Hospitality Net: News

Former Starwood Executive, Tina Edmundson, Joins Marriott To Head Companys Lifestyle Brands - August 14, 2008

Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) announced today that Tina Edmundson will join the company in a newly created role -- Senior Vice President, Lifestyle Brands and Renaissance Operations. Edmundson, a former Starwood luxury group and W executive, will lead brand strategy and operations and help provide marketing oversight for the Renaissance and Renaissance Club Sport brands which represent a global distribution of more than 140 hotels. Recent investments of over $2 billion by owners and.
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For travelers, Microsoft 'Surfaces' in Sheraton hotels cnet.com - August 14, 2008

On Wednesday, five Sheraton hotels, including locations here and in New York, Boston, and Seattle, started testing the interactive table with their hotel guests. The machines let people use two fingers instead of a mouse to virtually research restaurants, play music, or plot a walking tour. While there is somewhat of a learning curve with the machines--it's not immediately clear where or how to "click" the table--Craig Parker, Sheraton Gateway Hotel's general manager, said that the new Surface.
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Time for Sexual Segregation in Hotels foxnews.com - August 14, 2008

So hotels are now bringing back women-only floors places that provide a safe haven for chicks in bad suits traveling alone on business. Many of these floors come with yoga mats, bath salts and wash mitts. That's right wash mitts. I have a number of problems with this. One, it's sexist. As a red-blooded male, I happen to enjoy a good wash mitt, perhaps in ways it wasn't originally intended for.
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Bedside reading Why are Bibles found in hotels newstatesman.com - August 14, 2008

Bibles in hotel rooms are a bit like hairdryers: unless you're searching for one, it's unlikely you'll even notice them. But that doesn't worry the Gideons International, the Nashville-based Christian group committed to getting them there. This year the group quietly marks the 100-year anniversary since the first Scripture was left in a hotel room. Since then, it has distributed nearly 1.3 billion Bibles, in 83 languages, worldwide. According to the organisation's latest financial statements,..
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How hotels help themselves to your money cnn.com - August 14, 2008

If you think your hotel is done with you when you check out, think again. It might just be getting started. Charges can be quietly added to your hotel bill after you've left. And increasingly, they are. When John Richards was a weekly guest at a W Hotels & Resorts property, the items he found on his credit card bill after checkout were often bogus -- a candy bar he hadn't eaten or a bottle of water he hadn't drunk. Although he successfully fought to have the charges reversed, "it got to the...
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Keynote speakers announced for 2008 British Association of Hospitality Accountants (BAHA) Annual Conference and IT Exhibition - August 14, 2008

Three of the hospitality industrys most influential and successful leaders have agreed to be the keynote speakers at the 3rd British Association of Hospitality Accountants (BAHA) Annual Conference and Technology Exhibition to be held on 5 and 6 November 2008 at the brand new Sofitel London Heathrow at Terminal 5.
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ASSA ABLOY Hospitality North America Chosen as Associate Member of ASFONA - August 14, 2008

ASSA ABLOY Hospitality, the world leader in hotel security technology with premier brands including VingCard, Elsafe and TimeLox, announced today it has been selected as an associate member of the Association of Starwood Franchisees & Owners North America (ASFONA). "We are honored that Starwood has invited our company to be part of ASFONA's small, select group of supply-side members, said Marc Freundlich, president and CEO of ASSA ABLOY Hospitality North America. "Through this new membership,...
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Gencom Group And Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners Sell Hotel Portfolio To Rlj Real Estate Fund III - August 14, 2008

Gencom Group, the Miami-based international and domestic development and investment firm, in partnership with Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners, today announced the sale of a portfolio of six Hyatt Summerfield Suites hotels to RLJ Real Estate Fund III, LP (RLJ), an affiliate of RLJ Development, LLC, a privately held hotel real estate investment company.
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Dolce International Becomes Dolce Hotels and Resorts - August 14, 2008

Before long-standing clients, colleagues, members of the International Association of Conference Centers and media, Andy Dolce, founder, chairman and managing director of Dolce International, announced today the metamorphosis of the company to Dolce Hotels and Resorts. The evolution more accurately reflects the breadth and caliber of services and amenities that will soon be offered to its meetings, leisure and individual business travel clients and guests. Along with a new name and logo,...
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Alan Paris Named Hotel Manager and Vice President of Residence Club Operations at Tuckers Point Club - August 14, 2008

Alan Paris, a four year veteran of Tuckers Point Club, is now playing an even more integral role at Bermudas premier resort and residential community. He has recently been named the Hotel Manager of Tuckers Point Hotel & Spa, which opens next April, and Vice President of Residence Club Operations.
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