Provides the latest RSS feeds for Hospitality News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Trinidad Times.com http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/cat/6d4e51e25d590bec/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 18:43:20 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:43:20 -0400 30 The U.S. travel industry is poised for one the strongest summers in history as demand soars and travelers reinvest in their vacation plans, said top travel executives ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214599861/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Sat, 18 May 2013 06:20:53 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214599861/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of pricing and revenue management software, services and consulting, today announced that Wanda Hotels and Resorts Co., Ltd. (Wanda) has expanded its working relationship with IDeaS across its entire portfolio of its own company managed hotels. It is estimated that IDeaS revenue management program will incorporate more than 50 Wanda hotels in China by ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214599862/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Sat, 18 May 2013 06:20:53 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214599862/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Two breaking news stories on Friday underscored the fact that Hawaiis economy is on an upswing the swanky New York City department store Bloomingdales is coming to Ala Moana Center, and land values have gotten high enough to convince the Castle family to put its commercial real estate portfolio on the block. The new, three-level, 165,000-square-foot Bloomingdales store will replace what is now ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214594808/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 20:59:43 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214594808/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec LaCrosse Footwear Inc. on Friday said it plans to open a downtown Portland retail location. LaCrosse Footwear Inc. on Friday said it plans to open a downtown Portland location. It did not provide details about the store's size or location. The company also named Robert Sasaki president. The Portland-based maker of boots for the outdoor and military markets was acquired for $138 million last ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214593935/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 19:32:57 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214593935/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Istanbul welcomes its newest luxury hotel this week with the opening of the Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul on 11 May; the opulent 186-room hotel is the second in Europe for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, which hails from the other city where East famously meets West, Hong ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214592875/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:05 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214592875/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec The inaugural World Whisky Day was held in 2012 and saw over 20,000 people attend over 200 events all over the world.In 2012 #WorldWhiskyDay was a global trending topic on twitter and WWD was also on the front page of the BBC News Website.World Whisky Day has been welcomed by the Scottish Parliament and is endorsed by VisitScotland, Scotch Whisky Experience and Heritage Centre and Scotland Food ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214592820/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:05 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214592820/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Restaurateurs in downtown and Old Sacramento restaurateurs are anticipating benefits from a new downtown arena, but there are some concerns about traffic. From a business standpoint, the investment in an arena downtown is important, said Jerry Fat, with Fat Family Resaurants. Frank Fat's restaurant, seen here, is on the 800 block of L street, which is two blocks from Downtown ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214591740/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 17:57:53 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214591740/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec City planners have recommended that the Sacramento Planning and Design Commission at its meeting on Thursday support getting rid of the requirement for proposed superstores to submit an economic impact analysis. The city cites three Walmart stores that in recent years located just beyond the city limits. It looks like you can forget about the biggest hurdle within the city of Sacramentos big-box ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214591748/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 17:49:58 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214591748/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Brian Danzig Embedded in Washingtons planned rules governing the state's legal marijuana industry are attempts to keep the federal government from swooping in and shutting down businesses, arresting people and seizing property because marijuana is still illegal under federal law. But the rules created by that strategy also will make it harder for small businesses to launch and thrive, says ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214591718/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 17:42:18 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214591718/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Lasco Enterprises owner Jerry Lasco will oversee the opening of a new Max's Wine Dive in the Montrose area this fall. The second Maxs Wine Dive Houston location will open in the Montrose area this fall, Houston-based Lasco Enterprises said Friday. The new restaurants menu will feature similar options to that of the current Houston location. The Lasco team is still searching for a lead chef ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214591747/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 17:12:03 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214591747/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Roundy's plans to expand its pilot program to use concepts from Mariano's Fresh Market at Pick 'n Save stores. Roundys Inc. plans to expand a test program bringing concepts from its Marianos Fresh Market chain to stores throughout the Pick n Save chain, Roundys chairman and CEO Bob Mariano said Friday. The Milwaukee company had been testing the program in 14 Pick n Save stores in the ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214590514/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 16:46:16 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214590514/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Pabst Farms has announced the addition of a Walmart Supercenter and a Sam's Club. Pabst Farms Town Centre has announced two large new retailers after several years of inactivity a Walmart Supercenter and Sams Club. The 151,000-square-foot Walmart and 136,000-square-foot Sams Club will anchor the western part of the site, according to a news release issued Friday. The town center, part of the ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214589135/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 15:44:15 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214589135/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Mark Friedman, a longtime Sacramento developer whos a key investor in the new ownership, said the goal is to open the arena by October 2016, under a two-year construction cycle. Doing so would mean beginning work fall 2014. More than one speaker at Fridays Sacramento City Hall event to mark a new ownership for the Sacramento Kings made the point: The deal goes beyond basketball. This is about ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214589245/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 15:37:57 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214589245/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Orlando Fashion Square plans to demolish a portion of the mall and redevelop it into a new Starwood hotel with retail and restaurants. The redevelopment of Orlando Fashion Square mall is claiming its first longtime tenant as a victim: Bath and Body Works last day of business is May 25. Tennessee-based mall owner UP Development Inc. which earlier this year spent $35 million to lease the land under ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214589193/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 15:03:40 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214589193/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Mike Ullman told stockholders at a May 17 meeting his plans to bring customers back to J.C. Penney and make the struggling retailer profitable. Mike Ullman told stockholders Friday how he plans to make J.C. Penney Co. Inc. a profitable company again. At the annual stockholders meeting in Plano, he said the key to success was increasing the number of visits by customers and to curb their ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214589192/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 15:01:15 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214589192/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec The "Sunshine Boulevard" specialty drink is one of the most popular beverages at Snow & Co. Some technology stories in Kansas City are hard to find, but this one beat down my door. Heres a snapshot into my reporters notebook, which this week features a watering hole I couldnt escape in my coverage of the local technology and entrepreneurship scene. The beat demands an affinity for ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214589191/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 14:47:55 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214589191/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu, Sara Eisen and Tom Keene highlight the news you need to follow for today's trading. