Coco Collection has appointed Elza Artiaga from Brazil, as GM of Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu, Georgios Papazoglou, hailing from Greece, as GM of Coco Bodu Hithi, and Shafa Shabeer, from the Maldives, as Director of Marketing.

The Biggest Loser Resort Chicago to open September 6 and The Biggest Loser Resort at The Villas of Amelia Island Plantation in Jacksonville, Florida to open October 18.

The 161-room hotel will feature six meeting rooms, a gym and three treatment rooms, a rooftop bar and lounge offering panoramic views and is set to open in early 2016.

Most recently, Bulley served as IHG’s chief operating officer for its Greater China region and he is the longest-serving member of the IHG Global Operations Council.

The 10-story, 115-suite hotel, which boasts views of Manhattan, is the First Home2 Suites in the greater New York City area.

Guests can join dabbawalas, members of the city’s highly regarded lunch-box delivery trade, on delivery runs of hots lunches from the local train station before enjoying a dabbas of their own.

The Sanchaya – the newest property to open on Bintan Island in 10 years – is a luxurious colonial estate that houses 21 villas and 9 suites.

Millennium and Copthorne’s new contemporary 145-key property to target ‘Gen Y’ travellers as hotel group broadens portfolio throughout the region.

The Ritz-Carlton Chicago will be his 8th hotel and 4th assignment as Executive Chef with Four Seasons properties.

Kimpton Hotels, Drury Hotels, Hyatt House, the Ritz-Carlton and Hyatt Place topped customer satisfaction surveys in the Market Metrix Hospitality Index.