The 182-suite Residence Inn by Marriott in Houston, Texas is now open with its upscale, stylish décor that offers flexibility, while creating a unique environment. Located at 7807 Kirby Drive, the all-suite Residence Inn Houston Medical Center/NRG Park will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned and managed by Moody National Companies.
Khalid started his career in the hospitality industry at this very same property (Four Seasons Hotel Houston) as a busboy in the early 1980's and remained with Four Seasons for approximately 22 years in different assignments around the globe such as Beverly Wilshire, Amman, Las Vegas, Chicago, Boston.
Hotel Alessandra has announced that Gonzague Sallo has been named Hotel Alessandra's new Assistant Director of Outlets - overseeing Lucienne restaurant, an upscale Mediterranean restaurant serving Continental European Cuisine alongside Bardot Lounge, Alessandra's hand-crafted cocktail bar. Sallo comes to the hotel with over 10 years in the hospitality business. Before joining the Alessandra team, Sallo was the General Manager at Bar Victor and Villa Saint Tropez in Houston. Prior to those roles, he served as the Managing Director at Flo Paris Bakery & Café, also in Houston.
Hotel Alessandra has announced that Ludovic Poirier has been promoted from Director of Outlets to Director of Food & Beverage for the property. Poirier brings nearly 30 years of international experience with a focus on overseeing the signature restaurants of top hotels around the world. Prior to joining Hotel Alessandra and Lucienne restaurant, Poirier was the Director of Food & Beverage at Uptown Houston's Hotel Granduca. Before that, he was Assistant Director of Food & Beverage at Mokara Hotel & Spa in San Antonio. Since settling in Houston in 1996, Poirier has served as Food & Beverage Manager for Deville restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel and later oversaw the transformation of the venue to Quattro. Additionally, Poirier is known for several high-profile roles, including Director of Food & Beverage at Brenham's acclaimed Inn at Dos Brisas, General Manager at The Tasting Room CITYCENTRE, Business Partner at Philippe Restaurant + Lounge, General Manager of VOICE restaurant at Hotel ICON, and Director of Operations for Bistro Moderne at Hotel Derek.
Omni Houston Hotel has reopened its doors and is welcoming guests after undergoing a $30 million renovation that elevates the guest experience. The transformation positions the hotel as the perfect luxury oasis in the prestigious Uptown Houston area.
Hyatt Regency Houston is pleased to announce the appointment of Vincent de Croock as the Director of Sales, Marketing & Events where he will be responsible for elevating sales as well as pioneering strategies to drive occupancy and increase the hotel's revenue. A driven, strategic and accomplished sales professional, de Croock will also be tasked with growing strategic accounts, fostering partner relationships and overall boosting of the hotel's profile.
Houston-based Pearl Hospitality today announced Josh Mouzakes as the new Executive Chef at the historic JW Marriott Houston Downtown, located at 806 Main. In this role, he will oversee all aspects of the luxury hotel's food and beverage offerings, including Main Kitchen Restaurant, 806 Lounge and catering.
On June 19-20, 2018, 623 hospitality professionals gathered in Houston for education and insights into revenue management at the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International's (HSMAI) Revenue Optimization Conference (ROC) Americas.
Texican Court, the highly anticipated 152-room retro-inspired motor court concept by Valencia Group, scheduled to open in fall 2018, announced today the selection of John Thomas as the property's General Manager. Making for an exceptional travel and hospitality experience, Texican Court is conveniently located across from the Irving Convention Center and thriving Toyota Music Factory, Irving's newest all-in-one entertainment and dining destination.
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of the world's largest Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), has announced that attendee registration for its HITEC Houston is now available online as well as hotel reservations. Selected by HFTP leadership for their experience and expertise, the HITEC Houston Advisory Council will determine event's education program. HITEC Houston will be the second, and largest, HITEC event of 2018, and will take place from June 18-21 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas USA.
Atlanta-based Hotel Equities has been selected to manage the 190-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott Houston Med Center/NRG Park hotel.
Atlanta-based Hotel Equities opened the Four Points Houston Intercontinental Airport, the firm"s second Four Points in the Houston market. Hotel Equities serves as the management company for the hotel owned by Pari, LLC. Adam Stacey is the General Manager and Luis Matus serves as the Director of Sales.
The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa is pleased to announce the appointment of Cher Harris as general manager of The Houstonian Club. Harris joined The Houstonian Club as fitness director in 2007, and served as the club’s assistant general manager since 2008. She has over 22 years of club management experience and will provide direction on all aspects of the 175,000 square-foot, private club located in the prime Galleria are of Houston. She has a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology from Indiana University and is an American College of Sports Medicine Certified Exercise Physiologist.Located in the heart of Houston, The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa is a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star, incomparable urban retreat located minutes from downtown, the Galleria and Memorial Park and the Texas Medical Center. Guests and Members can relax and rejuvenate on a 27-acre oasis, with floor-to-ceiling wooded views in its guest rooms, four on-site dining restaurants and elegant hotel bar.
When booking a vacation, a hotel that has its own pool is always a big bonus. But a hotel in Texas has gone one step further, with a giant lazy river on its roof that takes 15 minutes to complete. The recently-opened 530-foot lazy river at the Marriott Marquis in Houston is formed in the shape of the state of Texas. It sits on the top of the 29-storey hotel, 100 feet above street level.