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Surveillance." Steven Miller, who was forced out as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), right, pauses while speaking during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing with J. ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214587721/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 13:48:03 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214587721/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Houston saw its unemployment rate dip below 6 percent last month after hovering around the mark since November. Houston saw its unemployment rate dip below 6 percent last month after hovering around the mark since November. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area's April unemployment rate was 5.9 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 6.1 percent in March, the Texas Workforce ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214587829/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 13:43:29 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214587829/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec A majority of employees at Austin-based Whole Foods Market Inc. have a positive outlook on the future of their company, according to a survey by Glassdoor. Job search and review site Glassdoor asked companies employees the following question: Do you believe your companys business outlook will get better, stay the same, or worsen in the next six months? Some 62 percent of Whole Foods employees ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214587828/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 13:34:46 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214587828/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec A long list of Northern California musicians will help Skip's Music celebrate 40th years in business with performances in Old Sac during the Sacramento Music Festival. A long list of Northern California musicians will help Skips Music celebrate 40th years in business with performances in Old Sac during the Sacramento Music Festival. After four decades of selling and renting musical equipment ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214587827/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 13:31:39 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214587827/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Amaweles South African Kitchen' cinnamon vegetable curry dish. This week's Bay Area restaurant scene saw a slew of new openings with some new concepts. San Francisco got its first taste of South African food while the Mission got a new perspective with a restaurant that gives a birds-eye view of the neighborhood and its place in the city. Heres this weeks restaurant roundup: Notable ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214587826/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 13:25:29 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214587826/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec The number of new cars and light trucks registered in Hawaii during the first quarter rose 9.8 percent, compared to the same period last year, and the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association expects new vehicle sales to rise by 7.6 percent for all of 2013. There were 10.978 new vehicle registrations during the first quarter, compared to 9,997 registrations during the first quarter of 2012, the ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214587825/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 13:19:33 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214587825/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec ADR increases 3.7% to US$109.93 The U.S. hotel industry reported positive results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 5-11 May 2013, according to data from STR.In year-over-year comparisons, occupancy was up 0.1 percent to 62.7 percent, average daily rate rose 3.7 percent to US$109.93 and revenue per available room increased 3.8 percent to US$68.94.Among the Top 25 Markets, ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214586340/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:08 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214586340/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Belterra Casino Resort is adding a sports bar and grill to its offerings. Belterra Casino Resort is planning to open Stadium Sports Bar and Grill in June, and its recruiting 25 to 30 new employees to work in the new location. Belterra is hosting a career fair from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21 in its Poplar Room for prospective employees. We are looking for fun, energetic, and motivated ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214586342/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 12:50:06 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214586342/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec The redesigned Bobby Layman Chevrolet, still located at 3900 W. Broad St. Bobby Layman Chevrolet hasnt moved from its jingle-immortalized address, but it has a new look. The auto dealership at 3900 W. Broad St. in Columbus is debuting its new showroom and administrative offices Friday, showing off the newest design from its supplier General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) Instead of renovating, it made more ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214586261/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 12:43:41 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214586261/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec The Sears store at Ala Moana Center, seen in this file photo, will be torn down and replaced with Hawaii's first Bloomingdale's store, mall owner General Growth Properties said. Bloomingdale's will open its first Hawaii location in a new three-level store to be built in the former Sears space at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, mall owner General Growth Properties said Friday. The ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214586341/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 12:39:44 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214586341/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec There's something beautiful about a well-cooked brisket. In Texas, barbecue is not a thing of smoke and mirrors -- well there is a lot of smoke involved. So to be the best, barbecue restaurants have to serve up juicy brisket, sumptuous ribs and smokin' good sausage. Texas Monthly recently released The List: The Top 50 Barbecue Joints in Texas, a highly-anticipated annual ranking of where ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214586257/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 11:55:41 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214586257/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index reported a 0.4-percent increase in April to 2,784. Year-to-date 2013, the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index is up 13.7 percent. The index ended 2012 at 2,448. Robert W. Baird and Co. and STR partnered to create the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index-the first widely available U.S. hotel stock index in the hotel industry. The index combines Baird’s financial markets ... http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214584657/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec Fri, 17 May 2013 11:50:57 -0400 http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/sid/214584657/scat/6d4e51e25d590bec