by Alissa Ponchione | Mar 29, 2013 | News
According to the San Francisco Travel Association, the city welcomed 16.51 million visitors in 2012an increase of one percent from 2011. Spending a total of $8.93 billion, visitor expenditure has increased by 5.5 percent from last year. The tourism industry generated...
by Alissa Ponchione | Mar 28, 2013 | News
Chicago-based firm Gettys is celebrating 25 years of success. Founded in 1988 by four Cornell graduates in 1988, Gettys has become a leader in design, procurement, and branding for the hospitality industry. With Karrie Drinkhahn overseeing the firm’s...
by Alissa Ponchione | Mar 28, 2013 | News
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC has agreed to sell InterContinental London Park Lane to Constellation Hotel (Opco) UK S.A⎯⎯an affiliate of Constellation Hotels Holding Limited. IHG’s leasehold interest in the hotel has been sold for...
by Alissa Ponchione | Mar 28, 2013 | News
On May 15th–17th, Hospitality Design Exposition and Conference (HD Expo) will again connect more than 800 exhibitors and 7,000 attendees in the industry’s No. 1 and largest tradeshow-this time, in a new location at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las...
by Alissa Ponchione | Mar 28, 2013 | News
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. plans to implement a renovation strategy to its Le Méridien hotels in the Middle East and Africa regions. Over the next three years, Le Méridien and its ownership groups will invest more than $200 million in...