“Red Lion Hotels Appoints Richard Carlson Head of Lodging Development (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)” plus 1 more |
| Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:54 PM PST SPOKANE, Wash., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Red Lion Hotels Corporation ( Carlson brings a broad 20-year record of franchise, development, and capital investment experience, with an emphasis on the Western states where Red Lion is concentrating its franchising efforts. Most recently, he was Vice President at Summit Capital, where he worked with hotel owners, investors, banks and brands seeking financing, brokerage support and disposition expertise. Before that, Carlson was Vice President, Lodging Development for Marriott International, where he successfully helped develop their select service and extended stay brands. In that position he worked with hotel owners, brokers, consultants, architects and other professionals to increase Marriott's brand distribution in the Western Region. "Rich's deep knowledge of the lodging industry will be of great value to Red Lion as we build our franchise infrastructure to expand the Red Lion network," said Jon Eliassen, Red Lion's President and Chief Executive Officer. Carlson commented, "I am excited to join Red Lion as the company embarks on a new franchise-based growth strategy. With an opportunity to support high quality limited, select, and full service properties within the Red Lion brand, I am confident that we will draw a broader, more diverse group of hotel owners to the system." Carlson joins Red Lion on March 15, 2010, and will report to George Schweitzer, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Hotel Operations. About Red Lion Hotels Corporation: Red Lion Hotels Corporation is a hospitality and leisure company primarily engaged in the ownership, operation and franchising of upscale and midscale hotels under its Red Lion® brand. As of December 31, 2009, the RLH hotel network was comprised of 45 hotels located in eight states and one Canadian province, with 8,671 rooms and 431,244 square feet of meeting space. The company also owns and operates an entertainment and event ticket distribution business. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.redlion.com. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | |
| Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:57 AM PST | Rentalo.com Reveals Consumer's Trends on Hotels versus Vacation Rentals Comparison Shopping, Vacation Planning, and Themes for South Padre Island, North Padre Island, Galveston, and Corpus Christi. Miami, FL (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 9, 2010 -- The leading lodging web site Rentalo.com reveals the results of a recent trend analysis study conducted on 20,342 opted-in travelers who searched for vacation rentals in Texas's top leisure destinations from July 2008 to January 2010. This study data confirms last year's forecasts made by travel experts on consumer's increasing interests in comparison shopping. Additionally, the lodging directory reveals interesting findings on traveler's vacation planning habits, and destination's vacation themes for these popular vacation destinations in the state of Texas.
Trends for Texas's Top Leisure Destination: South Padre Island: Planning Trends for South Padre Island: 40 percent were from last minute travelers inquiring within the last 30 days prior to the arriving to their lodging in South Padre, 33 percent of the travelers were early planners who started their vacation planning 2 or more months in advance from the travel dates, and the remaining 25 percent from travelers who inquired 1 to 2 months in advance. Vacation Themes for South Padre Island: South Padre Island's most popular vacation theme is family vacations and reunions with 43 percent of the inquiries requesting accommodations for families with children, 43 percent for groups of more than 4 adults, 20 percent for couples on romantic getaways, and 5 percent for people traveling alone. Trends for Texas's Top Leisure Destination: North Padre Island: Vacation Planning Trends for North Padre Island: 50 percent were from last minute travelers inquiring within the last 30 days prior to the arrival date, 27 percent were early planners who started their vacation planning 2 or more months in advance from the travel date, and 23 percent of the inquiries were sent 1 to 2 months in advance. Vacation Themes for North Padre Island: The most popular vacation theme for North Padre Island is family reunions with 49 percent of the traveler's inquiries requesting accommodations for groups of more than 4 adults, 42 percent for families with kids, 28 percent for couples, and 2 percent for people traveling alone. Trends for Texas's Top Leisure Destination: Galveston: Vacation planning Trends for Galveston: 50 percent of the inquiries came from last minute planners who started their vacation planning within the last 30 days prior to their travel date, 25 percent were from early planners inquiring 2 or more months in advance, and 25 percent of the inquiries were sent 1 to 2 months in advance. Vacation Theme Trends for Galveston: The most popular vacation theme for Galveston is family vacations with 49 percent of the inquiries requesting accommodations for families with children, 39 percent for groups of more than 4 adults, 18 percent for couples, and 4 percent for people traveling alone. Trends for Texas's Top Leisure Destination: Corpus Christi: Vacation Planning Trends for Corpus Christi: According to this study, 47 percent were from last minute travelers inquiring within the last 30 days prior to the arrival date, 31 percent of the travelers were early planners who started their vacation planning 2 or more months in advance from the travel date, and 22 percent of the inquiries were from travelers who inquired 1 to 2 months in advance. Vacation Theme Trends for Corpus Christi: Corpus Christi's most popular vacation theme is family vacations and reunions with 50 percent of the traveler's inquiries requesting accommodations for families with children, 33 percent for groups of more than 4 adults, 28 percent for couples, and 4 percent for people traveling alone. "When planning a vacation, it's important for travelers to quickly and easily compare choices." says Frank Suarez, Customer Service Manager for Rentalo.com. "At Rentalo.com, travelers can compare value offers from vacation rentals, hotels, and bed and breakfasts that meet their specific lodging needs." Travel editors, experts, and other media publications interested in similar data pertaining to other vacation destinations, or additional consumer data statistics and facts such as budget, amenities, length of stays, peak seasons, and inventory data should contact Rentalo directly. About Rentalo.com ### Bookmark - Del.icio.us | Furl It | Technorati | Ask | MyWeb | Propeller | Live Bookmarks | Newsvine | TailRank | Reddit | Slashdot | Digg | Stumbleupon | Google Bookmarks | Sphere | Blink It | Spurl Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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