Apr 28
Newmarket International, Inc., the leader in sales and catering solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced that Habtoor Hotels has selected Newmarket’s Delphi(R) and MeetingBrokerSM solutions for its Metropolitan Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.

author Gareth Powell, source feeds.hotelnewsresource.com
Apr 28
The Rezidor Hotel Group (STO:REZT) further extends its rapidly growing portfolio in Russia: The Radisson Hotel Chelyabinsk (188 rooms, opening in Q1 2010) brings the group’s pipeline of hotels in operation and under development to 20.

author Gareth Powell, source feeds.hotelnewsresource.com
Apr 28
Growing list of companies reject host’s bigoted rhetoric

author Gareth Powell, source feeds.hotelnewsresource.com
Apr 28
Many people use the terminology ‘marketing’ and ’sales’ as having the same meaning. Is there a difference between Marketing and Sales? The answer is a resounding ‘YES!’ Both are critical to matching your hotel’s features and services to the guest who wants and needs them, but the two words do not have the same meaning.

author Gareth Powell, source feeds.hotelnewsresource.com
Apr 28
The Microtel Inns & Suites and Hawthorn Suites hotel brands are now featuring fully-downloadable Electronic Desktop Directories that contain a complete listing with details of every Microtel and Hawthorn Suites hotel around the world, according to US Franchise Systems, Inc. (USFS), franchisor of the two chains. The convenient new e-Directories can be downloaded from the Microtel Inns & Suites or Hawthorn Suites web sites to any computer with just a few simple clicks to instantly become part of the user’s personal desktop directory. Periodic updates are pushed out to ensure that users have the most up-to-date individual hotel and brand information.
author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk
Apr 28
Work is well underway by Philip Cowan Interiors on the 108 bedroom refurbishment of the De Montfort Hotel, Kenilworth.
Overlooking the impressive views of Warwickshire countryside, the hotel is renowned for its high level of service and hospitality, which can only be enhanced by the new look furnishings.
author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk
Apr 28
Editor of HotelDesigns, Patrick Goff, has just returned from a two week visit looking at the Hotel Industry in South Africa’s Cape Province.The bouyancy of the industry was obvious from the amount of building and refurbishment going on, and the hoteliers reported strong growth in tourism from South America driven by the introduction of direct flights from Buenos Aries in advance of the 2010 World Cup.
author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk
Apr 28
Editor of HotelDesigns, Patrick Goff, has just returned from a two week visit looking at the Hotel Industry in South Africa’s Cape Province.The bouyancy of the industry was obvious from the amount of building and refurbishment going on, and the hoteliers reported strong growth in tourism from South America driven by the introduction of direct flights from Buenos Aries in advance of the 2010 World Cup.
author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk
Apr 28
A new 124-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel opened in Hampton, VA on April 10, 2008. The SpringHill Suites by Marriott Hampton Coliseum Central is located at 1997 Power Plant Parkway and is accessible to Norfolk International Airport and the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport. Equidistant from Williamsburg and Virginia Beach, VA, the SpringHill Suites Hampton provides a haven for wary business travellers and a rest stop for vacationing families and groups. Chesapeake, VA-based LTD Management Company, L.L.C. developed and will manage the hotel.
author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk
Apr 28
A new 124-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel opened in Hampton, VA on April 10, 2008. The SpringHill Suites by Marriott Hampton Coliseum Central is located at 1997 Power Plant Parkway and is accessible to Norfolk International Airport and the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport. Equidistant from Williamsburg and Virginia Beach, VA, the SpringHill Suites Hampton provides a haven for wary business travellers and a rest stop for vacationing families and groups. Chesapeake, VA-based LTD Management Company, L.L.C. developed and will manage the hotel.
author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk