Category Archives: Hospitality News

Green Weddings: Setting the Tone #150; By Melinda Pauls

Stationery is a huge wedding necessity; bridal shower announcements/invitations, thank-you notes, guest book, rehearsal dinner invitations, ceremony and reception programs, escort cards, menu cards, paper favors, table cards #150; all part of most weddings.

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August Online Hotel Room Rates Are Up 4.5% from Last Year

e-forecasting.com and trivago release online ADR statistics for August

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Hotel Industry Enjoys Above Trend Growth This Summer

Hotel Industry Real-Time Indicator #150; HIP #150; Report on Current Business Activity

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La Quinta Holdings Reports Second Quarter 2014 RevPAR Growth of 7.7%

Pro forma total Adjusted EBITDA increased 13.1 percent to $106.0 million, and Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 170 basis points

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La Quinta Enters Two New Markets in Central America with Franchise Agreements in Nicaragua and Guatemala

La Quinta Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LQ), owner, operator and franchisor of La Quinta Inns Suites hotels, announced it has signed franchise agreements for new hotels in Nicaragua and Guatemala, marking the Company’s entry into those countries.

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Ms. Cathy Xiangrong Li Named Chief Financial Officer for Home Inns

Ms. May Wu, the Company’s chief strategy officer and interim chief financial officer, will remain as chief strategy officer after Ms. Li assumes the CFO position.

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Home Inns Group Second Quarter 2014 Revenues Up 6.0%

Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders was RMB 108.2 million (US$17.4 million) for the second quarter of 2014, compared with RMB 94.8 million in the same period a year ago. Adjusted net income attributable to ordinary shareholders (non-GAAP) increased 20.6% year over year to RMB 168.4 million (US$27.1 million).

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Hoteles City Now with 87 Hotels in Operations

Hoteles City Express, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: HCITY), announced today the opening of City express Monterrey Norte, the 87th property in the Company’s growing hotel chain.

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Southwest Airlines Launches Service To Beach Resort Areas Of Cancun And San Jose Del Cabo/Los Cabos

The nonstop routes previously served by wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways now operate daily between Orange County/Santa Ana and San Jose del Cabo/Los Cabos, Mexico, and between Cancun and both Atlanta and Baltimore/Washington.

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Joe Brunini Named President, Global Marketing And Customer Development For Baha Mar Casino Resort

Brunini, a 30-year veteran of the casino and integrated resort industry, will identify emerging markets and oversee international customer development and marketing initiatives for Baha Mar.

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