NEW YORK—Minneapolis-based Graves Hotels Resorts and WorldHotels, which handles hotel sales, distribution on marketing on a global basis, have joined forces in a joint venture to expand the offerings of both firms. The official announcement came during a press conference Monday at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center during the IH/M&RS, Known as Graves World Hospitality the new entity will focus on offering a full gamut of management, sales, marketing, distribution and other services to independent luxury and upscale hotels and condo hotels, as well as upscale branded hotels and resorts. The program is kicking off first in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean and is expected to expand globally and leverage contacts established by WorldHotels. The company will be headquartered in Minneapolis, with branch offices slated for New York and Orlando, FL.
