http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/ Latest Sales and Marketing News by HSMAI eConnect en-us Copyright ©1995-2010 Hsyndicate. All rights reserved. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:29:43 GMT Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:29:43 GMT Hsyndicate RSS Generator 10 http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048142.html Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.(R) (NYSE:HOT) and its new destination sensation brand, Aloft(R) Hotels, announce that Aloft Brussels Schuman, the first Aloft hotel in Europe, opens today. Aloft Hotels delivers urban-inspired, modern design and an energetic guest experience at an affordable price point. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048142.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:17:06 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048131.html In just a few months, Four Seasons returns to Mayfair with the opening of the new Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane. With its greenery-filled interiors opening up through windows and conservatories to terraces and sweeping views of Hyde Park and Westminster, the new Hotel will be a breath of fresh air that ushers in a new era as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts celebrates fifty years of hospitality in 2011. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048131.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:48:06 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048104.html The Glashaus hotel used to be a symbol of the regeneration of one of Dublin’s toughest neighborhoods. Empty and shuttered, it now represents one of the toughest economies Ireland has ever endured. Developer Liam Carroll opened the boutique hotel in Tallaght in the west of the city three years ago at the height of the country’s decade-long real estate boom. Now, creditors have taken control of much of Carroll’s empire and the Glashaus is closed, as is the nearby 186-room Tallaght Cross Hotel. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048104.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:26:43 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048101.html The Rixos Premium Belek, Antalya on the Turkish Riviera has been chosen to host Europe’s most important travel and tourism awards. The continent’s leading travel companies, operators and destinations are battling it out to be crowned the best of them all. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048101.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:23:54 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048089.html A new budget hotel run like a no-frills airline has opened its doors in London. The Tune hotel in Westminster takes the low-cost business model to the extreme. Unlike Easyhotel it even charges guests for using a towel. If booked in advance, rooms can sell for as little as £9 on promotion, and £35 for a standard rate. The BBC's Susannah Streeter tested out the accommodation. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048089.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:08:46 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048084.html Room occupancy levels achieved a staggering 94.1% in London as year-on-year profit conversion levels grew by 31.3% in July, according to the latest HotStats survey from TRI Hospitality Consulting. “The weight of this record breaking achievement by London hoteliers cannot be praised enough. Although volume is necessary to achieve high room occupancy levels, the management of demand to fill the empty bedrooms during shoulder and low periods is also essential,” said Jonathan Langston, managing director of TRI Hospitality Consulting. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048084.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:52:57 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048082.html The Rezidor Hotel Group and the Regional Hotel Chain (RHC) announce the Park Inn City Centre Sochi. The hotel featuring 160 rooms is scheduled to open in 2013, in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. RHC is one of Rezidor's most important partners for future business development in Russia - in 2009 both companies have signed an agreement for up to 20 Park Inn hotels centrally located across major cities in the country. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048082.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:12:58 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048078.html As the clock continues to tick on the Savoy’s October 10 opening – after a delay that this blog was the first in the world to report – anticipation is growing to see exactly what delights the Old Dame has in store. Most are expecting a certain decadence within the frame of an ultra luxurious hotel – and quite right too, in view of the Savoy’s impressive heritage and longstanding tradition as an Art Deco hotel. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048078.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:13:08 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048075.html Due to those magnificent men in their flying machines, profitability in London hotels continued its ascent in July with an astounding year on year increase of 30.5%, according to the latest HotStats survey from TRI Hospitality Consulting. The climb in Gross Operating Profit per Available Room (GOPPAR) was driven by a staggering 91.9% room occupancy and complemented by a 19.6% increase in achieved average room rate to £141.91. As a result of the movement in volume and price, Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR) in the capital increased by 23.9% to £130.35. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048075.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:47:57 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048069.html Urban & Country Leisure Ltd, the innovative pub/restaurant management operator and owner, run by hospitality entrepreneur ROSS SANDERS, has today unveiled plans to expand into the small hotel market with the launch of its first exclusive boutique style hotel. UCL, which currently operates fourteen high-end pub/restaurants across the UK, has invested £1.5 million transforming the former Globe Hotel in Warwick into a hotel, pub/restaurant which will now be called The Lazy Cow. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048069.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:46:33 GMT