WICHITA FALLS, Texas—Best Western Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of the Best Western North Side Inn located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The hotel is owned by Nitin Chanana and has 94 guestrooms. The property recently underwent a renovation and offers updated amenities throughout the guestrooms and common areas. The new look follows a classic Best Western motif with greys, mauves, and eggshell shades throughout the building, and a Scandinavian meets mid-century modern aesthetic. Each
Hard Rock International Partners With Major Food Group
Category: Food and Beverage, Hotel Restaurants and Bars
HOLLYWOOD, Florida—Hard Rock International is partnering with Major Food Group (MFG) to develop dining experiences at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino properties around the globe. MFG’s support of Hard Rock will extend to proposed projects as well. Through the partnership with Hard Rock, MFG will act in an advisory role to curate new food and beverage programming at existing integrated resort locations such as Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel
SAN DIEGO—Cloudbeds announced a strategic partnership with Amadeus, which brings together Cloudbeds’ hospitality platform and Amadeus iHotelier’s technology to grow distribution capabilities for hotels worldwide. The integration of Cloudbeds’ property management system (PMS) with Amadeus iHotelier’s central reservation system (CRS) will provide hoteliers with a solution to manage reservations, operations, and revenue. The partnership will expand the reach of hotels by leveraging Amadeus’ global distribution network, allowing properties using Cloudbeds to connect with a broader
Hyatt Shares Leadership Appointments, Rearranges Americas Organizational Structure
Category: Comings & Goings, People
CHICAGO—As a result of growth in the Americas region, Hyatt announced new senior leadership appointments and organizational structures designed to support the company’s focus on growth, operations, and performance within the region. With the organizational structure, Hyatt’s Americas region is now comprised of two subregions—United States and Canada and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)—led by two newly appointed subregional presidents, respectively: Susan Santiago and Gabriel Felip who both report to Pete Sears, group president,
Being BOLD: Wyndham Underscores Inclusivity for Hotel Ownership
Category: Careers, Checking In, Featured, People
There are numerous barriers to hotel ownership—like industry awareness, access to capital, and market knowledge—causing groups of entrepreneurs to be underrepresented in hospitality. To create spaces that encourage, promote, and assist these groups in becoming hoteliers, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts created two programs: Women Own the Room and BOLD (Black Owners and Lodging Developers). Less than a year ago, Galen Barrett took on the role of vice president, strategic franchise initiatives, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts,
