Chip Conley, founder and executive chairman of Joie de Vivre, will receive the 2012 International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) Pioneer Award at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), January 23-25, 2012, in Los Angeles. Since starting the company at age 26, Conley has overseen the creation of more than 50 original boutique hotels at all price points and of all sizes almost ex...

Economy hotel chain Knights Inn® today announced its continued expansion in the U.S. with the opening of the brand’s 350th property: the Knights Inn Lenoir City in Lenoir, Tennessee. Located just west of Knoxville, Tenn., the 40-room hotel marks a major milestone for the growing brand, which, in the last five years, has added more than 125 hotels throughout the U.S. and Canada.

eRevMax International, a global software and services house, has announced further expansion of its brands RateTiger and SimpleDistribution. The company has opened sales offices and representations in Australia, South Africa, South America and China. The new offices will strengthen eRevMax International’s global market leadership in the hospitality and travel industries while enabling the company...

At its scheduled opening in 2015, the 1,003-room Austin Marriott Marquis will be the largest hotel in the city and transform the Austin’s meeting and convention market. Owned and operated by White Lodging Services Corporation, the hotel will join five other landmark Marriott Marquis hotels in New York, Atlanta, San Francisco, San Diego and Washington, D.C. (2013). The Austin Marriott Marquis is...

In today's world, people are staying connected in myriad ways - in person, by phone, online via social channels - and all the while, sharing experiences with one another through their stories. The Holiday Inn brand understands the importance of personal connections and the value in stories shared with business colleagues, friends, family or even someone you've never met before. With that in mind,...

Cheryl Cortez tells people to stay at the W chain of hotels. It isn't the room décor or the customer service, it's the Bliss soaps, shampoo and lotion. "I swiped all six items," says Ms. Cortez, 37, a corporate roadshow marketing specialist in Edina, Minn., of the Bliss brand bath products the hotel provides. "I remember telling the guys at my breakfast table they should take it all and give it t...

HVS Executive Search will execute the first annual hotel property level compensation study for the Canadian hotel industry. The goal of the study is to review total rewards and provide benchmarking and best-practice analysis for executive compensation trends and practices at Canadian hotels of all sizes and segments. It will report on critical items such as compensation statistics (annual compens...

Aptech Computer Systems, Inc., the leading provider of hospitality software for business intelligence, enterprise financial accounting and resource planning, today announced that three hotel companies selected the Profitvue® ASP back office system for financial accounting. Click here to learn more about Aptech's products and services.

Who are my “true” competitors? This million dollar question is often a central discussion point in boardrooms, during the development of annual sales and marketing plans, in the creation of promotional campaigns and during weekly revenue strategy meetings. From quiet philosophical conversations to heated debates, this question remains a point of contention; however, I believe it’s simply a matter...

Officials of Marshall Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a leading, Maryland-based hotel management and services company, today announced the company has signed its first contracts in the Caribbean. The company has executed agreements with separate owners to manage the 160-room Windward Passage Hotel, in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and to provide consulting services related to the con...