Renowned hotel brand and management company Dream Hotel Group LLC signed its first hotel in the Middle East with Qatar-based Al Alfia Holding to develop a Dream Hotel in Doha, the state capital.
UJA-Federation of New York will honor Arthur Adler, managing director & CEO of JLL-Hotels & Hospitality Group, at its Hospitality Division Cocktail Reception on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City.
Prior to this role, de Croock was the Director of Sales & Marketing at De L’Europe in Amsterdam, in which he managed a team of 19 to achieve 14 consecutive record-setting months in room revenue. No stranger to the Hyatt family, he began his career in hospitality in 2005 at the Park Hyatt Madrid as Sales Manager and later Senior Sales Manager. He later moved to Park Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC where here served as Associate Director of Sales at Park and later Director of Sales & Marketing at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables in Florida. De Croock was also the opening Director of Sales & Marketing at Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort in Costa Rica.De Croock graduated from the Superior School for Hotel Management Maastricht, Netherlands. He has been recognized with various awards during his time at Hyatt properties including Department of the Year and Manager of the Quarter.
IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts will make its debut in the United States with the opening of two new hotels in New York City and Miami as part of the company's commitment to expanding its reach to the U.S. market, delivering top hotel offerings worldwide and providing quality services to its guests.
Novotel, the midscale brand from AccorHotels, has announced the appointment of Alain D’Addio as General Manager of Novotel New York Times Square. In this role, D’Addio will oversee all operations of the hotel’s U.S. flagship, with responsibilities including sales and marketing, food & beverage, and assuring an inviting and exciting stay for guests. D’Addio joins Novotel New York Times Square from Novotel Moscow City, where as General Manager he created innovative food & beverage projects; achieved the highest turnover, profitability and fee contribution to AccorHotels Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States; and played a key role in helping the hotel become a market leader.
Lower Manhattan, confidently jutting out into the harbour under the watchful eye of the Statue of Liberty, is where New York was born, and where, several centuries later, it continues to set a course on the global stage.
The 2016 HVS Manhattan Lodging Overview examines the effects of up and down economic cycles on Manhattan hotels, reviewing trends in hotel performance, supply, and demand over the past 25 years. The report also provides the most current information available on today's market, as well as forecasts for supply growth and hotel performance.
The Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association (BLLA) reveals an all-star line-up for this year's Annual Hotel Investment Conference taking place Wednesday, June 8 in New York City. An esteemed list of the most prominent developers, financiers and hotel luminaries will forecast dynamic hotel trends and deliberate the latest in industry news, performance and development.
BridgeStreet Global Hospitality the leading solution for international serviced apartment experiences announces the appointment of Kevin Toomer as Director of Sales for New York City. Kevin will focus on leading BridgeStreets New York City sales team and driving revenue in the market. In addition, he will be a valuable contributor in the areas of marketing, business development and strategy.
Savills Studley announced today that it has strengthened its commercial real estate structured financing capability with the addition of Cara Leonard, an experienced hotel investment banking recruit who will join the groups Hotel Investment Banking platform as Senior Managing Director in Los Angeles. Cara will be part of Savills Global Hotel Group led by George Nicholas. Prior to joining Savills Studley, Cara was the strategic head of the structured finance platform at Lowe Enterprise Investors (LEI) where she was responsible for sourcing, underwriting, structuring and negotiating debt and preferred equity investments in hotels. In that role, she also led portfolio and asset management and played a key role in capital formation and investment strategy. While at LEI, Cara also served as the portfolio manager for the firm’s hospitality fund and led investor marketing for the firms comingled funds and separate accounts.
The previous Executive Assistant Manager of Food & Beverage, Murtagh will continue to bring powerful leadership, direction and operational accountability for both rooms and food and beverage divisions in her new role as Resident Manager. With experience spanning twenty years in the hospitality industry, Murtagh has held impressive leadership roles throughout her career within diverse enterprises, including Hershey Entertainment and Resort Company, CapStar, Interstate, Kimpton, Merritt/HEI, Northwood Hospitality and the Luxury division of Hilton Worldwide. Murtagh earned a bachelor’s degree from The Cornell School of Hotel Administration with a concentration in Food and Beverage.
