To find out more about the unique approach to recruiting, HOTELS spoke with Michel Gehrig, Kempinski’s vice president talent development.
Richard Solomons, CEO of Intercontinental Hotels Group, now rewards its members with free WiFi. Solomons explains why the technology is such a draw.
“What it has taught us is that we need to have an organisational structure that allows for real time decision making and to ensure that we have talent in market for market. We can’t run the world from LA.”
“There is this lagging perception, and that is why we’re going through the U.S. portfolio of the Ws and seeing which ones still belong with the brand the way it’s newly conceived, and those that don’t.”
HOTELS recently spoke with Simon Scoot, vice president, global brand management, for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, about these and other challenges and opportunities.
Five new hotels are scheduled for completion by 2016.It also announced a project in Bhutan and the opening of Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain, China, at the end of 2013.
To discuss these challenges and more, USA TODAY assembled five of the industry"s top executives at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit in Los Angeles last month.
CEO Leal updated HOTELS this week about the plodding progress of the globally recognized brand launched by Sir Richard Branson, along with some details about that first hotel in Chicago.
W Doha general manager Safak Guvenc explains how the hotel is focusing on food and beverage and emerging markets to stay on top as supply outstrips demand in the city.
Breaking Travel News here sits down with Jeremy Ward, senior vice president, IT, Kempinski Hotels, to discussion how Europe’s oldest luxury hotel management group has made financial and productivity savings by moving to cloud computing.
The opening of the JW Marriott Marquis is expected to significantly boost Dubai’s position in the industry, says Queitsch.
HOTELS recently spoke with Hotel Chandler General Manager Kate Martin about the opportunities and challenges of leading a unique property in a hyper-competitive market like New York City, especially in light of recent challenges such as Hurricane Sandy.
Each we we give you the opportunity to quiz a leading figure in Sussex. This week Your Interview features Guy Hilton, the general manager of the Brighton Hilton Metropole in Kings Road He reveals the odd things guests leave behind, new plans for the hotel and what he thinks of the i360
HOTELS sat down with Vlasic earlier this week to discuss his outlook on the state of the hotel industry and his priorities in his new role with AH&LA.
The outdoor recreation industry is an economic powerhouse, employing over six million Americans and infusing both local and national economies with $646 billion dollars in outdoor recreation spending each year, according to the Outdoor Industry Association"s 2012 Recreation Economy Report. Often under the radar, outdoor recreation is big business.
HOTELS sat down with Janis Cannon, global brand portfolio leader for Crowne Plaza, last week during the 2012 IHG Americas Investors & Leadership Conference to discuss lessons learned during the first phase of the refresh as well as what is next for the brand in both the short and long term.
Holistic wellness is one of the hottest topics in hotels today, so it’s hardly surprising that IHG is looking to capitalize on that trend with its new Even Hotels brand.
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