First Staybridge Suites With Student Designs Opens
A unique partnership between the Savannah College of Art and Design and IHG’s Staybridge Suites brand has born fruit. The first hotel in the brand’s portfolio to open with designs created by interior design students at the school debuted last week near Houston. ...
Briad Sells Portfolio to Focus on New Construction
While most lodging investors and development companies are bypassing new construction and focusing on acquisition opportunities, Briad Lodging Group is taking a different approach....
Loews Looks to Grow with Furbay
Troy Furbay has only been on the job five weeks, but he’s already got big plans with Loews Hotels. The new executive vice president of acquisitions and development can draw on his almost 10 years of similar experience at Kimpton Hotels, where he helped lead...
Gaylord Opryland Welcomes Back Meeting Planners
In a city where a hotel grand reopening makes the front page of the newspaper and headlines the evening news, Nashville warmly welcomed back the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. The hotel officially reopened on Nov. 19, after devastating floods last May closed its doors for more than six months....
Homewood Suites Tops 300 Hotels, Readies New Brand
These are heady times for Hilton’s Homewood Suites brand. In the past few months, the upscale extended-stay chain opened its 300th property and snagged a seventh J.D. Power award as top brand in its segment. And, more importantly, the system is riding a streak of 25 straight months of market share gains. Hilton is also gearing up for next month’s opening of the first Home2 Suites by Hilton, the company’s midscale counterpart to Homewood....
Redeveloped Seaside Resort Exceeds Expectations
One season down, decades to go. The five-month-old reborn Ocean House in Watch Hill, RI just completed its first summer in business, and the five-star-quality boutique seaside resort has lived up to the hype. Business has been brisk, say the owners, and guest reviews on TripAdvisor and other social media sites show that it’s also been a hit with consumers. ...
