Shona Pushpaharan has more than 14 years of experience in the banking sector and has spent the last eight years specialising in supporting hotel and leisure businesses.
Red Lion appoints Jim Bell as Chief Financial Officer
Bell joins RLHC from Coldwater Creek, where he was most recently Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, having also served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
On the Move: mid-October 2014
Hospitality people move around the globe! Keep track of your colleagues and friends through our listing of appointments and promotions, sorted by region.
R.A. Rauch & Associates raises Radisson flag in Phoenix
The 284-room Metro Plaza Hotel in Phoenixs Northwest Valley business district has closed for extensive renovations, reopening in the fourth quarter of 2014 as a full-service Radisson.
IHG announces the opening of a new Holiday Inn Express in Xalapa, Mexico
The $6 million new-build hotel is the tenth IHG-branded hotel for Veracruz.
Park Inn Cape Town Newlands opens in South Africa
The hotel offers 122 superior guest rooms and lies at the foot of Table Mountain.
Radisson Red launches in Asia Pacific with first hotel in China
The 300-key Radisson Red Shenyang Hunnan is part of a twin hotel development which includes Radisson Blu Shenyang, located in the CBD of Hunnan New District.
Hotel WiFi test ranks hotels by WiFi happiness
Metrics measure important aspects of WiFi quality – download and upload speed, latency and stability and the confidence score shows how well it’s been tested.
Business travelers are more productive if they explore local surroundings
Recent survey from Homewood Suites by Hilton reveals more than half of business travelers immerse themselves in local life.
Tapping the growth of the mobility marketplace
By Ani Bhalekar: Hospitality professionals can use mobile technology to transform travel experiences and thus stay ahead of the curve and be profitable.