Garcelon is no stranger to the kitchen with over twenty years of executive chef experience held at various locations across North America. In addition to his previous role as Director of Culinary at Waldorf Astoria New York, Garcelon’s extensive experience in the industry make him uniquely qualified for his new role as Executive Director of Food & Beverage. Prior to joining Waldorf Astoria New York, Garcelon held positions at Fairmont Royal Hotel in Toronto, The Fairmont Southampton Bermuda, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, Alberta; and CP Hotels’ The Lodge at Kananaskis, Kananaskis, Alberta where he implemented programming to support sustainability and further his passion for food. Garcelon, a transplant from New Brunswick, Canada, is a graduate of Cornell University and alumni of the Culinary Institute of Canada. He is also a Certified Food and Beverage Executive with the American Hotel & Motel Association and a Certified Executive Chef with the American Culinary Federation.
Gemstone Hotels and Resorts, a full-service hotel management company that specializes in operating luxury and upscale urban hotels and resorts, today announced that William Parris has joined the company as national sales director. In his new position, Parris will open a NYC sales office, with a focus on group and national accounts, as well as the social, entertainment and travel industry markets. With 16 operating hotels, and several others either opening or coming under management over the next year, Parris’ impact will be felt immediately throughout the national portfolio.
The Knickerbocker, the luxury hotel and New York City landmark located steps from Times Square and Bryant Park, announces Mario Busquets as the new Director of Sales & Marketing. Effective immediately, Mario works in tandem with the executive team on the strategic direction of hotel operations, overseeing all sales and marketing initiatives, the Knickerbocker’s leisure and group sales divisions, and managing all communications initiatives. Busquets’ experience in the marketing and sales industry spans well over a decade, having held sales and marketing positions with several high-end properties from coast to coast. Most recently, Busquets served as City Director of Sales for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, where he played an integral role in managing the sales team, top-line revenues and business development for the Kimpton properties of New York City. Previously, Busquets was the Director of Sales & Marketing for W New York.
Gabriela Guevara comes to Duetto with management experience in revenue management at Hilton Worldwide. At Hilton, she supported several high profile properties as a Revenue Manager and Revenue Analyst. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Hospitality Administration/Management from New York University.
Michael Klein brings more than a decade of management experience in hotel, travel and entertainment revenue management and analytics. He joined Duetto from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., where he served as Associate Director, Revenue Analytics. He also served as Director of Revenue Analytics or Director of Revenue Management at the Waldorf Astoria, New York, The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii, and the Fairmont Newport Beach, California, and the Fairmont Heritage Place, Ghirardelli Square. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration, University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
Real Hospitality Group (RHG) is delighted to announce the appointment of Alicia Luke as General Manager of Hotel Shocard, which will make its debut later this month. As a skilled associate of the hospitality industry, Luke will be responsible for the day-to-day operations and activities of the hotel, as well as overseeing the space through the final stages of the opening.
The School of Hotel Administration (SHA) at Cornell University has announced that multiple Emmy Award-winning journalist, investigative reporter, New York Times bestselling author, and CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg will serve as master of ceremonies at the 8th Annual Cornell Hospitality Icon & Innovator Awards on June 7, 2016, at 583 Park Ave in New York City. At this premier fundraising event, Greenberg will help honor Isadore Sharp, founder and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, recipient of the Cornell Icon of the Industry Award, and Ted Teng, president and CEO of The Leading Hotels of the World, recipient of the Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award.
M&R Hotel Management, operator of 16 hotels including 13 in New York, today announced the appointment of Danny Sanchez-Toro as general manager of the 129-room Holiday Inn Express New York JFK Airport Area near John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, New York.
Jonathan Tisch gave the Dean's Distinguished Lecture at SHA on October 23, 2015. In this DDLS conversation, Mr. Tisch explains how travel and tourism can be a vehicle for job creation and economic development. He recounts events leading up to the September 11, 2001 tragedy, and how he met with business leaders directly after 9/11 to talk about how to begin rebuilding the city. He recounts how travel and tourism was the first industry to come together to help rebuild the New York City economy in the desperate time after 9/11.