Tag: managers
Kimpton Glover Park Hotel appoints new senior catering sales manager
Chief Assignment Editor- June 15, 2019 15:47Kimpton Glover Park Hotel announced the appointment of Renee Rothschild to the executive team as senior catering sales manager. Since opening in 2016, the four-star hotel located just north of ... Read More
Sri Lanka Tourism in crisis: Managing and seeking out opportunities
Srilal Miththapala - eTN Sri Lanka- June 11, 2019 23:55The Rapid Response Team by Safertourism reached out to Sri Lanka tourism authorities including the minister of tourism and industry leaders within hours of the devastating terror attack on the ... Read More
‘Creating common ground’ – Hamburg hosts hat-trick of international industry events
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2019 18:10Planners from across the world experienced Hamburg first hand as part of a series of fam trips and events held recently in the city. Hamburg Convention Bureau (HCB) hosted a ... Read More
Choice Hotels corporate travel focus
Dmytro Makarov- June 6, 2019 20:04Choice Hotels International, Inc. will launch a new nationwide advertising campaign June 17 that reinforces its commitment to welcoming both business and leisure travelers. "We're proud of our history as ... Read More
S Hotels & Resorts appoints General Managers for new resorts at CROSSROADS Maldives
Chief Assignment Editor- June 6, 2019 18:01S Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of two highly-skilled and experienced general managers for its two new resorts at CROSSROADS Maldives, the largest integrated resort by the Indian ... Read More
Smart City Policy Group hosts first short-term rental regulations summit
Chief Assignment Editor- June 6, 2019 02:15Smart City Policy Group will host a first-of-its-kind short-term rental regulations conference - Smart City Policy Summit - on August 16, in Austin, Texas. The summit will feature attendees from ... Read More
Hilton: 200th hotel opening in the China market
Dmytro Makarov- June 3, 2019 19:13Hilton ushered in a milestone in its China market development with the grand opening of its 200th hotel -- Canopy Chengdu. The Chinese market is a top priority for Hilton ... Read More
Biodynamic Bordeaux
Dr. Elinor Garely - editor in chief of wines.travel- June 1, 2019 19:04Elementary The Bordeaux wine region in southwestern France produces some of the most desired wines and vintages in the world. Once considered a center for traditional viticulture, Bordeaux is quietly, ... Read More
Hotel length-of-stays: Key global data findings
editor- May 31, 2019 01:43A new Length-of-Stay (LOS) Strategy Report was released today, examining the rates of over 50,000 hotels globally, based on data derived from OTA Insight’s Rate Insight platform. The report provides ... Read More
Tasting wines, blind
Dr. Elinor Garely - editor in chief of wines.travel- May 25, 2019 20:04Tasting Blind Wine industry professionals (i.e., winemakers, writers, sommeliers, researchers, educators, buyers, sellers, importers, sales managers) have many ways to spend their days: Harvesting grapes, meeting with customers, researching trends, ... Read More
One Country, One People, One Seychelles: Tourism but no militarization
Alain St.Ange- May 22, 2019 04:24This presentation is about Seychelles, the people, our hopes and our dreams. It is from the people and for the people and about our heritage. It is about our families, ... Read More
Hotel History: “Keyed-up executives unwind at Sheraton”
editor- May 18, 2019 21:04In 1965, the Sheraton Corporation of America, under the leadership of President Ernest Henderson, created a brilliant advertising campaign: “Keyed-up Executives Unwind at Sheraton.” It was broadly promoted all over ... Read More
RIU Hotels and Preverisk Group working in partnership for hotel sustainability
Chief Assignment Editor- May 16, 2019 15:55RIU Hotels & Resorts is pursuing its commitment to hotel sustainability together with its partner company Preverisk Group (Gestión de Riesgos Ambientales S.L.), a company with more than 20 years ... Read More
$1.3 million in scholarships awarded to hospitality students
editor- May 15, 2019 01:18The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AHLEF), the charitable giving arm of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), today announced that it is awarding $1.3 million in scholarships ... Read More
FCM Travel Solutions accelerates global NDC technology drive with Amadeus and Sabre
eTN Managing Editor- May 14, 2019 10:17The drive-by FCM Travel Solutions to lead the integration of a long-term digital NDC booking solution globally in the corporate sector has moved up a gear with technology partners Amadeus and ... Read More
EscapeMaker to host all women-led first-ever Virtual Agritourism Conference
editor- May 9, 2019 22:39Fourteen women industry experts join forces to create an evergreen educational resource for innkeepers, farmers, winemakers, craft beverage producers and ag-related destinations to grow their businesses. EscapeMaker.com, a guide to ... Read More
Wiesbaden hosts 45th GTM Germany Travel MartTM
Chief Assignment Editor- May 2, 2019 18:18around 500 representatives from the international tourism industry from 51 countries will be in Wiesbaden for the 45th GTM Germany Travel MartTM from the 12th – 14th May. The GTM ... Read More
India Tourism: Fore! on the golf course
editor- April 30, 2019 23:38During a presentation by the Ministry of Tourism at the Indian golf & Turf Expo (IGTE), Mr. Venkatesan Dhattareyan, Deputy Director General at Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, India, greatly ... Read More
Seychelles Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine visits Shannon College graduates
