NEW ANDAZ HOTEL USES INVOTECH
Hyatt ’ s recently opened Andaz Maui at Wailea installed the InvoTech UHF-RFID Uniform System to automate management of 3,000
uniforms for its staff of 300 . The uniform management system is integrated with the U-Pick-It automated uniform delivery system from White Conveyors that puts uniforms in employees ’ hands quickly . InvoTech ’ s system includes UHF-RFID handheld readers that enable instant uniform tracking via the property ’ s Wi-Fi network . The Andaz Maui will also utilize InvoTech ’ s electronic signature capture to ensure employee accountability .
INTERNORGA PLANS MOVE AHEAD
Preparations for the 88th Internorga , scheduled for March 14-19 , 2014 , are moving ahead at full speed . The Hamburg Fair site is already fully
booked with more than 1,200 exhibitors , and there are waiting lists in many areas .
Other conference programming will include the LiquID Bar , which will give attendees a chance to find out about new drinks . The Skywalk Table will return to the show with exhibitors in the tabletop sector showcasing crockery , glasses , cutlery and seating . At the Trendforum Pink Cube , visitors can meet trend expert Karin Tischer , who will speak about future developments in food and beverage .
TRUEBELL , GROUPE GM PRESENT SEVERAL COLLECTIONS
Truebell and Groupe GM presented four new product lines at The Hotel Show 2013 , Dubai . The Guerlain collection features the scent of Eau Imperiale , a blend of citruses and neroli . Missoni offers top notes of tea leaves and milk , middle notes of jasmine petals and rose as well as base notes of musk and woody iris . Nuxe ’ s hotel line is enriched with the traditional therapeutic properties of honey and based on its leading range , Rêve de Miel . Finally , Yves Rocher ’ s hotel line promises a bright spring fragrance with notes of citrus flowers .
Hilton Garden Inn guestrooms in the United States and Canada now feature Keurig brewing systems .
KEURIG FEATURED AT HILTON GARDEN INN
Hilton Garden Inn is partnering with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters ( GMCR ) to offer Keurig K130 single-cup brewing systems in Hilton Garden Inn ’ s more than 73,000 guest rooms in the United States and Canada . Each guestroom will be supplied with four complimentary Keurig K-Cup packs .
“ We heard from our guests that being able to easily make the perfect cup of coffee in their room was an important part of their morning routine to start a productive day , so partnering with GMCR to bring its Keurig single cup brewers to our guestrooms was the perfect solution ,” says Adrian Kurre , global head , Hilton Garden Inn .
IN BRIEF
� Hilmar Rudloff has taken over the management of Eloma .
� Medallia recently signed new customers including Marriott International in addition to hiring Ken Fine as chief customer officer .
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� Protect-A-Bed has named Johan Bosman director of international sales .
� Comcast Business ’ cloud-based , hosted PBX service , Business VoiceEdge , is now available to hospitality customers as part of the Comcast Business Hospitality suite .
� Maytag Commercial Laundry has added Nick Ubago to its international sales team . Ubago is responsible for U . S . -based export accounts as well as the company ’ s Caribbean Ubago and Central and South American customers .
� Blink Design Group has opened a new regional headquarters in Bangkok ’ s Sathorn CBD .
� German hotel brand King ’ s Hotels has selected SiteMinder ’ s Channel Manager to connect its Protel Property Management System and IDeaS
Revenue Management System to key local and international booking sites .
� Xeros has opened its North American headquarters in Manchester , New Hampshire , and appointed Jonathan Benjamin as president , North America ; David Kaupp as vice president of marketing ; and Jim Basler as director of operations .
� France 24 has finalized a new distribution agreement with Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts and is now broadcast in the group ’ s properties around the world .
� ReviewPro has opened a new office in Singapore and appointed Michael Chin as regional vice president for Asia .
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