Michael French has over 40 years of experience in senior leadership positions in the hospitality and gaming industries. He has opened 10 facilities, including mega resorts, and held positions as COO of Solaire Manila and Senior Vice President of Operations for Melco Crown in Macau. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President of Global Gaming Asset Management, overseeing the opening of the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas.
Swiss International signs the management contract with Mlima Kenya Holiday Homes Ltd to co-develop and manage a large leisure and conference resort in Mount Kenya.
Located at the scenic foothills of Mount Kenya at Naro Moru, the resort will be branded as "Swiss International Resort Mount Kenya" and will open end of 2017.
Swiss International and FEB Holdings enter into a technical Services and a Management agreement for the Swiss International Sagana Resort & Conference Center
Swiss International signs the management contract with Mlima Kenya Holiday Homes Ltd to co-develop and manage a large leisure and conference resort in Mount Kenya.
Located at the scenic foothills of Mount Kenya at Naro Moru, the resort will be branded as "Swiss International Resort Mount Kenya" and will open end of 2017.
Swiss International and FEB Holdings enter into a technical Services and a Management agreement for the Swiss International Sagana Resort & Conference Center
David Falor founded Allied Hospitality Group, Inc., in 1983. He is recognized as an industry leader in maximizing the performance of under-performing hotels, resorts and conference centers. Falor's hotel career spans forty years, beginning with independent fine dining restaurants in Hawaii and Australia, then joining Westin Hotels at the Hotel del Coronado in California. After eight years of food and beverage management, Falor concentrated his efforts on the sales and marketing of hotels. He quickly rose from property Sales Manager at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles to Director of Sales, Sonesta Beach Resort Nassau in the Bahamas. He later served as Director of Sales at Loews L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC, and was eventually promoted to Corporate General Sales Manager for all Loews Hotels Worldwide. Next, Falor joined Americana Hotels in New York as Corporate Vice President of Sales Worldwide. Falor returned to operations in 1977, to manage a 740 room resort, The Americana Hotel in Bal Harbour, Florida — now known as the Sheraton Bal Harbour. Then Falor managed the 1,800 room Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, and subsequently became Senior Vice President of Operations for the Coleman Hotel Group. This group of four luxury hotels consisted of the Ritz Carlton Hotels in New York and Washington, DC and the Whitehall and The Tremont Hotels in Chicago. In 1983 Falor formed Paramount Hotels, which in 1992 became Allied Hospitality Group, In
BUSI 310Research Paper InstructionsYou will write a research p.docxhumphrieskalyn
BUSI 310
Research Paper Instructions
You will write a research paper of 8 full –9 full pages on a management topic approved by your instructor. The topic must be unique to the topics covered in the course and have a management focus. Submit your request for your desired topic to the Research Paper Topic Approval Discussion Board by the end of Module/Week 1. A sample paper is available in the Assignment Instructions folder and should be referred to for proper formatting.
Paper Requirements:
· The paper is to be your original work and written solely for this course. Although past papers can be minimally referenced, papers previously submitted or work from previously submitted assignments cannot be used to fulfill this assignment.
· The paper must be written using current APA format and include a title page, an abstract, and a references list (See APA sample paper).
· The paper must have a minimum of 8 full pages (double-spaced on 8 ½ x 11 paper) and a maximum of 9 full pages.
· It must be submitted as a Word document (.doc).
· The finished paper must be uploaded, as an attachment, by the published deadline.
· Headers must include short title and pagination. Running head is done on the first page.
· It must have 1-inch margins (right, left, top, or bottom).
· Do not use bullets or listing anywhere in the paper.
· It must be written in third person.
· It must use size 12 font in either Times or Times New Roman.
· The body of the paper is left-justified only.
· Paragraphs must be indented 5 spaces.
· Any charts, graphs, pictures, etc. must be put in an appendix and do not count toward the minimum number of pages.
· No more than 1 use of a block quote is to be used. Show block quotations of more than 40 words as follows:
· Use single spacing within the quote and double spacing surrounding the quote.
· Indent 5 spaces from left-hand margin.
· Do not use quotation marks.
· References must be as follows:
· A minimum of 9 different references must be used.
· All references must be from peer-reviewed professional journals published within the last 3 years.
· Textbooks, web blogs, abstracts, and other ancillary materials cannot be be counted as one of the required references.
· All references must be cited somewhat equally in the narrative with no references over- or under-represented.
· Quotations must not be more than 15% of the paper – paraphrase and properly quote the citations.
· Reference Section
· Double-space throughout references.
Submit this assignment via SafeAssign by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 7.
