Offering Unfettered Access to Hillsboro's Stunning Seashore and Waterways, The Intimate Residential Development Extends an Elevated Approach to Resort-Style Living.
PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional displays, is excited to announce its exclusive range of Chromecast built-in™ Philips MediaSuite 4K TVs, have been selected and installed inside Miami’s luxury Beach Haus Bal Harbour vacation residence, delivering ultimate all-inclusive entertainment experiences to guests, together with immediate cost efficiencies
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk is proud to announce the appointment of Chef Timothy Wedell as its new executive chef. Chef Wedell will oversee the culinary team responsible for food production at banquets, room service, and the hotel's four dining outlets: Shula's Steak House, Riverside Cafe, Link Cafe and Chicago Burger Company.
The sprawling indoor/outdoor events venue and hotel now managed by Waterford Hotel Group.
U.S. hotel gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) exceeded the pre-pandemic comparable and was the highest since October 2022, according to STR‘s February 2023 P&L data release. EBITDA was the only key bottom-line metric on a per-available-room basis to come in lower than February 2019.
Interior Image Group (IIG) recently completed The Shepherd – a peaceful haven and a first-of-its-kind project in Downtown Clemson, South Carolina. If the home is where the heart is, The Shepherd Hotel has quickly become a cherished home away from home for many visiting Downtown Clemson.
U.S. occupancy increased 5.8% year over year (YoY) to 60%. That level was only 1.8 percentage points (ppts) below the 2019 comparable. Average daily rate (ADR) held on to double-digit growth YoY, increasing 10.3% to $152.01. That put the ADR index to 2019 at 118, which is on the higher – but still normal – end of the spectrum for index trends.
Eagle Point Hotel Partners(EPHP), a privately held independent platform focused on hotel real estate, has partnered with Missouri-based hospitality branding and design agency, Longitude, to open a new independent boutique hotel, The Ozarker Lodge. This is the first hotel acquisition, renovation, and repositioning for this partnership between EPHP and Longitude, who have plans to expand throughout the Midwest over the next several years.
Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, announced today that the Washington, DC-MD-VA market led the U.S. meetings and events industry by volume for March. Second place again went to Chicago, with Los Angeles-Long Beach in third. The leading industry driver for meetings was National Associations across four of the top five markets. This data is a subset of Knowland’s sales pipeline generation platform designed to help hoteliers build and protect a hotel’s revenue base.
As Executive Banquet Chef, Justus Depke will oversee banquet operations for the luxury non-gaming, non-smoking resort's 12,200 square feet of meeting and event space. A Las Vegas veteran, he brings years of invaluable local in-market experience having worked at Michelin Star restaurants such as Restaurant Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace and Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand, as well as Aureole Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay and Spanish Trails Club, among others.
Michael brings more than two decades of culinary knowledge to his new role at Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas. With a passion for food, his storied career as a culinary leader includes a variety of local and international roles, previously serving as assistant executive pastry chef at Bellagio Hotel and Casino and Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, pastry chef at Payard Pâtisserie & Bistro and Corsair by Scott Conant, and sous chef at Daniel Boulud's reimagined French Brasserie, Café Boulud.
With a breadth of culinary knowledge, Taormina most recently served as executive chef under the legendary Charlie Palmer at one of Las Vegas' most recognizable Michelin Star-rated restaurants, Aureole Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay, known for its four-story climate-controlled wine tower and wine angel stewards. Taormina also served as executive chef at Honey Salt, the award-winning off-strip restaurant created by James Beard Award-nominated chefs Elizabeth Blau and Chef Kim Canteenwall. As Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas' executive chef, he oversees all culinary operations for the hotel including menu development.
With a vast knowledge of the hospitality industry and over a decade of direct experience within the Las Vegas hotel and restaurant market, Kendall Hart will contribute to the ongoing success and development of Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas' various food and beverage destinations, including the stylish 23rd-floor Tea Lounge, SkyBar and Zen Kitchen and Zen Cafe. Prior to joining the Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas team, Hart served as food and beverage manager at Vdara Hotel & Spa and had the opportunity to work at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino Las Vegas as director of food and beverage where she oversaw all culinary outlets including Three Michelin Star restaurant Joël Robuchon, Morimoto Las Vegas and Ambra Italian Restaurant.
As the travel industry continues its incredible post-pandemic growth, Hilton has once again been recognized for its remarkable workplace culture. Great Place to Work (GPTW) and Fortune named Hilton #2 on the 2023 Best Companies to Work For list in the U.S. As in previous years, Hilton is the highest-ranked hospitality company to appear on the list.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) has been recognized as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” an annual list of U.S. companies with outstanding workplace cultures according to global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work and Fortune. Hyatt has earned a spot on this list every year for the past decade.
Adrien Harel has recently been appointed as the new Resort Manager at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort. Harel joins the Orlando property from Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, where he served as Resort Manager. A 15-year veteran of Four Seasons, Harel has travelled across three continents with the company, working at properties in Mauritius, Serengeti, Casablanca and Megève, in addition to Bora Bora.
H&LA’s Adam Zarczynski attended the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference in Atlanta in March. Here are some key highlights from the conference.
Graduate Hotels and Saira Hospitality announce Training Camp at House Three Thirty in partnership with The LeBron James Family Foundation. Embodying Graduate Hotels’ mantra, “We Are All Students,” and Saira Hospitality’s focus on creating popup and permanent hospitality schools around the world, Training Camp by Graduate Hotels & Saira Hospitality equips local community members in Akron with the skills needed for employment. Participants that have completed the inaugural program now will have the opportunity to be employed within the recently launched House Three Thirty.
Tommy comes to Victory Hotel Partners with over 12-years of hotel advisory experience representing over $4 billion in hospitality assets though all phases of hotel real estate across a wide range of property types, brands, and markets. Tommy brings expertise in development, investment underwriting, operational assessments, property and portfolio valuations, contract negotiation, and value creation through asset management for all product types and brands to develop strategies for achieving investment objectives. Prior to joining the industry, Tommy earned a business degree at Cornell University with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Real Estate. He also has an economics degree from UCLA and a culinary degree from the Culinary Institute of America.
With a total of 727 guestrooms, the two Yabu Pushelberg-designed hotels include the first Moxy property in Los Angeles and feature an unprecedented 12 dining and entertainment concepts, eight by the acclaimed Houston Hospitality.