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 24, 2019 08:05The Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Minister Didier Dogley accompanied by the Principal Secretary for Tourism, Anne Lafortune and the Director for Tourism Human Resource Development, Diana ... Read More
Airbus appoints new Executive Committee
Chief Assignment Editor- April 11, 2019 14:46Airbus SE has appointed a new Executive Committee led by Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury, following approval from the Board of Directors. The changes are effective immediately. The Executive Committee ... Read More
Hotel History: Asian American Hotel Owners Association
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- April 6, 2019 20:45The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) is a trade association that represents hotel owners. As of 2018, AAHOA has approximately 18,000 members who incredibly own about half the 50,000 ... Read More
The Set Hotels announces key staffing changes
editor- April 6, 2019 18:36The Set Hotels, comprised of the Hôtel Lutetia in Paris, the Hotel Café Royal in London, and the Conservatorium in Amsterdam announced several key staff changes. Here are the comings and ... Read More
African Game Rangers: Key conservation tourism partners in stress
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- April 6, 2019 03:03Wildlife is the leading tourist attraction and source of tourist revenue in Africa other than rich historical and cultural heritage the continent has been endowed with. Wildlife photographic safaris attract ... Read More
Air freight demand still spiraling down
editor- April 3, 2019 22:51For the fourth consecutive month, global air freight performance has reported a negative year-on-year growth and the worst performance in the last three years. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) ... Read More
Strongest year-by-year growth in a decade expected
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 27, 2019 01:10The number of business trips and the cost of those trips is set to rise in 2019, according to the 14th annual International Travel Management Study (22 October 2018). Almost ... Read More
Destinations need new resources to tackle the “invisible burden” of tourism
editor- March 26, 2019 00:42A report published today by the Travel Foundation, Cornell University’s Centre for Sustainable Global Enterprise and EplerWood International describes how destinations must uncover and account for tourism’s hidden costs, referred ... Read More
Tourism Managers on the move: New GM at Avani Seychelles
Alain St.Ange- March 25, 2019 21:33The Avani Seychelles Barbarons Beach Hotel & Spa has welcomed Nico Vivier as its new General Manager. Nico Vivier arrives in Seychelles with a wealth of experience having been previously ... Read More
Five challenges confronting Meetings Industry in 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- March 25, 2019 18:01Tight meeting budgets, time pressures, organizational issues, a lack of creativity from hotels, increasingly complex and costly mandates in catering, a need for more dynamic and enriching experiences and resistance ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines CEO believes in The New Spirit of Africa and pledges to work with Boeing
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 25, 2019 07:53Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines issued a statement today. He wrote: "It has been more than two weeks since the tragic crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302. The heartbreak for ... Read More
Tourism Linkages Speed Networking event yields over $630 million in contracts for local entrepreneurs
editor- March 21, 2019 22:12Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett yesterday revealed that his Ministry’s Tourism Linkages Speed Networking event has resulted in local Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises (SMTEs) negotiating contracts valued at ... Read More
Montego Bay Convention Center hosts 2019 Tourism Linkages Speed Networking event
Chief Assignment Editor- March 19, 2019 17:20In its continued effort to strengthen linkages and increase business between the tourism industry and local suppliers of goods and services from other sectors, the Tourism Linkages Network is collaborating ... Read More
John Q. Hammons: Master hotel developer and builder
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- March 16, 2019 18:25One of the great hoteliers/developers of our time, John Q. Hammons developed 200 hotel properties in 40 states. But mere statistics hide the essence of Mr. Hammons special development techniques. ... Read More
India targeting revenue through golf tourism
Anil Mathur - eTN India- March 14, 2019 02:25India has been trying to get a larger slice of the ever-growing golf tourism market. Some of majestic old golf courses are attractions in themselves, and more new ones are ... Read More
Global average airline ticket price expected to drop by April
Chief Assignment Editor- March 12, 2019 16:30CWT Solutions Group forecasts global average ticket prices (ATP) for air bookings will drop to around US$673 by April, down just over 4% from February levels, as published fares correct ... Read More
IMEX Frankfurt invites agency directors to join senior, private forum
Chief Assignment Editor- March 11, 2019 16:35Nearly 90% of companies believe human skills are a critical capability for the future, but only 33% have talent practices in place to drive these skills, according to a PwC ... Read More
Mr. C Beverly Hills appoints new Director of People and Culture
editor- March 8, 2019 01:04Director of People & Culture Joe Garciaros comes to the time-honored, Italian-inspired Mr. C Beverly Hills with decades of expertise and esteemed know-how in human resources for the hospitality space. ... Read More
