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Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique Appoints Nicolas Piatti as Executive Chef Ahead of Opening

🍴 USA, Miami, Florida - February 28, 2025: Nicolas Piatti appointed as Executive Chef of Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique, opening spring 2025. Piatti to implement ultra-luxury, culturally authentic dining experiences with 25% locally sourced ingredients from Guanacaste. Six dining venues to feature, including a signature restaurant with a monochromatic gastronomy concept. Piatti brings over two decades of global culinary experience, won "Food Waste Champion for Americas," and authored "La Tierra De Los Platos." Plans for sustainable future include on-site farms and minimal food waste.
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Palm House Hospitality Promotes Matthew Strawn to General Manager of the Flamingo Resort & Spa

🏠 USA, Santa Rosa, California, February 28, 2025 – Matthew Strawn appointed General Manager of Flamingo Resort & Spa. Strawn has 20+ years of hospitality leadership, previously Assistant General Manager at the Flamingo, and ex-General Manager at the 228 all-suites Holiday Inn & Suites Phoenix Airport North. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Collins College of Hospitality Management. Flamingo, built in 1957 and a city landmark since 1996, recently renovated its 170 rooms, fitness center, spa, and dining areas.
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Peter Island Resort Joins Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ Legend Collection

🏡 USA, New York City, NY, February 28, 2025: Peter Island Resort in the British Virgin Islands joins Preferred Hotels & Resorts' Legend Collection after a 7-year transformation post-2017 hurricanes. Reopened December 1, the resort features 52 rooms, suites, and villas, a 10,000 sq. ft. spa, two restaurants, and the ultra-luxurious Falcon's Nest Villa. David Van Andel, President, celebrates the resort's new level of luxury and the same warm Caribbean hospitality.
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HEI Assumes Management of the Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort in Boerne, Texas

🏒 HEI Hotels & Resorts adds Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort to its portfolio, now totaling over 100 properties. Located in Boerne, Texas, the resort, owned by L&R Hotels, boasts 111 rooms, around 13,200 SF of meeting space, and an 18-hole golf course. Established in 1981, Tapatio Springs is the first Texas golf resort and conference destination. Troon partners with L&R for golf operations, enhancing the resort's reputation as a top Texas golf destination. (Norwalk, Connecticut, February 28, 2025).
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Apaleo Unveils Agent Hub

💾 eviivo, a booking and property management platform, and Breezeway, an operations and guest experience platform, have integrated to streamline property operations and enhance guest experiences. The integration combines eviivo’s AI booking management tools with Breezeway's AI-driven maintenance expertise. Property managers can save over 40 hours monthly and cut operational costs by up to 30%. The collaboration facilitates real-time coordination of tasks across major booking platforms, reduces overbooking, and accommodates ad-hoc guest requests, ensuring properties meet high standards. Jake Ryan of Book Hocking, managing over 150 cabins, lauds the integration for its simplicity and efficiency.
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Guestline Unveils AI-powered Revenue Management System

💾 eviivo, a booking and property management platform, integrated with Breezeway, an operations and guest experience platform, to enhance property operations and guest experiences. This union allows property managers to save over 40 hours per month and cut operational costs by up to 30%. The integration facilitates automated workflows, efficient inventory tracking, and seamless communication between booking information and maintenance teams. Jake Ryan of Book Hocking, with over 150 cabins, endorses the efficiency gains from the partnership. Gwenael Merlin of eviivo and Peter Andruszkiewicz of Breezeway tout the strategic and guest experience benefits.
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Flywire Acquires Sertifi

💾 eviivo, a booking and property management platform, integrated with Breezeway, an operations and guest experience platform. This collaboration aims to automate workflows and improve efficiency, with property managers potentially saving over 40 hours monthly and cutting costs by up to 30%. The integration ensures seamless operation across booking channels, immediate coordination of tasks, and allows ad-hoc guest requests, enhancing operational efficiency and guest experience. Jake Ryan of Book Hocking with over 150 cabins, praises the time-saving benefits of the integration.
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Shiji and Workmatrix GmbH successfully integrate to enhance direct bookings at Appenzeller Huus

🏦 On February 27, 2025, in Berlin, Germany, Shiji, a leading hospitality technology provider, announced the integration of Workmatrix GmbH’s booking engine with Shiji PMS at Appenzeller Huus, enhancing efficiency at two Swiss hotels. The integration streamlines the booking process, updates availability and pricing in real time, and improves operational efficiency. Workmatrix, serving over 800 hotels, partners with Shiji to optimize hotel bookings, maximizing direct revenue and improving the guest experience from reservation to check-out. Shiji, founded in 1998, now serves over 91,000 hotels worldwide.
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Mint House’s Tangible Approach to Eco-Friendly Hospitality

🌞 Mint House has earned a 2024 Hotel Visionary Award in the Sustainability category for its commitment to eco-friendly operations. The company has introduced programmable Ecobee thermostats across its 12 properties, proprietary hibernation technology for unoccupied rooms, and energy-efficient appliances. Partnerships with Duke Power, Public Goods, and RAIN Water support renewable energy and eco-friendly amenities. Mint House's sustainability program, started in June 2023 and fully implemented by June 2024, resulted in a 23% daily CO2 emissions reduction (over 7.3 million tons of CO2) and a 56% waste reduction, eliminating all single-use plastics and surpassing waste reduction goals compared to traditional upscale hotels.
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