Hotel News

Host Hotels and Resorts is set to issue its Q214 quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st.

Back in March it was announced that Starwood Hotels& Resorts Worldwide, Inc. intended to enter into a dominating agreement with Design Hotels AG .

Creating a culture of learning is as important as the training itself--that was the key message delivered by three of the top leaders in the restaurant and lodging industries as they addressed a standing room-only crowd at the Presidents Panel of the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers 88th Hospitality Training Conference.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. today announced that its trailblazing Element brand is headed to Syracuse, New York.

MBA Hotel Brokers exclusively represented the seller, Northern Lights Land Company LLC. The hotel was purchased by HUM Hospitality who plans to continue to operate as a Country Inn & Suites.

The Las Vegas-based company said net income rose to $203.9 million, or $2 per share, from $129.8 million, or $1.28 per share, in the same quarter a year ago.

David Dvorak CMP, the former Vice President of Catering and Event Management for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide , will join Cendyn Arcaneo, in a newly created role -- Vice President, Strategic Accounts.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. , one of the world's largest hotel companies, announced today that it has launched hands-free hotel reservations for Ford vehicles.

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed against Marriott International Inc , which had blamed the hospitality company for the bankruptcy of a hotel on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Guests at Hilton Worldwide will soon be able to use their smartphones to select specific rooms, make special requests, check in and out, and even unlock their room doors, the McLean-based hotel chain announced Monday.

Average Selling Price Per Room Year-Over-Year catapulted 28% to $150,223 per room in 1H 2014, compared to $117,300 in 1H 13. Prices in 1H 14 are also up 17% over the year-end 2013 total of $128,352.

Noble Investment Group last week announced the acquisition of the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Miami Airport South.

Hilton Worldwide last week announced further expansion of its fastest growing full service brand in Eastern Europe with the signing of DoubleTree by Hilton Minsk.

Chef Cyrille Pannier joins Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills as Executive Chef after spending two decades with the company.

Almost a year ago, we learned InterContinental Hotels Group would open one of its first Even Hotels at 1775 Rockville Pike.

Miami New Times' Iron Fork is Miami's most hotly anticipated culinary event. This year, on July 31st, we up the ante by partnering with the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau to kick off two months of discounted three-course meals at Miami's best restaurants during Miami Spice.

Covington singer wins Country Showdown Whitney Gibson advances to state finals Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/local/2014/07/27/covington-singer-wins-country-showdown/13252825/ Whitney Gibson won the 12th annual WYN 106.9 Country Showdown finals in Henderson on Saturday with her cover of 'Better Dig Two' ... (more)

SANDALS Resorts International is pumping US$5.5 million into five of the Caribbean's first over-the-water suites and the renovation of 14 suites at Sandals Royal Caribbean in Montego Bay.

Alexander Philips joined the rush to buy foreclosed U.S. homes four years ago, spending $40 million on houses in California and Nevada to operate as rentals.

The Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel will celebrate Eid Al Fitr this year by offering guests a special buffet on Eid days.