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Hospitality Veteran Todd Scholl joins Hotel Sorella Country Club Plaza as Director of Sales and Marketing San Antonio, Texas (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 Todd Scholl brings more than two decades of hospitality experience to his new role as Director of Sales and Marketing to Valencia Group’s newest property,Hotel Sorella Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, MO. His extensive background in direct selling and leading a team was pivotal in his hire. Set to debut this fall, Hotel Sorella Country Club...
After years of revenue decreases as both consumers and businesses became more concerned about their finances and cut back on luxuries, which included travel and stays at hotels and resorts, travel spending is projected to increase over the next five years as the world economy continues to improve and tourist dollars continue bolstering revenue for global hotels and resorts. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated a report on the Global Hotels and Resorts industry to...
Innovative technology behind new cutting-edge virtual concierge product will serve to enhance the overall hotel guest experience EVRY, France and MANCHESTER, England, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Accor announces that Monscierge has been chosen to deliver the chain's new virtual concierge product designed specifically for its Novotel brand. Monscierge has been working with a number of Accor's brands for over two years and this latest project has been delivered ahead of schedule...
Richard Nanula to serve as Chairman of the new Board and Industry Veteran Michael Ribero Named CEO SIOUX FALLS, S.D., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Colony Capital LLC ("Colony"), a global real estate investment firm and one of the largest investors in hospitality assets, today announced that it has led a syndicate of investors in its acquisition of LodgeNet Interactive Corporation ("LodgeNet"). This investment is concurrent with LodgeNet's approximately $70 million recapitalization...
With UK hotels seeing as much as a 30-percent drop in bookings last summer, the online UK accommodation reservation service provider announced that thousands of hotels that they book are offering reduced rates LONDON, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Partially in response to low occupancy levels in summer 2012, StarStay is pleased to announce that a majority of the UK hotels that they book are offering significantly reduced prices for summer 2013 UK hotels. StarStay is an online...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Steigenberger Hotel Group has expanded its sales representation with Discover the World Marketing in five countries which are its largest international markets-- US, Canada, France, UK and Russia. Discover the World Marketing now develops sales and marketing for Steigenberger Hotel Groups in 14 countries including these five new countries. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100629/LA27981LOGO) "Discover the World has...
PARIS and SINGAPORE, Jan. 28 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In the context of the brand's significant expansion in Asia, including the opening of a Sofitel So label property in Singapore city, Sofitel Luxury Hotels has commissioned Karl Lagerfeld to design the emblem of the new Sofitel So Singapore. The emblem will symbolise the hotel's new and original style, unique to Sofitel So Singapore, and appear on a range of exclusive objects available for clients during their stay. Karl Lagerfeld,...
MERRILLVILLE, Ind., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of White Lodging Services, Bruce White, has been awarded the Midwest Lodging Investors Summit Game Changer Award, presented by Lodging Hospitality magazine. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120210/DE51498LOGO ) According to Lodging Hospitality, The Game Changer award is presented annually to honor someone who has made a significant impact on lodging in the Midwest and on the...
DALLAS, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Three social media-savvy travelers are gearing up for memorable summer road trips, having been named Motel 6's official "Open Road Correspondents" today. The announcement concludes an online contest launched by the popular hotel chain in May in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Motel 6 fans submitted compelling videos illustrating why they deserved to travel and report on some of the most iconic stretches of American highway. The winners'...
MUNICH and DALLAS, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Accor, the world's leading hotel operator and market leader in Europe, has chosen TrustYou for its social media monitoring and reputation management worldwide. Accor will use TrustYou to monitor online reviews, tweets and posts for 3,300+ of its properties worldwide and gain customer specific-insights about their properties. TrustYou's sophisticated technology comprehends sentiment in user-generated content to uncover trends,...
