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AH&LA Webinar Provides Millennials C-level Industry Insight
Hosted by the American Hotel & Lodging Association's (AH&LA) recently-launched Under 30 Gateway membership category, next week's interactive Webinar, ˜What Your Boss Knows, But Hasn't Shared “ With You,' offers hospitality professionals of all ages candid insight on the industry from seasoned high-level executives. This first sponsored initiative of the Gateway will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2:00 “ 3:00 p.m. (EST), giving attendees top-level insight on the forces shaping our industry and actionable ways to use this knowledge to stimulate their careers.
Hospitality Net - 1 hour ago
Microtel Inns & Suites and Hawthorn Suites Leadership Team Announced
Wyndham Hotel Group has announced the leadership team for its recently acquired Microtel Inns & Suites and Hawthorn Suites brands. Roy Flora was appointed president of the brands. He previously served their parent company, U.S. Franchise Systems, as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Based in Atlanta, he reports to Tony Berger, Wyndham Hotel Group chief operating officer.
Hospitality Net - 1 hour ago
Harrah's Entertainment Reports 2008 Second-Quarter Global Results
The company's second-quarter income from operations was $323.1 million, compared with $477.9 million in the 2007 second quarter. The net loss for the 2008 second quarter was $97.6 million, compared with net income of $237.5 million in the year-ago quarter. First-half revenues declined 2.9 percent to $5.2 billion from $5.4 billion in the first six months of 2007. Income from operations totaled $724.1 million in the 2008 first half, compared with $929.1 million in the prior-year period. The net loss for the first six months of 2008 was $285.4 million, compared with net income of $422.8 million in the first half of 2007.
Hospitality Net - 1 hour ago
Hersha Hospitality Management Opens Newly Built Hampton Inn & Suites Smithfield, Rhode Island
Hersha Hospitality Management, L.P. (HHM), a hotel management company for over 60 upper-upscale, upscale and mid-scale hotels in the Northeastern United States, announced their recently opened and newly built 101-room Hampton Inn & Suites Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Hospitality Net - 1 hour ago
Concord Hospitality Appoints Nick Kellock Chief Operating Officer
Concord Hospitality Enterprises, one of the nation's top-ranked hotel developer/owner/operators, today announced that Nick Kellock has joined the company as the chief operating officer, effective September 15th. Kellock will provide strategic direction to the overall operation and develop focused initiatives to manage and enhance the infrastructure of the company during a period of accelerated growth.
Hospitality Net - 1 hour ago
Hotel manager Roberto Wirth, at your servizio | usatoday.com
Roberto Wirth, 58, is celebrating his 25th year as general manager of Rome's celebrated Hotel Hassler Roma, which he also owns. He worked as a busboy before ascending to the top at his family's hotel, which has hosted Tom Cruise, Madonna and Princess Diana. Wirth, who can't hear, was interviewed via e-mail by USA TODAY about celebrity guests and the changing luxury hotel industry. Q: What percentage of your clientele is American, and has that decreased as the dollar has fallen against the euro? A: Between 15% and 50% are American, depending on the season. The weak dollar/strong euro have influenced traveling habits.
Hospitality Net - 7 hours ago
Travelodge to build 55 new seaside hotels | timesonline.co.uk
Travelodge is to recruit a quarter of a new batch of employees from the long term unemployed. The budget hotel chain is spending £150 million building 55 new seaside hotels creating about 1,000 jobs. A quarter of those jobs will be open to local long-term unemployed people through the Government's Local Employer Partnership (LEP) programme. The partnership programme works with Jobcentre Plus to give the long-term jobless special training so that they learn basic skills relevant to an industry. Jobcentre Plus branches then pre-interview potential candidates for would-be employers. The advantage to employers is that local candidates are found without recruitment costs.
Hospitality Net - 7 hours ago
No Time Out for Timeshares | nreionline.com
The economy is dying on the vine while $4 gasoline and rising unemployment have consumers putting purchases of everything from cars to houses on hold. Hotel chains, fearful of faltering occupancies as vacationers decide that backyard barbecues are more reasonable than a resort stay by the beach this summer, are scaling back plans for new construction. Condominium development is moribund, and the apartment, office, retail and even industrial sectors have all fallen off. Source: National real estate investor.
Hospitality Net - 7 hours ago
Hotel-Condos: A Broken Promise? | By Morris Newman | nreionline.com
Summertime in Las Vegas might be more scorching this year than usual due to the heat from a growing number of condo hotel lawsuits. A group of 40 investors who bought condo-hotel units ” privately owned homes inside hotels that revert to hotel rooms when the owners are away ” are suing the developers of Signature, a hotel and condominium complex developed by a partnership of MGM Mirage and Aventura, Fla.-based Turnberry Associates. The owners claim their units aren't generating the revenue promised by salesmen.
