Innisfree Hotels Enters Major Market with New Orleans Acquisition
NEW ORLEANS, LA. – On September 20, 2017, Innisfree Hotels, a hotel company based in Gulf Breeze, Fla., entered its first major urban market, bringing The Lofts at Embassy Suites New Orleans into its growing portfolio. During the first six months of operation,...
Back in Topeka: To The Moon!
By Harlan Butler, Former Innisfree President Back in Topeka, we had a General Manager at one of our hotels, years ago - and she was a lady. (We were told later that she had perhaps a bit of a cocaine habit, but we didn't know that at the time.) She wasn’t...
Becoming an Entrepreneur
With Julian MacQueen, Founder and CEO, Innisfree Hotels There’s an idea that has always resonated with me. Entrepreneurs are not necessarily the smartest people in the room, but they learn quickly from their mistakes. It’s a ‘Ready, Shoot, Aim’ approach to life....
Everything You Put Online Lives in Perpetuity
By Alyssa Townsend, Director of Social Media “A former colleague of mine posted about how he was going to use up all his sick leave then quit. He posted it at 9 a.m., and was told he didn’t have a job at 11 a.m.” – 20 Tales of Employees Who Were Fired Because of...
What Does It Mean to Be On Stage?
With Jason Nicholson, Vice President of Hotel Operations What does it mean to be ‘on stage’ when you’re on the job? Being on stage is analogous to being an actor. When we’re at work, we project a certain message with our tone and character. What that means for us...
Back in Topeka: Find a Way to Say ‘Yes’
A Story by Mike Nixon, President (About Harlan Butler, Former President) An alternate title to this story could be: “Harlan Regrets Not Renting a Room to Elvis.” Yes, it’s true. While he was a General Manager, former Innisfree President Harlan Butler got a phone...
Celebrating Gwen Vickers for 28 Years of Service
Gwen Vickers was one of Innisfree Hotels’ first employees. In 2017, we celebrated her retirement after 28 years with the company. Of Gwen's tenure, our founder and CEO Julian MacQueen remarks: "Gwen represents a time at Innisfree that goes to our very beginnings....
Behind the Scenes with Account Manager Rose Lockhart
Behind the Scenes, Account Manager In this new blog series, get to know Innisfree team members who keep our company running behind the scenes. It's an inside look at the tireless employees who help keep our hotel doors open ... from accounting to engineering and...
Holiday Inn Resort Wins Five Quality Excellence Awards from IHG
5 IHG Awards for Holiday Inn Resort The Holiday Inn Resort Pensacola Beach has won its fifth consecutive Quality Excellence Award from InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) - winning every year from 2012 to 2016. IHG has 5,000 hotels over 12 brands in nearly 100...
Back in Topeka: “My Favorite Shirt”
With Harlan Butler, Former Innisfree President I used to travel all the time ... going from hotel to hotel to hotel. I had a favorite sport shirt, and I took it with me to one of the hotels. The next day it disappeared. I said: "I know I had this shirt with me,...
