Starwood says the 136-room Aloft Columbus and 123-room Element Columbus will be open in early 2017 and they’ll share a fitness center, indoor pool, meeting space and a 300-space parking garage.

Hunter will direct and oversee the day-to-day operations of this all-suite hotel just ten miles from Raleigh-Durham Airport.

Simoner has vast experience in hospitality sector, most recently as Senior Vice President of Kempinski Europe and as General Manager at the Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains St. Moritz.

Newly created position will lead brand’s growth plan across the region, with particular emphasis on China; veteran hotelier William Mackay assumes oversight of hotel operations in the region.

KASARA is a collection of hotels, resorts and residences in exotic locations in Asia and beyond, including Hokkaido, Japan; Koh Samui, Thailand and Pulau Tiga in Borneo.

Abhishek Sahai has worked at senior positions at The Oberoi and The Leela, and prior to joining The Leela Palace, Udaipur, he was Rooms Division Manager at The Leela Mumbai.

He leads a kitchen team of 100, oversees the hotel’s five restaurants, in-room dining, banquets and events, and is responsible for all menu development and food & beverage quality control.

Handing over the reins at PARKROYAL Serviced Suites Kuala Lumpur to Acting General Manager Goh Tee Kay, Sharmini will now helm the 534-room PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road in Singapore.

Conrad London Westminster, located between Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace, is expected to welcome guests beginning in September 2014.

Designed for time-poor guests, Spa by JW adds express treatments to provide on-demand services that start at 12-minute entry points and are available without an appointment.