management. OHM currently manages such campus properties as The Alfond Inn a...
Too Busy to Text? Beekeeper Rolls Out Voice Messaging for Chats at ALIS 2020
Beekeeper | January 27, 2020
Vying for the event’s ‘Hottest Technology’ title for a second consecutive year, Beekeeper will reveal the coolest new way to communicate effectively with a hotel’s non-desk workers Los Angeles, Jan. 27, 2020 —Today at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) here, Beekeeper is launching a new push-to-talk feature for chats designed for hoteliers who are too busy to spend time manually typing out messages to their teams. Rather than using less secure consumer platforms like WhatsApp to record, share and receive voice messages, the new feature will enable hotel management and staff to communicate more quickly and efficiently w...
Aimbridge Hospitality Selected to Manage Westin Boston Waterfront
Aimbridge Hospitality | January 14, 2020
Aimbridge Hospitality, the world’s leading third-party hotel management company, announces it has been selected to manage the Westin Boston Waterfront, a 793-room contemporary hotel connected to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Westin Boston Waterfront is owned by DiamondRock Hospitality Company (NYSE: DRH) a self-advised real estate investment trust with 31 premium hotels and resorts throughout United States. The Hotel is operated under a franchise agreement with Westin Hotels (a subsidiary of Marriott International) which expires in 2026. “Aimbridge has the specialized expertise to drive results at Boston’s leadi...
Proper Hospitality Appoints Blake Danner as Chief Operating Officer
Proper Hospitality | January 14, 2020
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 14, 2020) Luxury lifestyle brand Proper Hospitality, that designs, brands and operates hotels and residences, has named industry veteran Blake Danner as the new Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Danner will oversee business strategy, organizational growth and development, and day-to-day operations within the Proper portfolio, which includes properties in San Francisco, Santa Monica, Austin, and later this year, Downtown Los Angeles. “Blake Danner is an exciting addition to the Proper family, bringing years of hospitality experience to our rapidly expanding luxury brand,” said Brian De Lowe, Co-Founder and Pr...
McKibbon Hospitality Adds Hampton Inn Atlanta Kennesaw to Management Portfolio
Hampton by Hilton | January 8, 2020
Owned by Busbee Hotel, LLC, the 100-room hotel is primely located near the Kennesaw Town Center and Kennesaw State University in northwest Atlanta McKibbon Hospitality, an award-winning leader in hotel management, today announced the addition of Hampton Inn by Hilton Atlanta Kennesaw to its management portfolio. Owned by Busbee Hotel, LLC, the 100-room hotel is primely located near the Kennesaw Town Center and Kennesaw State University in northwest Atlanta. The new management contract expands McKibbon’s presence in the Atlanta area, where the company currently manages five additional hotels: AC Hotel Atlanta Midtown, Moxy Atlanta Midt...
Valor Hospitality Expands Globally Into Asia With Addition of Two Hotels
Valor Hospitality Partners | January 6, 2020
ATLANTA (January 2020) – Valor Hospitality (Valor) announced today that its new Asia division has been selected to provide hospitality management services to two hotels and a luxury residential property on the world’s most populous continent. The hotels include the continent’s first Staybridge Suites in Thonglor, Bangkok, and Thailand’s first Holiday Inn & Suites located in the coastal Thai town of Si Racha (both opening in 2020). Valor Asia was also selected to provide concierge services to Hyde Heritage Thonglor, a 45-floor residential building in Bangkok, Thailand, that includes seven floors of public space and luxury facilit...
First Hospitality Adds Fairfield by Marriott Fair Oaks Farms to Management Portfolio
First Hospitality | January 6, 2020
(FAIR OAKS, IN; Jan. 6, 2020)—First Hospitality today announces it has assumed management of Fairfield by Marriott Fair Oaks Farms. The one-of-a-kind hotel is located in a nearby country destination and agritourism attraction just outside of greater Chicago at 708 N. 600 E. in Fair Oaks, Indiana. “Fair Oaks Farms offers travelers the highest standards in hospitality along with a countryside escape,” says David Duncan, president of First Hospitality. “This is a unique property, and we look forward to sharing it with new and returning guests.” Fairfield by Marriott Fair Oaks Farms is owned by Fair Oaks Farms, who developed and o...
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