IH&RA President, Dr. Ghassan AIDI invited to serve as a member of Leadership Council of Department of Tourism & Hospitality at George Washington University

Dr. Ghassan AIDI, President of IH&RA, announced today that on October 12,2009, The George Washington University, school of Business and the Department of tourism & Hospitality Management & The International Institute of tourism studies invited him to serve as a member of leadership Council from 2009-2012 academic years.

Morgans Hotel Group Appoints Brian Jones as Senior Vice President of Sales

Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC) (‘MHG’) today named Brian Jones Senior Vice President of Sales, effective immediately. Jones will oversee Morgans’ sales initiatives and strategy for Morgans Hotel Group. Jones joins Morgans from Zina International, a full service integrated marketing consultancy. Prior to that, Jones was Vice President of Global Sales for Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts.