Among our top quotes from the past week was Sircle Hospitality Group's Liran Wizman commenting on its tie-up with SMG Holding to push growth in Europe.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Sircle Hospitality Group’s merger with SMG European
Recovery marks a milestone as we become Europe’s premier boutique hospitality
group. With plans to open 100 hotels and the continuous expansion of our
F&B offerings including Seven North Restaurant and Miznon in collaboration
with celebrated chef Eyal Shani and our members’ club, The Cover, we’re set to
raise standards and shape the future of lifestyle hospitality.” – Liran Wizman,
Sircle Hospitality Group Read story
“The feedback we’ve heard from them [Wyndham shareholders] is
around one word, they’re frustrated and frustrated that Wyndham’s board is not
engaging in a conversation that would help answer those questions.” – Patrick Pacious,
Choice Hotels International Read story
“In any business that we are in we want to be perceived as
the premium in that business... We want to be the best in class in those brands
because if you don’t do that, it will damage the Taj brand.” – Puneet Chhatwal,
Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. Read story
“We expect [U.S.] urban hotels to outperform resorts over
the next few years, as inbound international travel tends to skew urban;
however, we still expect resort growth to be positive going forward.” – Rachael
Rothman, CBRE Read story