Hospitality Net - 7 hours ago
The Rezidor Hotel Group celebrates Responsible Business Action Month for the 5th year
The Rezidor Hotel Group celebrates its Responsible Business Action Month for the 5th year: In September 2008, all 239 operating hotels of the company in 44 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa are encouraged to organize social and environmental activities “ engaging with employees, guests and the local community, raising awareness for Responsible Business and raising funds to support Rezidor's corporate charity organization World Childhood Foundation or local causes. Responsible Business is an integral part of our business “ day by day and all year long, says Catherine Rubbens, Director Responsible Business of Rezidor. However, we use the month of September in particular to highlight our engagement, to pool our resources, and to arrange a variety of events which are good for us and for the planet.
Hospitality Net - 7 hours ago
Pan Pacific Serviced Suites to Open in Bangkok
Luxury serviced accommodation brand Pan Pacific Serviced Suites announces today the establishment of its first property in Bangkok and the second in the Asia Pacific region, after a successful inaugural launch of its flagship property in Singapore in April this year. Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Bangkok is slated to open in 2009. It will be the only serviced suites accommodation in Thailand where residents can rely on Personal Assistants (PAs) to provide them with local connections to the city.
Hospitality Net - 7 hours ago
More than 110 SHTM Students Geared Up for the Olympic Games
More than 110 students are placed with Beijing Olympics organisations in July and August 2008, benefiting from once in a lifetime opportunity to learn on the job at the world's premiere multi-sport event.
Hospitality Net - 7 hours ago
Keeping Positive: New Generation of Hospitality Sales Professionals Lesson #12 | By David M. Brudney, ISHC, July 2008
It's got to be depressing for anyone having to go to work these days what with all of the bad news out there - - soaring fuel costs causing airlines to cut domestic capacity up to 14 percent, higher fares, crowded flights, a 5 percent hike in food cost, the price of gas at the pumps, bank failures, home foreclosures, high unemployment and more corporate layoffs. Showing up for work is one thing. Bringing a positive attitude with you and maintaining that attitude is something else. With some jobs I guess you can fake enthusiasm and a positive attitude, but selling hotel rooms is not one of them.
Hospitality Net - 7 hours ago
Cornell MMH Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Award at the 7th Annual MMH Reception in New York City - Save the Date
This year we will announce our first MMH Outstanding Alumnus of the Year award at the 7th annual MMH Reception in New York City during the November Hotel Show. The MMH Outstanding Alumnus of the Year award will recognize an MMH alumna/alumnus who demonstrates exceptional career progression and continued service to the School and to our students.
Hospitality Net - 7 hours ago
Sydney Icon to reclaim title as Australia's Coolest Boutique Hotel
Originally opened in 1999 with a Burley Katon Halliday design, the Kirketon Hotel and associated Salt Restaurant claimed the mantle of Australia's pre-eminent boutique hotel. With the stark minimalist style of its day and highly inflated room rates the brand flourished but the hotel did not. Acquired by Eight Hotels in late 2003, the Kirketon maintained its reputation as an iconic boutique hotel while strategically repositioning through a focus on incomparable value and guest hospitality. Under Eight Hotels management, the Kirketon rapidly and consistently achieved 90% + occupancy.
Hospitality Net - 7 hours ago
Omni Hotels Goes Phone Book Free | Brand-Wide Program to Preserve More Than 1800 Trees and Other Valuable Resources Each Year
Omni Hotels is hanging up on phone books for good. The luxury hotel brand announced today that it will immediately recycle its current stock of approximately 30,000 phone books and eliminate future use of phone books at all of its properties. "Saying goodbye to phone books means Omni Hotels will preserve approximately 217,200 pounds of paper each year," said Richard Maxfield, senior vice president of operations for Omni Hotels. "Our goal is to preserve more than 18,000 trees over the next decade. We feel good about the impact this initiative will have on the environment."
Hospitality Net - 7 hours ago
General Manager Appointments at the Hongkong and Shanghai (Peninsula) Hotels, Limited
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited announces the following senior appointments: Mr. Ingvar Herland as General Manager, Research & Technology; and Mr. P.T. Wong as General Manager, Project Coordination and Technical Services. Both appointees are based in Hong Kong and the appointments took effect on 1 July, 2008.
Hospitality Net - 7 hours ago
HD Boutique Heats Up Miami's Design Scene on September 17 & 18
South Florida becomes the epicenter for movers and shakers in the hospitality industry as buyers and sellers connect at the Hospitality Design Boutique Exposition & Conference (HD Boutique) on September 17-18, 2008 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. More than 4,000 registered attendees including design firms, hotel owners, purchasers, architects and restaurateurs will conduct business and interact with some of the most innovative and influential heavyweights in hospitality design who present the latest products and trends in the marketplace.
Hospitality Net - 7 hours ago
HODGES WARD ELLIOTT TEAM BROKERS MASSACHUSETTS HOTEL DEAL
Search for Atlanta Commercial Real Estate Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - Bill Hodges and Tim Southard of the Atlanta-based Hodges Ward Elliott hotel brokerage and investment banking firm have represented Ashford Hospitality Trust, a Dallas-based REIT, in
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McDonald's out at Disney's Calif. theme park
LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney Co., the world's biggest theme park operator, is eliminating McDonald's Corp. fast-food restaurants at its Disneyland resort.Three McDonald's locations at the Anaheim, Calif., park will close on Sept. 2 as part of planned
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