It requires no downloads and guests can check-in before arrival, upgrade rooms, access a host of personalized upsell promotions on amenities, check-out or instant message front-desk personnel.

A handful of top students from the International College of Hotel Management worked with accommodation coordinators at the G20 in Brisbane, helping bed down world leaders.

By Jean Francois Mourier: Drop the compset as the basis for your pricing strategy and start considering every property available in a destination within your category and similar star rating.

Construction is scheduled to commence by mid-2015 and the Novotel Sharq is expected to open its doors in Kuwait in 2017.

The newly built 64-room Artisan DC Hotel, an urban boutique hotel, is comprised of two buildings, each one with a distinctive style.

The brand new 15-story building offers 400 guest rooms, including multiple types of suites and an apartment.

Michael Tam is promoted to GM from Resident Manager, Gu Xiang has been promoted to Executive Assistant Manager and Sara Xue is the new Director of Food and Beverage at the property.

Rappaport has more than 34 years of hospitality, gaming and entertainment experience, having provided leadership expertise at major resort gaming operations throughout the United States.

In this role, he will be responsible for the Steigenberger establishments in Davos, Gstaad-Saanen and Zurich and will work in close conjunction with the respective hotel managers.