For the discerning and philanthropic female traveler, Hotel Derek created Lady Pink rooms. Five luxurious guest rooms featuring special amenities designed to appeal to the female traveler while at the same time helping to raise funds for the Houston chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Ten percent of the proceeds from each guest stay in a Lady Pink guest room will be donated.
Dallas bankrolls new convention center hotel: At a time when few full-service hotel projects are getting privately financed, the city of Dallas broke ground yesterday on a 1,000-room, 23-story convention center hotel that the city will bankroll, according to the project's press release.
UniFocus, a global pioneer in the hospitality industry for performance, workforce management and feedback solutions, announced that Cap Juluca, a five-star resort on Anguilla in the British West Indies, has selected GUESTScope for their facilities. Recently re-opened after completing the first phase in its $80 million enhancement program, the 179-acre retreat is the top-ranked resort in the Caribbean—with a staff to guest ratio of two to one. Cap Juluca is situated on the private stretches of Maundays Bay Beach.
DALLAS -- UniFocus, a global pioneer in the hospitality industry for performance, workforce management and closed-loop feedback solutions, announced that the company is now on Twitter at
UniFocus, a global pioneer in the hospitality industry for performance, workforce management and closed-loop feedback solutions, announced that Mohonk Mountain House has implemented the company’s Watson, R.M.™ Time & Attendance system throughout all of its pristine facilities.
She joined the hotel two years ago as Catering Manager, helping to create and manage a wide variety of important events including weddings, birthday parties, engagement parties and fund-raising parties. She reports to Cinthia Skidmore, the hotel's Director of Catering, who also oversees corporate events and business meetings. Before joining the Warwick Melrose, Hickey was Catering Manager and Wedding Planner for the City Club of Fort Worth, which offers fully integrated event planning and catering. She also was co-owner for several years of an upscale bistro restaurant that included an extensive off-property catering operation for weddings and other special occasions. She holds a certification in wedding planning from the American Association of Certified Wedding Planners and a degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.
UniFocus, a global pioneer in the hospitality industry for performance, workforce management and closed-loop feedback solutions, announced its revolutionary release of Watson, R.M.™ Time & Attendance—once again setting a new standard for smart workforce management. UniFocus provides integrated scheduling, dynamic reporting, fixed fee payroll processing and integrated tax services with 24x7 web access.
Previously he had been Senior Sales Manager at the hotel, and he joined the Warwick Melrose in 2004. Sherman will focus on growing group sales for the hotel. Sherman brings more than 25 years of hospitality experience to the position, including positions as Director of Sales for the Magnolia Hotel of Dallas and Catering Director for the Doubletree Hotel at Campbell Center in Dallas. Sherman also has served as a consultant for Sofitel Hotels in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, and he has held positions on the Food & Beverage side of the hotel business. "In today's challenging environment, Steve's depth of experience is invaluable to our sales efforts,” said Joe Massar, director of sales and marketing. "He has been a key driver in helping us reach new organizations and generate new opportunities for the hotel.”
Officials of Crescent Hotels & Resorts, a leading operator and owner of hotels and resorts in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean, today announced that the company has added the fabled Adolphus Hotel in Dallas to its portfolio. The Adolphus joins Crescent's collection of classic independent hotels & resorts that also includes the Georgian Terrace in Atlanta and the il Lugano Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale.
UniFocus, a global pioneer in the hospitality industry for performance, workforce management and feedback solutions, announced a partnership with Waterfront Place Hotel to utilize the firm’s business intelligence tools to find out what the hot buttons are, ensuring their guests and meeting planners always get that undeniable wow-factor. The 205-room Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown, West Virginia, with 10,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, is a boutique hotel thoughtfully designed to exceed expectations.
UniFocus, a global pioneer in the hospitality industry for performance, workforce management and closed-loop feedback solutions, announced that Bridgeport Conference Center has selected the firm’s MEETINGScope system to help enhance the meeting planner experience—and grow this vital revenue base by creating “top of mind” awareness of their facility as an event destination of choice.
To celebrate progress on its stake in a growing community, John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts was joined by Crossland Construction, The Village at Allen and area officials yesterday for the topping out of the new Courtyard by Marriott Dallas-Allen Hotel & Conference Center in Allen, Texas. Scheduled to open in fall 2009, the nine-story, 228-room/suite hotel and adjoining 15,000-net-square-foot conference center is owned by Mr. John Q. Hammons and will be operated by Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts (www.jqhhotels.com), the nation's leading independent builder, developer, owner and manager of upscale, full-service hotels, resorts and suites. The development is expected to represent 125 new jobs in the area with recruitment fairs planned for late summer 2009.