Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group’s global President and CEO, Hubert Joly, says he is confident the company’s Ambition 2015 is firmly on track to deliver the chain another 300 new hotels and positive RevPAR gains over the next four years.
Carlson’s Chairman and former CEO Marilyn Carlson Nelson produced yet another inspirational speech yesterday (Feb 15 AEST), this time at the company’s 2012 Global Business Conference in Nassau, The Bahamas, and HM was there to capture it exclusively.
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group’s Chief Financial Officer for Asia Pacific, Vasso Zographou, recently joined the company after 22 years with Horwath HTL in Australia and HM caught up with him at Carlson’s 2012 Global Business Conference in Nassau, The Bahamas, to talk about the move and company’s growth.
Carlson Rezidor Hotels Group’s Asia Pacific President Simon Barlow says the company’s development ambitions for China and India remain firmly at the top of the list going into 2012.
Guests at the brand new Aloft Bangkok-Sukhumvit 11 have the world’s newest in-room technology at their fingertips from the moment they check in – by way of a smartphone that controls everything from lighting to entertainment.
The head of Starwood’s Australian operations, Sean Hunt, has called for unification between the accommodation industry’s associations as both the AAA and TAA continue to divide the nation’s hotel sector.
InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) Chief Operating Officer for Australasia, Bruce McKenzie, says the mid-market is the opportunity for growth in the accommodation industry going forward.
New hotels, refurbished properties and a brand repositioning is helping Sheraton recapture its place as the leading upper-upscale accommodation brand in Asia-Pacific.
Customer and industry feedback on British Airways’ network changes to Australian routes has been positive according to the airline’s Regional Commercial Manager Neil Ager.
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Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts’ new area Vice President for Australia, India and South East Asia, Michael Cottan says a number of markets across the company are performing well for the company at present, particularly Australian outbound traffic.
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