Mark Stavitski is the new director of sales, Nancy Miller the Midwest account director, Diana Kamper the southwest account director, and McKinlay Kelly is a group sales specialist
Gregory Gubiani to lead Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral
With a Rooms Division background, Gregory kicked start his career as a resort host in an international five star luxury resort in Maldives and moved on to be a Front Office Manager in another five star resort in French Polynesia.
Doug Gehret appointed Area VP of Hilton Worldwide Operations in Central Florida and South Carolina
A 22-year Hilton veteran, Gehret will assume leadership of hotel operations for 18 of the global company’s owned and managed assets as well as Hilton Grand Vacation properties in the region.
Edge Hotel School students get to grips with today’s hotel marketing challenges
The undergraduates went away from the experience with a much greater understanding of the challenges hotel marketers are facing today and how they should be responding.
What users want from hospitality and travel smartphone apps
Guests are particularly interested in using mobile for room-ready notifications, requesting room amenities, hotel services and rooms upgrades.
Hotel industry house profit reaches all-time high in 2014
Hotel industry revenue levels topped an estimated US$176 billion in 2014, which is nearly US$14 billion more than 2013, according to STR Analytics’ 2015 Hotel Operating Statistics (HOST) Almanac.
How to stop talent turnover
What the industry needs to know about attracting and keeping new hospitality graduates: in conversation with Guy Bentley, CEO of the Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School.
Fairmont announces two new hotels in Egypt
New Fairmont and Swissôtel projects support FRHI’s global expansion plan to grow by 50 per cent over the next five years.
Third Holiday Inn Express under IHG and Pro Invest Partnership to open in Adelaide
The 245-room new build hotel will be situated in Adelaide’s Central Business District (CBD).
DoubleTree by Hilton brand launches in Santiago, Chile
The 226-room hotel offers works of celebrated Chilean artists throughout the property, including a striking hanging wood sculpture in the lobby.
