HANOI, Vietnam—Hilton Worldwide announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Hanoi, the brand’s first property in Southeast Asia. The 11-story, 86-room hotel is the second Hilton Worldwide property in Vietnam. “Today’s announcement not only celebrates the first Hilton Garden Inn property in Southeast Asia but also the expansion of our footprint in Vietnam,” said Martin Rinck, president, Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide. “Backed by our strong owner, Hoan Kiem Tourism & Trading Company Limited, and our
LONDON—The Autograph Collection, Marriott International’s portfolio of independent hotels, continues to grow in Europe with the introduction of two new travel experiences this spring. Threadneedles, in London’s financial district, and The Glasshouse in central Edinburgh, Scotland, will represent the Autograph Collection’s first hotels in the United Kingdom. The additions are set to expand the portfolio to include more than 40 hotel experiences in the United States, Europe, Caribbean, and South America. “This is an exciting
Since relinquishing the day-to-day leadership of Marriott International last year, Bill Marriott Jr. has shown few signs of slowing down. At age 81, he is no longer the CEO, but he remains active as executive chairman. He authored the recently published memoir Without Reservations: How A Family Root Beer Stand Grew Into A Global Hotel Company. In an interview with Lodging, Marriott says he’s eager for his associates, as well as guests, to learn from
TORONTO—Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group announced the further expansion of the Park Inn by Radisson brand in the Americas with the opening of the Park Inn by Radisson Toronto-Markham which is owned and managed by H.J. Hotels, (Markham) Inc. “The opening of the first Park Inn by Radisson in Toronto represents the continued momentum of our Ambition 2015 growth strategy and is aligned with plans to grow Park Inn by Radisson as a winning midscale brand
Hampton Hotels practices this little thing they call “Hamptonality,” which is the brand’s philosophy of offering a caring, service culture to its guests and communities. And nearly 100 Hampton team members in the Atlanta area showed off their Hamptonality by helping renovate the gymnasium at the John H. Harland Boys & Girls Club in the city, which serves more than 265 area children and teens each day during after-school hours. Since late February, volunteers from