The Georgia World Congress Center, a 3.9 million square foot convention facility located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, partnered with PSAV® Presentation Services on September 2 for audiovisual services and event technologies. GWCC ranks among the top five largest convention destinations in the country, as well as one of the best sports and entertainment campuses in the world.
TRX, Inc., the world-leading provider of travel technology, process automation, consulting and data services, today announces latest round of enhancements to the CORREX® reservation processing and automation technology platform. New enhancements enable online booking, agent desktop, and other third-party travel applications to access and initiate specific CORREX services, such as unused e-ticket tracking, schedule change processing or auto-ticketing, without having to 'queue' the passenger name record through the GDS, thereby reducing overall processing times and improving reservation quality.
Marriott International, Inc. celebrated today the opening of the 403-room Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway, a newly constructed hotel adjacent to the Georgia International Convention Center and connected to Atlanta’s Hartsfield -Jackson International Airport. Contemporary in feel and filled with natural light and vibrant colors, the hotel’s facilities for business and relaxation represent the latest design and innovation of Marriott Hotels & Resorts.
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) formally announced today its plans for a future Comfort Suites hotel in downtown Atlanta with franchisee Atlanta Underground, LLC. -- the first-ever Choice brand hotel for the city. The future hotel will be co-owned by management company Excel Hotel Group and restoration and renovation company S&A Industries.
Glenn hotel, Atlanta’s premier property known for its warm Georgia hospitality, is now part of the Autograph Collection from Marriott. Sage Hospitality manages Glenn hotel and is pleased to announce the hotel as the latest property to join the prestigious Autograph Collection, which is a group of independent hotels representing upscale and luxury properties with distinctive personalities. Glenn’s motto is “stay with a friend,” and the hotel does everything possible to make visitors feel like they are the houseguest of a good friend, rather than a stranger in a hotel.
Ms. Bailey Stevens joins Crestline Hotels & Resorts from the Noble Investment Group where she was Director of Sales & Marketing for the Holiday Inn Select Capitol Atlanta. She brings more than 20 years of hospitality industry sales and management experience to her new position, having also worked for the B.F. Saul Company as Director of Sales & Marketing for its portfolio of National Airport Hotels and their Dulles Hotel Cluster, Washington, D.C. She began her hospitality career with the Grand Palazzo Hotel – The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
Ms. Hogberg has spent six very successful years as Director of Sales for five of Hotel Equities’ Atlanta area hotels, including The Lodge at Simpsonwood, a retreat and conference center located in Norcross. Previously, she served as Senior Account Manager with USA TODAY with responsibility for sales, marketing and promotions to the hospitality and food service industries in a five-state territory. Residents of Suwanee, Georgia, Ms. Hogberg and her husband Bob are the parents of two sons. She enjoys spending time with friends and family on their boat at Lake Lanier.
Officials of the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference announce today that the 23rd annual event will be held March 6-8, 2011 at the Marriott Marquis Atlanta.
Molinaro Koger (MK) announced today that Mark Rousseau, formerly President of Real Estate for Hardage Suite Hotels, has joined Molinaro Koger’s brokerage team as Senior Vice President. One of the hospitality industry’s most accomplished real estate executives, Mr. Rousseau is based at the firm’s Atlanta office.
Prior to joining Molinaro Koger, Mr. Rousseau served as President of Hardage Suite Hotels, the real estate ownership and development arm of the Woodfin Suite and Chase Suite hotel brands. In this capacity, Mr. Rousseau created and implemented all real estate and brand strategy. Under his guidance Hardage Suite Hotels completed a major refinancing, restructuring, and repositioning of its portfolio, which included expansion of the upscale, full-service suite hotel product through ground-up development funded by the company, in conjunction with joint venture partners, and via franchise relationships.
Ms. LoRusso brings more than 15 years of experience to her new position with Hotel Equities. Her work in the industry includes positions in Las Vegas at the Luxor Hotel, in Mississippi at the Silver Star Hotel and Casino, and in Atlanta working for Crowne Plaza Hotels where she earned the Front Office Manager of the Year award. In Atlanta, she spent the past nine years working for InterContinental Hotels Group where she held several positions, the most recent being Brand Manager for Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts - Americas Region. Active in her community, Ms. LoRusso volunteers at her church and serves as team manager for a West Georgia Futbol Club youth soccer team. In her free time, she enjoys reading, spending time with family and friends and volunteering. She lives with her husband and two children in Douglasville. Hotel Equities (HE) is an Atlanta-based full-scale hotel management, development and consulting firm. Frederick W. Cerrone, CHA, serves as President and CEO. In its portfolio, HE presently lists 47 properties in its portfolio
Experts from HVS, the word’s leading hotel consultancy and appraisal firm, will contribute to a panel on hotel valuation techniques and host a booth at the 22nd annual Hunter Hotel Investment Conference. The conference will be held March 17-19 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
When the Loews Atlanta hotel opens in Midtown this spring, it will mark both a grand debut and a last hurrah. The past decade saw a boomlet in high-end, ultra-luxury hotels in the city, as chains like Rosewood, W and Intercontinental arrived atop the real estate bubble. They brought personalized pampering such as butlers, luxury sedan shopping shuttles and hot stone spa treatments, all at nightly rates ranging into the high hundreds. They catered to business travelers, many of them in town to forge multimillion-dollar deals.
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts today announced its continued growth with the opening of the 231-room Wyndham® Garden Atlanta Airport South. Located at 5010 Old National Highway, the Wyndham Garden Atlanta Airport South is conveniently three miles from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and minutes from downtown Atlanta. The former Clarion is owned and operated by Fahim Shah of College Park-based Atlanta Airport Hotel, LLC.
Prior to joining the hotel, Leigh Ann led successful teams with such brands as Wyndham, Sheraton, Benchmark Hospitality, Radisson, Doubletree and IACC Conference Centers. Additionally, her experience within the industry includes on property sales management, multiple hotel marketing direction and pre-opening sales development. Leigh Ann is an active member of several hospitality and civic organizations. She served as a recent president of Meeting Professionals International Georgia Chapter, achieving Global Chapter of the Year during her term and is a recipient of their Lifetime Achievement Award. The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North, located in the heart of Atlanta’s business district, is minutes away from the city’s best shopping venues.
Magnuson Hotels, the world’s largest independent hotel group, announced today the complete rebranding of the Best Western Atlanta Inn and Suites in Smyrna, GA. The 70-room seeks to upgrade its local, regional and national market position with the Magnuson Hotels brand designation. The hotels’ new brand name is the Magnuson Hotel Atlanta.
Travel Technology Group, LLC and Ambassadors, both industry-known for their event housing expertise and tenure in the meetings and conventions world, unveiled the new brand identity for their merged organization to the events’ industry at IAEE’s Expo! Expo! Show in Atlanta.
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Veteran Hospitality executives Pam Grayboff and Julie Reigle have partnered to form JRPG Hospitality Consulting, LLC, an owner and manager’s solution for lagging performance in today’s challenging economic cycle. With 53 combined years of hospitality industry expertise within luxury, upper upscale and select service segments, including all hotel types from resorts, to "boutiques" to convention hotels, JRPG Hospitality Consulting, LLC, can navigate the path to improvement in an independent realm or branded world while understanding the dynamics of franchise, brand managed and third party management structures.
W Hotels Worldwide, the hotel category buster and industry innovator, proudly unveils the new W Atlanta-Downtown and The Residences at W Atlanta-Downtown. Ideally located in the heart of Atlanta, W Atlanta-Downtown offers a whimsical wonderland of nature-inspired design, setting the stage for the perfect escape in Atlanta's bustling Downtown business district.