Latest Hospitality industry Stories
SILVER SPRING, Md., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's largest lodging franchisors, today announced that it has entered into a global corporate agreement with Booking.com, a leading online travel agency (OTA), that attracts over 30 million unique online visitors from both leisure and business markets worldwide. This agreement with Booking.com expands the reach of the Choice Hotels brands to millions of consumers in 180...
GREENVILLE, S.C. and STAMFORD, Conn., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Centerplate, the largest event hospitality partner to North America's premier sports stadiums, convention centers and entertainment venues, welcomes two new members to the corporate team. Lila Kahn recently joined Centerplate at their Corporate headquarters in Stamford as Director of Marketing for the Centerplate Restaurant Group. John Johnson III will join Centerplate as Purchasing Manager for the Facility...
The first Waldorf-Astoria hotel in Asia sweeps the award by global travelers on the popular travel site. SHANGHAI, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Savvy globetrotters have spoken. The luxury heritage hotel was voted their favourite in Shanghai, taking the Number One spot and beating over 2,891 other hotels to clinch TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice 2013 Award. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130301/CL69311) This first Waldorf-Astoria property in Asia (The...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rebuilding Together, a Safe and Healthy Housing organization that believes Community Starts at Home, is working with Choice Hotels International to renovate a U.S. VETS facility. U.S. VETS is the nation's largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive services to homeless and at-risk veterans. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090421/REBUILDINGLOGO ) Rebuilding Together Valley of the Sun and Choice Hotels volunteers will...
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kessler Collection, a portfolio of ten artistically inspired boutique hotels and restaurants, is excited to announce the launch of a new brand website, www.kesslercollection.com, as well as websites for each of the ten properties in the collection. In response to evolving consumer needs and purchasing preferences, The Kessler Collection is excited to offer new websites for the collection to enhance the Kessler experience for potential...
Universal Announces Room Rates, New Features for New 1,800 Room On-Site Hotel ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Guests can now book reservations for Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort, the new, 1800-room hotel at Universal Orlando Resort that will feature value-priced guest rooms and moderately priced family suites. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130226/FL66784 ) The hotel is scheduled to open in early 2014 - with reservations now being accepted for...
iMEDIA delights hotel owners and operators with an alternative revenue stream to on-demand movies DENVER, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- iBAHN, the global leader in IP-based entertainment and information services for the hospitality, meeting, conference and retail industries, today announced that in-room sales of its IPTV service, iMEDIA, generated a 150 percent increase in revenue for its hotel customers from October 2011 to December 2012. iMEDIA allows hotel guests to access the...
18 New Hotels, 5 New Restaurants and 4 New Spas Earn Five-Star Honors, including Big Winners in Southern California, and First-Time Five-Star Hotel Award Winners in Beijing and Rhode Island LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Forbes Travel Guide today unveiled its 55(th) announcement of Five-Star, Four-Star and Recommended hospitality establishments worldwide, including eighteen new hotels, five new restaurants and four new spas that achieved the Five-Star Award for 2013....
Lodging Leader Collects 1M Soap Bars and Amenity Bottles BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global hospitality leader Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) has become an official hotel partner of Clean the World, a non-profit that collects, recycles and distributes discarded soaps and other hygiene amenities to communities in need. With nearly 47,000 rooms (more than 200 hotels) already participating, Marriott is the number one hotel chain in the Clean the World...
Sensorstream is sponsoring the inaugural Smart Watch Summit at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong from 14-16 March 2013. This conference is for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), suppliers, and integrators in the emerging smart watch industry. Boston, MA (PRWEB) February 24, 2013 Sensorstream is sponsoring the inaugural Smart Watch Summit at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong from 14-16 March 2013. This conference is for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), suppliers, and...
