By Fritz Gubler: We talk with Hal Philp, GM of the newly-opened Sheraton Melbourne Hotel about global opportunities and challenges in a hospitality career, opening and staffing new properties, and more.

Richer earning policy tested in the Americas and now rolling out so members can earn at the new rate at any InterContinental Hotel & Resort in the world beginning July 1.

Armani, Versace and Bulgari will have fashion-branded hotels in Dubai by 2018.

Royal Plaza on Scotts’ 40th anniversary was marked by a record-making culinary feat using the hotel’s signature bread and butter pudding.

Mobile PMS Overlay allows hotel staff to assist guests away from the front desk using tablets or smartphones, and provides guests choice of service to check in and out via their smartphone.

Joining the 1,234 room Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa is Taro Tan as Hotel Manager and Colin Yeoh as Resident Manager.

Polakovicova’s vision crafts the wine and beverage program for the entire resort including the signature restaurant Navio, the wine tasting room ENO, The Conservatory, and The Ocean Terrace.

omewood Suites by Hilton Tucson St. Philip’s Plaza University, owned by Noble Investment Group and operated by Interstate Hotels & Resorts, today announced that Charles Brown has been named general manager and Catherine DeLone has been named director of sales. Located at 4250 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., the 122-suite hotel is scheduled to open in October of 2014.

Following an extensive renovation, it will be the first globally branded hotel in more than a decade to enter Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital.

Expected to open in early 2016, the 302-room Hyatt Regency Bloomington Central Station hotel is the centerpiece of Bloomington Central Station, a transit-oriented, mixed-use urban village.