News Press By Mae Yousif-Bashi mbashi@news-press.com Cape hotel, at 3, a success story Off the main commercial path and in a less-than-friendly pedestrian area, some wondered whether the big orange building with 75 hotel rooms inside would ever make it. Throw in an economy start gin to go sour at … Read More
Gulf Coast Business Review Fred Hirschovits hopes companies cutting back their travel budgets will choose his Holiday Inn hotel instead of a more expensive resort. Is this any time to be opening a new hotel? Fred Hirschovits concedes his timing is off as he prepares to open a 170-room Holiday … Read More
Florida Weekly By Evan Williams ewilliams@floridaweekly.com Fred Hirschovits stepped out of a silver Mercedes-Benz and strode toward his hotel, the Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport at Town Center, like an ambassador from the land of graciousness and good taste. The Cornell University hospitality school graduate — one of the world’s … Read More
www.hotelinteractive.com IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)], one of the world’s largest hotel groups by number of rooms announced today that the 169-room, 21st-century Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport @ Town Center in Fort Myers, Florida has plans to open February 3rd, 2009! Developed to be more efficient to … Read More
News Press By Mary Hawk mhawk@news-press.com Cape Coral’s Hampton Inn & Suites has received a top national distinction. The hotel has received the Hampton Wall of Fame Award for its Total Quality Service Scorre for its quality and customer satisfaction. Located at 619 S.E. 47th St., the Hampton is now … Read More
Gulf Coast Business Review TOURISM by Jean Gruss | Editor/Lee-Collier There’s an elephant in the room. No one knows how the financial turmoil in 2008 will impact the winter and spring tourism season. And they’d rather not contemplate a bad outcome. Before speaking at a recent tourism conference in Fort … Read More
Chattanooga Times Free Press The Chattanooga Times Free Press is pleased to announce the Readers’ Choice winners. During the month of May we published three ballots for our readers to complete and cast their vote recognizing Chattanooga’s Best in their opinion. Favorites were selected in numerous categories. The votes are … Read More
Bonita Daily News “You have the weakness in the dollar with the strength of the euro making travel here affordable. The euro is combined with good values for the summer and less expensive air travel.” —Fred Hirschovits, President of Twenty Twenty Worldwide Hospitality, a Naples-based consulting firm
“I am extremely gratified by your willingness to serve as a founding member of the Hospitality Management Program advisory board for Florida Gulf Coast University. The support and leadership of this elite group will be essential to the successful planning and foundation for a much needed Hospitality/Resort Management Program in … Read More