The signings include Seattle; Baltimore; Austin and El Paso, Texas; Orange Beach and Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Gainesville, Fla., and two hotels in Atlanta, where the brand was founded.
Dual-branded Hampton Inn and Homewood Suites opens downtown Chicago
The 40-story development, a conversion of the former Crowne Plaza Hotel, combines 225 Hampton and 127 Homewood Suites rooms across all floors.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC board appointment
She has held senior positions at Microsoft, Nokia, Reebok and Procter & Gamble.
The Mobley: the most important hotel you didn’t know about
By Claudette Palomares: In this Throwback Thursday piece, we’ll share how a business-deal-gone-bad inadvertently gave rise to a hotel empire.
Hilton Anatole welcomes two tenured sales professionals
Anne Madden, CMP, CTA, will handle the Northeast market while Kelly Blecke joins the Anatole team to oversee the Mid-Atlantic area.
Culture is the essence and spirit of a hotel
By Tim Millett: The culture lays the foundation upon which the credibility of the property, and its ability to meet its brand promise, will be built.
TIME adds Red Sea resort to regional portfolio
The management contract for five-star hotel and residence in master planned Sahl Hasheesh resort development near Hurghada brings UAE hospitality group closer to 2016 goal of 11 properties.
Adrian Hardwick-Jones IHG’s new Regional Director, Design and Engineering
As part of the senior leadership team, Adrian will lead the regional design and engineering function in hotels across South West Asia. He will be based in Gurgaon in Delhi, India.
Maitria Hotel Sukhumvit 18 to open next week
The fifth property in Bangkok under the Chatrium Group, its 129 guestrooms range from studios to one- and two-bedroom suites with fully-equipped kitchens.
Alan Darr new APAC Director of HR and Support at Outrigger
He was most recently human resources consultant for Artyzen Hospitality in Hong Kong and previously worked with Shangri-La Hotels.
