Hotel Management News Updates

Donna L. Quadri-Felitti has been selected as the new director of the School of Hospitality Management at Penn State. Her appointment will be effective in July.

Doing so would have recognized the overwhelming public opposition to keeping cruise operations near the foot of Market Street, where they cause traffic congestion, air pollution and provide an outsized presence over the old city.

It feels like a luxury restaurant, with starched-uniformed waiters pouring pricy wine and explaining the intricate details of a gourmet menu as diners gaze out at a spectacular mountain view.

Cape Town - The South African tourism sector, with growth of 6.6% in 2014 exceeding the global average, was on track with its goal of creating 225 000 jobs, Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom said during his Budget Vote speech in Parliament on Thursday.

BANGKOK – The Hotel Management Thailand Summit (HMT Summit), a HMA Series Summit organised by global hospitality conference powerhouse Questex Hospitality Group, will return to Bangkok on 21st May. Top hoteliers in Thailand are expected to congregate at the Banyan Tree Bangkok to discuss top-level hotel management strategies at the second edition of the summit.

As many as 323 students appeared for the Panjab University Tourism and Hospitality Aptitude Test (PUTHAT). A total of 368 students had applied for the PUTHAT and 87.77 % appeared in the test.

A big Australian-headquartered hotel business is disputing action by New Zealand's largest hotel owner over the management of five hotels here. Simon Wan, chief executive and managing director of StayWell Hospitality Group based, indicated there were issues between his organisation and the Auckland-headquartered CP Group run by the Pandey family.

Global media and marketing groups are undergoing sweeping changes that are disrupting existing industry models and career paths as digital tools like big data and the web bring new business opportunities.

In the past few years, the U.S. has seen a surge in the number of jobs in the field of business. So naturally, the number of foreign business students who want to work in the U.S. is also growing. Despite challenges like visas, and language and cultural barriers, international students are committed to getting a job in the U.S.

Accor is gearing up to meet the employment challenges that will come with the largest hotel development boom in Australia and New Zealand for two decades.

The portfolio already includes the Oryx Rotana in Doha, and two more hotels – the Sheraton Skyline in London, and the Novotel Edinburgh in Scotland – were acquired this year. Both hotels will be reflagged as Oryx Sheraton Skyline and Oryx Novotel Edinburgh.