An alarming increase in car rental and overseas car purchasing scams has caused more than three times as many UK drivers to lose their money this year than in previous years. Increases have also been noticed with other forms of scams, such as classical fake investment schemes, lottery ‘winnings’, prize draws, and secondary tickets. According [...]
John Limper has been promoted by Marriott International Inc. as the successor to Connie Flattery. His new position as Area Director of Sales and Marketing includes the areas of the South Pacific, Hawaii, and North Asia. Limper earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Elmhurst College in Illinois, and has 28 years of experience in the hospitality [...]
The Tianjin Tianbin Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. in agreement with The Marriott International can hardly wait to open its brand new Marriot Executive Apartments for those on an extended stay in Tianjin, China. The two hotels included are the ninety-six unit Lakeview, Tianjin, and the 368-room Renaissance, both will be enjoying beautiful lakefront space [...]
Online travel companies such as Orbitz, Expedia, and Travelocity are known for providing customers with great rates at major hotels across the nation. Often, people will try to find a bargain using an online travel company before even considering calling an actual hotel. The issue that may become a problem in the future is that [...]
In the interest of helping others and keeping things green, Wyndham Vacation Resorts has committed to a donation of $225,000 worth of furniture, appliances, artwork, lighting, and other home decor to The GEAR Foundation‘s Our Thrift Store over the course of a three-year renovation project. Donations will include sofas, chairs, lamps, stoves, fridges, washers, dryers, [...]
Marriott International Inc., the biggest U.S. resort chain, intends to double the quantity of rooms throughout Europe to 80,000 by 2015. “Europe is the most significant hotel and resort market in the world and offers tremendous potential for Marriott,” Amy McPherson, managing director with the corporation’s European office, informed Bloomberg Media within an email. “We [...]
Starwood Hotels (NYSE: HOT) announced chief financial officer Vasant Pruabhu will assume the role of company vice chairman. Vasant Prabhu, 50, will continue to hold his current title in conjunction with his new position. In addition to its timeshare development projects, Starwood owns or operates over 960 hotels and resorts around the would under the [...]