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W Y N N RESORT
"KNOW W H E N TO HOLD 'EM;
KNOW W H E N TO FOLD 'EM"
Millions of people travel to Las Vegas each year with
big dreams of hitting the jackpot; most of them leave
Las Vegas empty handed, heartbroken, and even
further in debt. Very few people win big, and even fewer
make their lives' fortune in "Sin City"; Steve Wynn is
one of the lucky few who has. He went from humble
begin ...
Entrepreneur Resorts Investor Slides - May 2017Roger Hamilton
In May 2017 Entrepreneur Resorts is launching its Pre-IPO funding round prior to its IPO on the Seychelles Trop-X Stock Exchange in July 2017. For more details visit www.entrepreneurresorts.com
David Falor founded Allied Hospitality Group, Inc., in 1983. He is recognized as an industry leader in maximizing the performance of under-performing hotels, resorts and conference centers. Falor's hotel career spans forty years, beginning with independent fine dining restaurants in Hawaii and Australia, then joining Westin Hotels at the Hotel del Coronado in California. After eight years of food and beverage management, Falor concentrated his efforts on the sales and marketing of hotels. He quickly rose from property Sales Manager at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles to Director of Sales, Sonesta Beach Resort Nassau in the Bahamas. He later served as Director of Sales at Loews L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC, and was eventually promoted to Corporate General Sales Manager for all Loews Hotels Worldwide. Next, Falor joined Americana Hotels in New York as Corporate Vice President of Sales Worldwide. Falor returned to operations in 1977, to manage a 740 room resort, The Americana Hotel in Bal Harbour, Florida — now known as the Sheraton Bal Harbour. Then Falor managed the 1,800 room Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, and subsequently became Senior Vice President of Operations for the Coleman Hotel Group. This group of four luxury hotels consisted of the Ritz Carlton Hotels in New York and Washington, DC and the Whitehall and The Tremont Hotels in Chicago. In 1983 Falor formed Paramount Hotels, which in 1992 became Allied Hospitality Group, In
BUSI 310Research Paper InstructionsYou will write a research p.docxhumphrieskalyn
BUSI 310
Research Paper Instructions
You will write a research paper of 8 full –9 full pages on a management topic approved by your instructor. The topic must be unique to the topics covered in the course and have a management focus. Submit your request for your desired topic to the Research Paper Topic Approval Discussion Board by the end of Module/Week 1. A sample paper is available in the Assignment Instructions folder and should be referred to for proper formatting.
Paper Requirements:
· The paper is to be your original work and written solely for this course. Although past papers can be minimally referenced, papers previously submitted or work from previously submitted assignments cannot be used to fulfill this assignment.
· The paper must be written using current APA format and include a title page, an abstract, and a references list (See APA sample paper).
· The paper must have a minimum of 8 full pages (double-spaced on 8 ½ x 11 paper) and a maximum of 9 full pages.
· It must be submitted as a Word document (.doc).
· The finished paper must be uploaded, as an attachment, by the published deadline.
· Headers must include short title and pagination. Running head is done on the first page.
· It must have 1-inch margins (right, left, top, or bottom).
· Do not use bullets or listing anywhere in the paper.
· It must be written in third person.
· It must use size 12 font in either Times or Times New Roman.
· The body of the paper is left-justified only.
· Paragraphs must be indented 5 spaces.
· Any charts, graphs, pictures, etc. must be put in an appendix and do not count toward the minimum number of pages.
· No more than 1 use of a block quote is to be used. Show block quotations of more than 40 words as follows:
· Use single spacing within the quote and double spacing surrounding the quote.
· Indent 5 spaces from left-hand margin.
· Do not use quotation marks.
· References must be as follows:
· A minimum of 9 different references must be used.
· All references must be from peer-reviewed professional journals published within the last 3 years.
· Textbooks, web blogs, abstracts, and other ancillary materials cannot be be counted as one of the required references.
· All references must be cited somewhat equally in the narrative with no references over- or under-represented.
· Quotations must not be more than 15% of the paper – paraphrase and properly quote the citations.
· Reference Section
· Double-space throughout references.
Submit this assignment via SafeAssign by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 7.
Page 2 of 2
W Y N N RESORT
"KNOW W H E N TO HOLD 'EM;
KNOW W H E N TO FOLD 'EM"
Millions of people travel to Las Vegas each year with
big dreams of hitting the jackpot; most of them leave
Las Vegas empty handed, heartbroken, and even
further in debt. Very few people win big, and even fewer
make their lives' fortune in "Sin City"; Steve Wynn is
one of the lucky few who has. He went from humble
begin ...
