The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas today unveiled a refresh to its guest rooms across both the Boulevard and The Chelsea Towers. The project, which kicks off this summer, will be fully complete in 2018 with 2,895 of the resort"s 3,027 rooms remodeled with influence from innovative and inspired designers, including New York-based Virserius Studio.
Wynn Las Vegas announces the appointment of Frank Visconti as SVP of Retail.
EyeforTravel has partnered with Simpliflying to create an exclusive 2-day Airline Marketing Innovations Lab, taking place alongside the 19th Annual North America 2017 Summit on the 19th and 20th October at the Mandalay Bay Las Vegas.
Does your travel company have what it takes to succeed in travel? Is your product or app a key weapon in your battle to win and engage travel consumers? New travel brands will find out as they battle it out as part of EyeforTravel's Start-Up Travel Awards taking place in Las Vegas on October 19th- 20th, as part of EyeforTravel's North America 2017 Summit.
It wasn't long ago people traveled with physical maps, no smart phones and a lot of help from travel agents and books. Today personalized travel is the internet, machine learning and mobile devices!
The travel industry is driven by inspiration - an industry that leverages curiosity, realizes experiences and opens us up to the world. If experiences are the currency of the travel sector, and inspiration is the key to loyalty, the use of virtual reality (VR) technology would seem like the perfect match.
EyeforTravel has officially launched their annual North American Summit. Held in Las Vegas on October 19-20 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, EyeforTravel North America will bring together senior travel professionals and business leaders to discuss emerging trends and formulate best strategies to tackle current and future disruptions.
When hoteliers and suppliers come together, great things happen. This was evident at the 3rd Annual InnDependent Lodging Executive Summit (ILES) and BITAC Independent events last week held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Co-produced by IBC Hospitality, the Independent Lodging Industry Assn. (ILIA) and Hotel Interactive, leaders from the industry's top management companies, brands, soft brands and financial institutions met for two days with hotel owners and suppliers to discuss operating trends, purchasing options, and the overall future of the independent lodging segment.
The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is pleased to announce the staff appointment of Alison Francis-Smith, vice president of customer relations at Hospitality Pulse, as the HSMAI Las Vegas Managing Director. Francis-Smith’s responsibilities will include educational programming and membership strategy for HSMAI Las Vegas.
Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) ("Caesars Entertainment") today announced that, as part of its continued commitment to providing guests with the best possible experience, the company will be launching a $90 million complete renovation of 1,270 rooms at Flamingo Las Vegas. The renovation will begin in late August 2017, with the first guest arrivals expected in November 2017, and final completion of all rooms expected in the second quarter of 2018.
StayNTouch Inc. is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with MGM Resorts International, among the world's leading entertainment companies, to provide an intuitive check-in and check-out process across all of their properties. To date, the StayNTouch platform has been installed at 15 MGM Resorts destinations delivering increased guest satisfaction and a boost in hotel operational efficiency. MGM Resorts intends to install mobile check-in capability at all properties by the end of 2017.
The recent TOPHOTELPROJECTS World Tour Las Vegas Event gave stakeholders throughout the global hospitality industry a unique chance to network with a diverse group of executives, experts, and insiders, many of which were attending the event for the first time.
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's largest hotel companies, is hosting its 63rd annual convention this week in Las Vegas, themed "Future Ready." More than 5,000 hotel owners, general managers and hotel staff will participate in educational sessions on topics, ranging from the state of the industry and emerging trends to the latest business tools and technology.
Today, The Venetian Las Vegas launched one of the hospitality industry's first Facebook Messenger direct booking channels – and the first for an individual hotel -- offering guests the opportunity to book directly and securely through social messaging.
Following on from the success of 2017s TOPHOTELPROJECTS World Tour event in Macau in March, TOPHOTELPROJECTS looks towards Las Vegas for the second installment of its series of six day-long networking and industry events. Taking place on May 2nd at the Lucky Dragon hotel in Las Vegas, the countdown to this wonderful event is on, with only 12 days remaining until it begins. The event schedule will be much the same as the Macau event, and a series of speakers, panel discussions and prize giving will create the perfect environment within which to meet old friends and new colleagues, and of course to find out what's going on in the international hospitality industry.
Independent hotels are thriving in today's economic environment driven in large part by the power of the Internet and the soft brand revolution. Why? For the answer to that question and many others about the performance success of independent hotels and why it's easier for them to secure financing today, attend the 2017 InnDependent Lodging Executive Summit(ILES), to be held May 15 to 17 at the Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. In a session titled "The Increasing Financial Appeal of Independents," JF Capital Advisors Founder and CEO Jonathan Falik will discuss the types of financing available for independent hotel owners and the steps necessary to obtain financing. A panel of experts will provide insight on the current state of operations, valuation and capital markets.
ResortCom International LLC, the pioneer in providing servicing solutions for the Vacation Ownership Industry has welcomed Scott Bahr as its CEO. Scott has held leadership roles in a variety of industries including Hospitality, Healthcare, Automotive, Food and Beverage, and Consumer Durables. With an MBA from Duke University and more than a decade in executive roles with leading timeshare and hotel brands, he has been a member of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) since 2005. One of Scott’s primary roles will be to help introduce ResortCom’s feature rich SaaS platform ResCom SolutionsTM to new users in the shared ownership arena as well as reaching out to different industries who can utilize the customizable features of the system.
Nor1's Vice President, Technology, Kirby Bosch and Senior Vice President, Global Gaming, Pavan Kapur will illustrate this leading-edge approach during their presentation "Practical Approaches Using Customer Web Behavior to Maximize Hospitality and Gaming Revenue" on Monday, April 3 from 11:30 am – 12:20 pm at the INFORMS 2017 Business Analytics Conference, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
InvoTech Systems, Inc., the leading provider of uniform, linen, and laundry inventory management solutions for hotels, casinos, resorts, and theme parks worldwide, announced that the Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino implemented its RFID Uniform System to manage garments for its 800-person staff. InvoTech Systems has implemented inventory management systems for over fifty (50) Las Vegas hotels, casinos, and resorts. Please click here for more information on InvoTech's uniform, linen, and laundry systems for efficient operations.
The Cornell University School of Hotel Administration (SHA) has selected Steve Wynn, chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts Limited, to receive the 2017 Cornell Icon of the Industry Award. This award recognizes Wynn for his contributions to the gaming and hospitality industries as well his legacy of philanthropy.