Carlson promotes direct booking: Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group’s Club Carlson launched the Members Only Rate, allowing rewards members to save up to 10% off the lowest available rate at participating hotels when booking direct on its brand websites, mobile sites and mobile apps.
Read more at Carlson Rezidor’s website
Hyatt names execs: Hyatt Hotels Corp. appointed Jim Chu global head of select service and franchise strategy and Susan Santiago senior vice president of global select service and franchise operations.
WoodSpring grows in Florida: WoodSpring Hotels partnered with Gold Coast Premier Properties to develop four hotels in South Florida. Gold Coast has signed on to build the brand’s recently launched prototype in Naples, Miramar, Tamarac and West Palm Beach.
Preferred, Seven Tides partnership: Seven Tides Hospitality signed a partnership agreement with Preferred Hotels & Resorts. Dukes Dubai, set to open in the fourth quarter, will be showcased on Preferred’s online booking platform.
Bird Group to open three: The Bird Group is looking to open three hotels in India under its Roseate Hotels & Resorts brand. The group is also looking for acquisitions both internationally and in India.
Read more at The Economic Times
Sir Hotels to open in Germany, Amsterdam: Sir Hotels announced that it will be opening three properties this fall: the 44-room Sir Savigny in Berlin, the 108-room Sir Adam in Amsterdam and the 94-room Sir Nikolai in Hamburg, Germany.
FelCor’s Smith retires: Richard Smith, president and CEO of FelCor Lodging Trust, retired. Troy Pentecost, FelCor’s chief operating officer, was appointed to the additional positions of president and interim senior executive officer, effective immediately.
Mosaic appoints CEO: Mosaic Hotel Group appointed Richard Hill president and chief operating officer. Most recently, Hill was president at Auberge Resorts.
Zika fears impacts Disney Orlando: Almost half of U.S. travelers in a survey said they canceled plans to visit Walt Disney World or decided against visiting the Orlando, Florida-area theme park to avoid exposure to Zika. The survey included about 5,000 respondents and was conducted by CivicScience for BTIG, who cited the survey in a research note on the Disney stock.