By Larry Mogelonsky: As the middle child between desktops/laptops and smartphones, what are the best uses for tablets have in the hotel space?
Novotel Phuket Karon Beach Resort and Spa now open
The 224 guest rooms includes 16 Plunge Pool Suites, 20 Suites, 56 Deluxe rooms, 30 Family Deluxe rooms, 9 Superior Plunge Pool rooms, 45 Superior rooms and 48 Standard rooms.
Steigenberger Mannheimer Hof rebranded to Leonardo Royal Hotel Mannheim
Leonardo Hotels thereby increases the number of hotels of their upscale »Royal« brand in Germany to seven.
Gansevoort Playa Imbert to open on Dominican Republic’s north coast
Gansevoort Playa Imbert will feature 48 suites comprised of one and two-bedroom lofts; three-bedroom apartments with private plunge pools and a collection of four-bedroom penthouses.
Babylon Warwick Hotel, Baghdad has opened its doors
Its extensive facilities include indoor and outdoor Olympic swimming pools, a spa with a Turkish bath, a fitness center, tennis courts, 3 conference rooms with a meeting capacity up to 750 guests, 6 restaurants and a cigar bar.
Carolyn Turnbull joins the Board of Directors at Peak Hotels and Resorts
Turnbull has over 18 years of leadership experience in the hospitality industry and has been instrumental in the strategic positioning of Aman Resorts over the past 10 years.
Value Place appoints Stuart Becker new Executive VP and CFO
Becker has 30 years of expertise in finance and private equity, most recently as CFO at Summit Hotel Properties Inc., a publicly traded hotel real estate investment trust.
St. Regis Hotel in Rome sold, Starwood will continue management
Now owned by Constellation Hotels, the iconic St. Regis Hotel in Rome will continue to be operated by Starwood Hotels under a long-term management contract.
Gordon James Gorman new GM at Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi
His four decade career has included operational and GM positions in Glasgow, Nairobi, Mombasa, Abuja, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok, Hua-Hin, Seoul, Bahrain, Dubai, and Riyadh.
William Bennett named DoSM at InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
A Chicago native, Bennett has overseen the sales and marketing efforts for a number of Chicago area Westin and Wyndham Hotels.



