Author Archive for brent
Tokyo Passes Paris
The Michelin Guide gave top billing to 11 restaurants in Tokyo, vaulting the Japanese capital over Paris as the city with the most three-star eateries. All but one of the nine Tokyo restaurants that won Michelin’s highest accolade last year retained their rating this year; traditional Japanese restaurant, Hamadaya, lost one of its three [...]
Lou Adler on the Job Description
http://tiny.cc/q05yo
Geolo Acquires Los Angeles Landmark – JDV to Manage
LOS ANGELES—Geolo Capital, the private equity arm of the John A. Pritzker family, has acquired the 250-room Custom Hotel here. Joie de Vivre Hospitality will manage the hotel.
The acquisition is the first transaction for the $150 million fund established this summer by Geolo Capital to fuel Joie de Vivre’s growth and national expansion. Geolo, which acquired [...]
The Pitfalls of Hiring Slow (ere.net)
A company can hire slow for two major reasons: because they know exactly who they’re looking for and are willing to wait for the right people to apply, or because they don’t know who they’re looking for and believe they’ll know when the right person applies.
The first is more useful. If you’ve [...]
Bob Boyle, Benchmark Regional VP, Dies
THE WOODLANDS, TX—Bob Boyle, regional vice president for Benchmark Hospitality International and general manager of Turtle Bay Resort in Hawaii, died suddenly September 17. He was 62.
Boyle was promoted to the regional position in July 2009, adding to his responsibilities as vp/general manager of Benchmark’s 443-room, offshore flagship property located on [...]
