As Marriott International continues its rapid expansion across Eastern Europe, the company today announced the signing of a new hotel in Russia – the 220-room Voronezh Marriott Hotel. The hotel is scheduled to open in 2015 and will operate under a management agreement with Ojsc Tsum-Voronezh.
The latest survey compiled by Horwath Hotel, Tourism and Leisure (HTL), the world’s largest hospitality consulting firm, shows that the improved optimism at the start of the year has once again been stymied due to the prevailing global economic uncertainty. Hotel operator sentiment has followed the same pattern of the last 3 years; with mid-year sentiment turning negative after a more optimistic outlook at the start of the year, slumping to a neutral score of 1. Europe’s return to a negative sentiment score has weighed down the global average and in Asia; China had a negative sentiment reflecting the slowing economic growth in that country.
STR Global, the leading service provider of market information to the hotel industry, is reporting the recent performance of London hotels during the 2012 Olympic Games. The games started with the opening ceremony on Friday, 27 July 2012.
Introducing the all-new a la carte menu at VIE Wine & Grill. Designed by VIE Hotel’s French executive sous chef, the menu includes a wide variety of traditional French gourmet dishes that compliment each other. VIE Hotel’s head chef, who recently completed a workshop with the legendary Marco Pierre White, adds a modern twist with some signature culinary creations.
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s largest hotel companies and the biggest international hotel company in Greater China, today announced its first set of signings for the new HUALUXE Hotels and Resorts brand. Eight management contracts have been signed since the brand launch earlier this year, including hotels in Beijing and Shanghai, as well as six emerging business and leisure destinations across the country.
As hospitality managers and organizations tackle today’s challenges, it is more important than ever to understand how strategic decisions regarding personnel, marketing, revenue and demand management affect the bottom line. Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration is addressing these challenges with its new executive-level, topic-specific Cornell Advanced Programs. Designed to equip industry leaders with hospitality current trends, industry innovations and access to a network of international colleagues, Cornell Advanced Programs are four-day, intensive courses providing deep understanding in specific topics related to hospitality management.
Marriott International has selected three agencies as finalists for its creative business for Marriott Hotels & Resorts. The agencies are: Grey New York, JWT New York and the incumbent agency, mcgarrybowen New York. The agency review launched in May 2012 and is expected to conclude with agency appointment in September 2012.
A study published in the August 2012 Cornell Hospitality Quarterly (CQ) identifies certain corporate cultures that are connected to favorable hotel operating results—and other cultures that seem to hold down revenues. The study, “The Relationship among Corporate Culture, Strategic Orientation, and Financial Performance,” was conducted by HyunJeong (Spring) Han, who was a visiting scholar at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration. By special arrangement with Sage Publications, the article is available at no charge from the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, which produces the CQ in conjunction with Sage.
New Modern Luxury Hotel in the Heart of Taipei (Tokyo, Japan – August 2nd, 2012) The Okura Prestige Taipei opens… Read More »The Okura Prestige Taipei Opens August 3rd
Marriott Vacation Club announces the start of construction on the third tower at Marriott’s Grand Chateau, located at 75 East Harmon Avenue just off the world famous Las Vegas Strip. Maintaining the design inspiration of Southern France from the existing two towers, the 37-story, third tower will add 223 one-, two- and three-bedroom villas for a total of 643 villas at the property with occupancy beginning in mid-2014.
Russia & CIS Hotel Investment Conference (RHIC) will take place on October 15-17, 2012, at the Radisson Royal Hotel Moscow. Now in its eighth year, RHIC has become the region’s largest hotel industry gathering. The conference will bring together top-level executives from all areas of the industry including investors, developers, brands, operators, financiers, advisors and government officials – all with one common purpose: to do business in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
(London, 01. August 2012) Die britische Wettbewerbshüterin Office of Fair Trading (OFT) ermittelt gegen die Online-Reiseplattformen booking.com und Expedia sowie… Read More »Hotels und Reiseportale im Preisabsprach-Verdacht – Britische Behörde: Praxis in gesamter Branche verbreitet
So you think you can cook? Bill Marriott is holding his first cook-off challenge. Using random ingredients, can you whip up a delicious meal? Send him a photo and recipe and he will declare a winner.
Glion Institute of Higher Education is launching a new Master of Science in International Hospitality Finance starting January 2013. The 1-year program follows current trends in higher hybrid learning which offers six months of on-campus courses and another six months of online courses. Students will be able to further develop and hone their skills in financial decision-making and in finding innovative solutions to complex financial challenges which are relevant to the hospitality industry. The maximum enrollment for this new program is 30 students for the first intake in January 2013.