Entrepreneur Resorts Investor Slides - May 2017Roger Hamilton
In May 2017 Entrepreneur Resorts is launching its Pre-IPO funding round prior to its IPO on the Seychelles Trop-X Stock Exchange in July 2017. For more details visit www.entrepreneurresorts.com
I-10 Hospitality, LLC is a Louisiana based hospitality management company specializing in restaurant, hotel and gaming development, management and consulting services. Founded in 2013 by 20-year hospitality and gaming veteran, Geno M. Iafrate, President and Chief Executive Officer, I-10 Hospitality focuses on brand differentiation by deploying marketing, operational and financial expertise.
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Mr. Michael French
Bio
With a career spanning over 40 years in both hospitality and gaming, Michael French has a reputation for developing
talented and motivated teams that deliver world class service while producing superior financial results. He has held
senior leadership positions in leading integrated casino resorts, resorts, hotels and free standing casinos in the US
and internationally. Michael has served in senior executive positions in 10 facility openings including 3 “mega”
integrated casino resorts.
Mr. French most recently served as Senior Vice President for Global Gaming Asset Management (GGAM). GGAM is a
casino development and operating company based in Las Vegas, NV. In this role, Mr. French spent the vast majority
of his time coordinating and overseeing company activities to ready the Baha Mar integrated resort in Nassau
Bahamas for opening. GGAM holds the management contract to operate the 100,000 sq ft casino and the 1,000
room luxury casino hotel.
Prior to his corporate role with GGAM, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Solaire Manila, managed by GGAM at
that time. Mr. French was responsible for all aspects of operating and managing the integrated resort located in
Entertainment City, comprised of a world class casino with 300 tables games, 1,200 slot machines, a 500 luxury
guestroom hotel, 7 restaurants, 4 lounges and a spa. Mr. French also participated in the development of corporate
strategies which included future phases of the property and participated in activities to take the company “public”
on the Philippines Stock Exchange which was accomplished prior to opening.
Previous to joining the Solaire team, Mr. French was a member of the Melco Crown team in Macau from 2007 to
2012. When appointed by Melco Crown to be the Senior Vice President of Operations he was the “first” employee
of the City of Dreams “mega-integrated casino resort” under construction at that time. During his tenure at City of
Dreams he was responsible for the development and implementation of all operating processes, plans and strategies
during the pre-opening phase of the $2.3 billion usd property and post opening he was responsible for all
operational aspects of the complex including gaming operations, hotel, food and beverage, spa and engineering
operations.
He also served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Melco Crown’s luxury property, Altira for over a
year before leaving Macau. Altira was one of two Forbes Five Star Rated hotels in Macau and boasted a 70,000 sq ft
Forbes Five Star Spa and a One Star Michelin Restaurant.
With more than 40 years of experience in hospitality and gaming, he began his career in the hotel industry. Michael
has held various executive leadership positions in resort, convention and city center hotels including Managing
Director of the 1,620 room Anatole Hotel and Conference Center in Dallas, Texas, V.P and Managing Director of the
900 room Peabody Hotel in Orlando Florida and other top leadership positions in hotels throughout the US.
He entered the gaming industry in 1995 at Caesars Palace as the Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations with
responsibility for all non-gaming operations including the 2,000 room hotel, 25 restaurants, 150,000 square feet of
banquet and conference space, retail, engineering, hotel sales, 20,000 sq ft Spa and capital projects. During his
tenure Michael oversaw the activities for the design and building of the first phase of Caesars Palace renovation and
expansion with a budget of $500 million usd in addition to his day to day operating responsibilities.
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After several years at Caesars, Michael became the Senior VP of Operations (gaming and non-gaming) at the
Venetian Resort Casino in Las Vegas and was directly responsible for operations of the casino with 2,000 slot
machines, 150 tables, 3,000 suites, 250,000 square feet of meeting and conference space, food and beverage,
security, entertainment and Engineering. Michael was one of the first executives to join the Venetian Las Vegas team
one year prior to opening and oversaw all operations for the first 3 years of Venetian’s record setting performance in
Las Vegas.
During his career in the gaming industry, in addition to the Venetian and Caesars Palace he has been the Chief
Operating Officer of the Inn of the Mountain Gods in New Mexico USA and a consultant in the gaming industry
working with various Native American Tribes in the development of their casino and hospitality projects. While at Inn
of the Mountain Gods he participated in efforts to raise $200,000 in public bond financing.
Mr. French has held key leadership positions for ten property openings including the City of Dreams, the Venetian in
Las Vegas, a major expansion of Caesars Palace as well as other hotel and casino openings in the United States.
Throughout his career Mr. French has served on the board of directors for various industry and community
organizations and associations, including the American Lodging Assn (Board member and officer in Dallas, Orlando
and Las Vegas), the Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau and is an
Officer in the Chaine des Rotisseurs.
