2010-02-08
Embassy Suites Jackson-North/Ridgeland in Ridgeland, Miss., and the Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago Southland-Matteson in Matteson, Ill., are the first two hotels certified - More
How Convention Centers Influence Hotel Markets - By Thomas Hazinski
HVS recommends using regression models to measure the impacts of convention centers on their surrounding hotel markets - More
Hospitality and Hotel Industry News
2010-02-08
The Bentonville Convention & Visitors Bureau and EcoGreenHotel have teamed up to bring the local hotel community an educational look inside the Green Hospitality movement. EcoGreenHotel’s Jeff Kiec LEED AP will be presenting real world case studies. Bentonville is the worldwide headquarters of Wal-Mart a global corporate leader in the sustainabi... - More
2010-02-08
Located at the historic intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine, this $350 million complex, developed by Gatehouse Capital and owned in a joint venture by HEI Hotels & Resorts and Gatehouse Capital, in affiliation with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro), offers W’s jet-setting guests, residents and Hollywood’s fas... - More
2010-02-08
The excellence in services is the ultimate goal to which main hotel management aims since it has been proved that it has an enormous influence on differentiation, competitiveness and positioning of the hotel as a company in the current market. The degrees of experience the guests undergo in a hotel, determine in large measure the degrees of exc... - More
2010-02-08
Over the past year the credit crunch has seen the nation tighten its belt and feel the squeeze. The prosperous era of 'splashing out' has come to an abrupt end and given way to feelings of thrift and frugality that have led us all to keep a beady eye on the balance sheet. - More
2010-02-08
If websites like TripAdvisor are riddled with fake reviews, where will the traveller go for authentic advice, asks Charles Starmer-Smith. - More
2010-02-08
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, recently signed an agreement with Chongqing Guest House Co. Ltd. to manage a hotel in Chongqing that is scheduled to open in late 2011. - More
2010-02-08
Top U.S. hotel companies are scouting out new brands to expand their reach abroad and keep their best customers from defecting to rivals as new rooms growth slow down. - More
2010-02-08
The Rezidor Hotel Group announces the Radisson Blu Hotel, Uppsala in Sweden. The property featuring 176 rooms is scheduled to open in 2012. - More
2010-02-08
It amazes me during this economic downturn - when hotel values have in some cases declined 50 percent or more and existing properties can be purchased at bargain prices - that hundreds of hotel developers all over the world are still looking to build new projects. - More
