One of the largest hotel chains in Latin America - Brazil Hospitality Group has selected eRevMax to maximize its e- distribution potential through an efficient channel manager. 49 properties, including Golden Tulip, Tulip Inn and Royal Tulip brands will be using the RateTiger Channel Manager to update rates and availability across multiple online sales channels from a single platform.
The 162-room Courtyard by Marriott Recife has officially opened its doors in the beautiful city of Recife in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The hotel is only a short walk to the beach and has convenient access to the city's best restaurants, shopping and cultural attractions.
The 2014 World Cup proved a much-needed boost of good publicity for Brazil. The country is currently facing a recession and inflation stands at 6.5 percent. But over the summer, more than 1 million foreign tourists flocked to the South American country to watch their teams compete. Early indicators showed that each of the 12 host cities benefitted from the influx of tourists, and it looks like the party continues for the country's hotel sector–despite broader economic challenges in Brazil.
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Americas has named Gabriela Otto as Managing Director of the HSMAI Brasil Chapter.
Otto has more than 20 years of experience in strategic marketing, business management and employee development. Most recently, she was Regional Director of Sales and Revenue Management for Latin America for Sofitel Luxury Hotels. Otto also has worked for Cesar Park, InterContinental Hotels and Resorts and World Hotels. Otto is also a professor of executive education at ESPM and created courses such as Management Strategies and Tourism Luxury and Hotel Revenue Management and Distribution. Otto has been a columnist for hospitality, marketing and revenue management websites and maintains a well-known industry blog.
The leading hotel online distribution technology provider, eRevMax, is now offering interfaces with leading channels in South America to provide seamless connectivity to its growing base of customers in the region. Following the integration with CVC, MalaPronta.com and several others, the eRevMax Channel Ecosystem will offer its hotel partners a wide range of options to complement their expansion plans in the Americas.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management services agreement with 5 Star Empreendimentos Imobiliários Ltda for a Park Hyatt hotel in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. Park Hyatt Foz do Iguaçu will become the first Park Hyatt hotel in Brazil and is expected to open in 2017.
With the finals now concluded and the 2014 World Cup a part of global history, host nation Brazil is nonetheless set to continue reaping the benefits of an improved infrastructure among the country's hotels and resorts, thanks to efforts such as those by VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security solutions and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group. Since the start of preparations for the World Cup, VingCard Elsafe actions were significant in ensuring that many properties throughout Brazil were up to the task of providing enhanced security for the influx of visitors and global footballing talent.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today the opening of Sheraton Reserva do Paiva Hotel and Convention Center, near Brazil's northeast region of Recife. Sheraton Reserva do Paiva was developed by the Portuguese group Promovalor and Brazilian group Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias under a long-term management contract with Sheraton Hotels & Resorts. It is the first international upper-upscale hotel in Reserva do Paiva, which is located approximately 30 minutes from Recife.
Sébastien de COURTIVRON IMHI 2002 has been promoted to Area General Manager Pullman Sao Paulo, Brazil. Prior to that Sébastien was General Manager Pullman Bercy Paris.
With the world’s biggest sports event commencing in Brazil, HVS São Paulo analyzes the impact of the games on the region’s hotel market. Despite the turbulent preparations, the event has had a positive start, and hotels in majority of the host cities should have good reasons to celebrate.
With the world's biggest sports event commencing in Brazil, HVS São Paulo analyzes the impact of the games on the region's hotel market. Despite the turbulent preparations, the event has had a positive start, and hotels in majority of the host cities should have good reasons to celebrate.
The cost of a hotel stay in one of the Brazilian host cities during the World Cup Period (12th June to 13th July) will be an average of £143, according to data form hotel search website trivago.co.uk. This will increase to an average of £187 on match days. Brasília and Manaus are the two most expensive destinations, making England versus Italy and the play-off for third place two of the most expensive matches for a hotel stay.
An additional 3.7 million people are going to visit Brazil this year as the football fever grips the country, according to an infographic developed by eRevMax, the leading channel management and connectivity solution provider. The Infographic Brazil 2014: Capture the Craze, based on several market studies sheds key insights on Brazil Hospitality Industry and suggests hoteliers to have a balanced mix of global and regional channels in their distribution portfolio.
The 2014 Brasil Hospitality Investment Conference (BHIC), produced by Questex Hospitality + Travel, came to a successful close this month after bringing together nearly 200 global hospitality executives and investment professionals to explore how Brazilian companies can attract funding, manage risk and expand their brands at a global level.
With just over three weeks until the first match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, hotel search website trivago.co.uk has analysed travel interest to Brazil during this period (12th June to 13th July). Searches increased by an average of 700 per cent during the World Cup period. The largest increase came from Belgium (1456 per cent), while interest from the UK increased by 555 per cent.
This article analyzes hospitality markets in six major Brazilian cities – São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto Alegre and Salvador – discussing key performance indicators in 2013 vis-à-vis past years.
The 2014 edition of Trends and Opportunities Brazil – an annual report jointly released by HVS and HotelInvest that analyzes hospitality markets in six major Brazilian cities – reveals that key performance indicators trended negatively in 2013, though the average occupancy in Brazil continued to remain at healthy levels; above 63%.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LON:IHG), (NYSE:IHG) (ADRs), today announced the opening of the newHoliday Inn® Belo Horizonte Savassi hotel. Located in one of Brazil's largest cities and also one of the host cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, this opening marks IHG's debut into Belo Horizonte.
MIAMI -- InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LON:IHG) (NYSE:IHG) (ADRs), today announced the opening of the Holiday Inn Express® Rio Branco hotel. The new-build hotel is just a short distance from Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport and is also accessible via the Transoceanica Highway and two key Peruvian ports. The 110-room hotel is owned by Inter Oceanica Hotelaria Ltda and is franchised by an affiliate of IHG.