New appointments of Colleen Keating, Lynne Dougherty, and Vera Manoukian reflect growth in Starwood’s franchise business.

The new TripConnect feature is a pay-per-click advertising module and is connected with Worldhotels’ booking engine Resmaster which is powered by Trust International.

It features 172 guestrooms and suites, including a Presidential Suite and six spacious Executive Suites all featuring contemporary and mid-century inspired furnishings.

The 35-bedroom hotel, which also boasts seven self-catering four-star, gold award lodges, will continue to remain independently owned but is now part of the Best Western family.

The lodging leader to talk about business and tourism opportunities at US-Africa Business Forum.

Kristie Fererra, David Meisner, Josh Brandon and Moby Ahmed have been named general managers last quarter across the company.

Wong has held other senior sales and e-business positions at Regal Kowloon Hotel, Novotel Nathan Road Kowloon Hotel and Miramar Hotel (currently known as The Mira Hong Kong).

Originally from Scotland, Abram brings over 20 years of international hotel industry
experience in managing luxury properties in addition to a celebrated marketing background.

The line’s third “Royal Princess” is to be delivered in 2017. The 143,000-ton vessel, which will be built at an all-in cost of approximately 600 million euros, will carry 3,560 passengers.

The 86-room Hampton Inn Greenville/I-385 Haywood Mall in Greenville, S.C. and the 122-room Hampton Inn Seattle/Everett, in Everett, Washington, are Hampton’s newest openings.