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IHG launches upscale conversion brand Voco
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) today launched Voco, its new upscale hotel brand, alongside announcing a first signing in Australia.
At NYU Conference, Jonathan Tisch calls hospitality industry to action
At last year’s NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference, speakers expressed concern about the way President Trump’s then-new immigration and inbound travel policies would affect the tourism and hotel industries in the U.S.
Amid positive trends in tax reform and optimism around positive hotel performance metrics, the specter of a new disruptor looms over the hospitality industry.
Buggsi Patel Wins Prestigious Kemmons Wilson Award
(Atlanta,Georgia) The IHG Owners Association, which represents InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG) franchise hotel owners worldwide, recently awarded Mr. Bakulesh “Buggsi” Patel, President and CEO of Portland, Oregon-based BHG Hotels with its prestigious Kemmons Wilson Service Award. IHG Owners Association 2017 Chair Allen Fusco presented Buggsi with this esteemed honor during the IHG Americas Conference held in Las Vegas on June 19.
IHG Appoints Claire Bennett as Chief Marketing Officer
Claire joins IHG from American Express, where she held a number of senior, consumer-focused marketing roles over a period of more than 10 years. She brings extensive marketing, brand and loyalty expertise to IHG, and a proven track record of leveraging data and technology to drive powerful marketing investments.
Owners, are you paying commissions for stale cookies?
Frustrations around pay-for-performance online ads are among the reasons that it’s time to consider overhauling the franchise model for the digital age.
Article by Deepesh Kholwadwala on hotelnewsnow.com
IHG® builds on rapid growth of avid™ hotels with franchising launch in Mexico
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announces that avid™ hotels, its new high-quality midscale brand, is now available for franchising in Mexico.
Multiple-brand owners fight a cold war with themselves
Hoteliers should take time to assess how they go about enhancing guest offerings and implementing new standards, with an eye toward improving the process and sharing the burdens and benefits.
Article by Deepesh Kholwadwala on hotelnewsnow.com
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