Luxury Hotelier Debuts in 2007
New global publication to focus on the protocols, properties and personalities of high-end hoteliers
JANUARY 18, 2007. Questex Media Group, Inc., a global, diversified business-to-business media company and publisher of Hotel & Motel Management and Hotel Design magazines, today announced it plans to publish a new international magazine called Luxury Hotelier in 2007.
Luxury Hotelier will meet the needs of corporate and management level individuals at high-end branded hotels globally. It will focus on properties and individuals in the market, the specific needs of those owning and operating such facilities and how to achieve success.
Set to debut in 2007, Luxury Hotelier will be a features-driven publication with focus on protocols, properties and personalities of discerning hoteliers. Luxury Hotelier will have a targeted and controlled circulation of 10,000 worldwide corporate and owner titles of four- and five- star quality hotels worldwide including resorts, independents and high-end branded hotels.
"The luxury hotelier has been waiting for a global resource that speaks solely to the individuals who own and operate luxury-specific properties," said John McMahon, group publisher, Luxury Hotelier, Hotel & Motel Management and Hotel Design. "We recognize their needs are unique, and we look forward to serving them with a one-of-a-kind resource in Luxury Hotelier."
World-renowned hoteliers have already expressed their excitement about Luxury Hotelier:
Simon F. Cooper, president and chief operating officer of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, said, "With the expansion of top tier hotel brands around the world, Luxury Hotelier -- devoted solely to the interests of this group of executives -- is certainly an idea whose time has come. I look forward to keeping up with all the latest developments in this segment of the hospitality market."
"There is clearly a need for a communications vehicle that can speak directly to luxury hotel managers, and I cannot think of a company better placed in the industry to provide an instructive, thought-provoking and quality publication than Questex Media Group. On behalf of my colleagues at The Leading Hotels of the World, we look forward to reading the informed insight that Luxury Hotelier will undoubtedly provide," said Paul M. McManus, president & chief executive officer, The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd.
"It's about time someone focused on the needs of luxury hotels. With the tremendous growth of the market, Luxury Hotelier will be a unique publication that focuses on quality and not discounts on value and cost," adds Geoffrey Gelardi, managing director of The Lanesborough.
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