Before joining The Sam Houston, Ms. Rowland worked for Del Mar Destination: Villas Del Mar, Los Cabos, Mexico out of Houston. Rowland was solely responsible for the sales and marketing of the Rental Programs for 40, multi-million dollar villas in the premier ultra-luxury resort in Los Cabos, Mexico. Prior to Del Mar Destination, Rowland was a National Sales Manager for the hotel division of Landry’s Inc. properties generating $1.3-2 million annually in transient and group revenue for a 700 room, 30-acre beach front luxury resort and convention center.
Houston hotel performance exceeded expectations during Super Bowl 51 weekend, and performance was strongest in the central business district, as reported in an analysis by STR's Consulting & Analytics division.For 3-5 February 2017, the Houston metro market reported occupancy of 84.2% and average daily rate (ADR) of US$278.03. In the Houston CBD submarket, occupancy averaged 99.0% during the three-day period, and ADR hit US$546.24. As a result, revenue per available room (RevPAR) grew 356% in the Houston metro market and 851% in the Houston CBD. Super Bowlhost marketTotal hotel rooms(during Super Bowl)Weekend RevPAR growthDallas (2011)81,476+447%Indianapolis (2012)31,320+1,082%New Orleans (2013)39,731+361%New York City (2014)115,076+115%Phoenix (2015)63,544+344%San Francisco (2016)51,077+234%Houston (2017)85,124+356%"Based on the relatively depressed state of the hotel industry in Houston, it wasn't a foregone conclusion that performance would fall in line with that of previous Super Bowl host markets," said Carter Wilson, STR's VP of consulting & analytics. "But as it turns out, year- over-year RevPAR growth slightly exceeded the 150% to 350% projection we released a few weeks back. Of course, that growth is helped by Houston's lower performance comparison base, but nonetheless, it was the third-highest among the past seven Super Bowls, even with Houston having the second most rooms to fill."In addition to the Houston CBD, two additional submarkets reported occupancy in excess of 90%: Houston Galleria/Greenway Plaza (98.9%) and Houston Medical Center/Reliant Stadium (92.7%). All other submarkets in Houston, with the exception of the North/Woodlands submarket, surpassed an approximate 80% occupancy level.
Houston is a city of DOERS, per the latest ad campaign presented by Chevron and released in advance of Super Bowl LI, held in Houston on February 5, 2017. The ad incites the can-do spirit of a city without limits. A city that is a global leader in energy and healthcare, that consistently ranks near the top for fastest growing major metro areas, and that once put a man on the moon. While the "We choose to go to the Moon" days are gone (but not forgotten), Houston's reputation as a tough, resilient, city of DOERS remains.
According to a projection by STR's consulting and analytics division, it is reasonable to expect that the hotel industry in Houston will see overall performance growth between 150% and 350% during Super Bowl 51 weekend."The most difficult aspect in projecting Houston's Super Bowl performance is the current state of that market," said Claudia Alvarado, STR's analytics manager. "Lower demand caused by the oil crisis and rapid supply growth combined for a 9.1% decrease in occupancy for 2016—the worst among U.S. Top 25 Markets. Thus, there are two schools of thought on how performance may fare around the game at NRG Stadium. While it is possible for the soft performance to extend to the Super Bowl, we expect a sharp spike in occupancy and room prices."For the purposes of its projection, STR noted that each of the last nine Super Bowl host markets experienced year-over-year revenue-per-available-room growth of more than 100%, including Houston in 2004 (+384%). At the same time, the larger the host market, the lower the overall RevPAR gain, such as New York City in 2014 (+115%). The largest year-over-year jump in RevPAR during the past nine Super Bowl weekends came in the smallest of the host markets, Indianapolis in 2012 (+1,082%).During its previous Super Bowl host year in 2004, Houston saw RevPAR gains of 358.3% on Friday, 385.1% on Saturday and 411.1% on Sunday.Among major events in 2015, the Super Bowl in Phoenix produced the largest year-over-year RevPAR increase (+197.1%) in the three submarkets closest to the event. Next in line using the same submarket calculation was the NCAA Men's Final Four (+101.2%) in Indianapolis, the College Football Playoff National Championship in Dallas (+80.0%) and Wrestlemania 31 (+62.8%) in San Francisco. "There is no question that major sporting events are a huge boon for host hotel markets, and the Super Bowl reigns supreme on the list," Alvarado said. "Based on previous Super Bowl performance and other major events from previous years, it would be reasonable to expect RevPAR growth between 150% and 350% for Houston during that first weekend in February."Actual hotel performance data for Super Bowl 51 will be available late during the week of 6 February.
Super Bowl LI is right around the corner, and this year the big game is taking place in Houston, Texas. The NFL is the largest professional sports league in America, and the Super Bowl always brings quite a bit of business to its host city.
Bringing a decade of hotel sales experience, most of it within the Houston area, to his new role as sales manager, Ryan Zielinski is focused on developing innovative strategies to attract new business to Hotel Granduca Houston while increasing bookings and revenues from corporate, meetings and events clientele. Zielinski arrived at the Uptown Houston property from Magnolia Hotel Houston, where he rose from Corporate Sales Manager to Director of Business Travel over the course of five-and-a-half years. Earning a nomination for Company-Wide Sales Manager of the Year for two consecutive years from Stout Street Hospitality and Hotel Manager of the Year from Magnolia Hotel Houston, Zielinski proved to be a vital asset to executive-level staff. Prior to his time at Magnolia Hotel Houston, Zielinski was One Call Sales Manager for The Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas. He also spent three years as Conventions Services Manager at The St. Regis Houston.