Hotel Management

MARCH 19, 2024

The company’s focus on strategic and organic growth has resulted in 32 hotels operating across the region, with more on the way, the Australasia boss confirmed. AJ Capital will remain the owner of the more than 35 operating and pipeline Graduate properties, each of which will be operated under long-term Hilton franchise agreements.

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Lodging

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Splash’s platform allows marketers to create on-brand, measurable, and repeatable event programs that drive pipeline and sales. TYSONS, Virginia—Cvent announced that it has acquired Splash, an event marketing technology company. Over 500 organizations, including more than 60 Fortune 1000 companies, use Splash for their event marketing needs.

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Hotel Management

APRIL 11, 2024

The 273-room hotel, formerly Four Points by Sheraton, is owned by MA Financial Group and operated by TFE Hotels. TFE Hotels’ Group Chief Operating Officer, Chris Sedgwick; Senior Director of Operations ANZ, Tish Nyar; and Regional General Manager VIC, Stephen Moore, joined Hotel General Manager, Nigel Maxey, for the opening celebrations.

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 9, 2024

2023 was a pivotal year for RHG where we expanded our relationship with key partners and operators. In the Philippines, we expanded our decade-long partnership with SM Hotels and Conventions Corp through a Master Development Agreement to reach 20 hotels by 2028 from six hotels in operation today.

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Hotel Management

AUGUST 25, 2024

Mercure Sydney Parramatta Trilogy will commence operations at the Parramatta hotels in September with both assets remaining under their respective Accor branding through a franchise agreement. “We Boyes thanked Schwartz for choosing Trilogy to operate the resort. “It

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

“The signing of Adina Chermside Brisbane is a significant milestone for TFE Hotels, providing an opportunity for us to expand our Adina footprint from two hotels to three in the powerhouse state of Queensland,” said TFE Hotels Group Chief Operating Officer, Chris Sedgwick.

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Hotel Management

JULY 15, 2024

Under the ownership of Frank and Wade Huang of Star Millennium Pty Ltd, Holiday Inn Sydney Airport and Courtyard by Marriott, Sydney-North Ryde will be elevated to IHG’s premium Crowne Plaza brand with independent hotel operator, Trilogy Hotels, appointed to manage the day-to-day operations of both properties under a franchise agreement.

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As the new General Manager for The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne, Harman will be responsible for enhancing the hotel’s operational and commercial performance. I am honoured to be leading this talented team on their next chapter, enhancing operational and commercial performance whilst creating memories for each and every guest.

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 14, 2024

Plans for a 130-room Holiday Inn and Suites in Adelaide have been upgraded with the hotel now set to operate as a 155-room Crowne Plaza when it opens its doors in the second half of 2024. This move brings exceptional iterations of the Crowne Plaza brand to Adelaide.”

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 17, 2024

As the new Senior Vice President (SVP), Managing Director, Luxury and Lifestyle Americas (LLA), based in Atlanta, Harwood will be tasked with overseeing the daily operations of the LLA organisation, driving performance and operations of IHG’s six Luxury and Lifestyle brands and supporting growth in the region.

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Hotel Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

TFE Hotels is an owner, manager and developer and we see their impressive presence in multiple markets – which includes more than 50 properties in Australia, a strong pipeline of properties and ties to Singapore and Europe – as complementary to our vision for the future,” said Heritage Hotels’ Managing Director, Jeffrey Tang.

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Lyf Schönbrunn Vienna “Ascott operates with a flex-hybrid model that gives opportunistic agility across our serviced residences, co-living properties and hotels,” Goh said. New locations Lyf is currently present in 21 cities globally, with over 5,500 units both operating and in the pipeline.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The collaboration will accelerate our asset-light expansion in China by leveraging Jin Jiang’s franchise-ready infrastructure, complementing our successful management strategy in the market where we currently operate more than 220 properties in over 40 cities,” said Ascott and CLI Lodging Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Goh. “The

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Hotel Management

MAY 21, 2024

Today Swiss-Belhotel International has close to 135 hotels and operations across 20 countries and over 12,000 staff. When Gavin Faull purchased Swiss-Belhotel International in 1999 with his Hong Kong business partner, the group had just three hotels. But from humble beginnings, he turned his vision of a branded hotel company into reality.

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Hotel Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Hotel Indigo Sydney Potts Point is Pro-invest Group’s fourth owned and operated hotel in Sydney and represents its third hotel under the brand. Part of IHG’s Luxury and Lifestyle portfolio, Hotel Indigo currently has 278 open or pipeline hotels globally, with each hotel drawing from the surrounding neighbourhood.

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

“NSW’s largest regional conference centre, sensational rooms and villas, golf, fantastic food and beverage outlets including Lovedale Bar and Grill and a raft of new developments in the pipeline such as Dr Schwartz’s Sydney Brewery on site. It is an exciting time for the property, and I look forward to contributing to its continued success.”

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Hotel Management

APRIL 11, 2024

Kypriotis brings over 20 years of hotel industry experience, having started her career with Stamford Hotels and Resorts and worked across various managerial positions within hotel operations at Accor. Winner of the HM Australian General Manager of the Year award in 2021, Kypriotis is recognised as an empathetic and people-oriented leader. “I

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the newly created dual role, Svensson will take charge of operations at W Melbourne whilst also having oversight of all of Marriott’s luxury properties in Australia, including under the The Ritz-Carlton and W Hotel brands. How is the luxury hotel market evolving in Australia?

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Accor Pacific Chief Operating Officer PME, Adrian Williams, told HM there has been an unprecedented level of interest in Accor hotels and its loyalty programme ALL – Accor Live Limitless since the concerts were first announced – and not just in these two cities.

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