Development
financing
REVENUE MANAGERS FORECAST DEMAND WITH IMPROVED HOSPITALITY IQ
Business Intelligence, or BI, is the term used to describe sharing of the right information across the enterprise, with the right people, at the right...
Investors Meet in Chicago
The first Midwest Lodging Investors Summit is fast approaching. The event, which will bring together hotel owners, investors, operators, lenders and brand...
The Financing Challenge
Clearly, the tide has turned in lodging financial markets, and after many years at a disadvantage, lenders are back on top. They control the flow of debt...
Adjusting to a Shifting Market
Lodging experts suggest times are getting tougher for hotels, even though increases in ADR are offsetting declines in occupancy. While that's true nationwide,...
franchising
Branding Briefs
Accor A Motel 6 opened in Goodland, KS after a conversion from an Economy 9. Lloyd A. Thola owns and operates the property. Best Western Properties joining...
BRANDING BIEFS
Accor North America Motel 6 added locations in Urbana, IL; Stony Plain, Alberta; Sturbridge, MA; and Grand Prairie, TX, while Studio 6 added properties...
CAPITAL HILTON: 65 YEARS YOUNG
Brian Kelleher is proud of the staff of the Capital Hilton, the Washington, DC landmark he manages. He counts on 90 team members, each with more than...
10 Growth Chains
The pace of expansion among hotel brands appears to be slowing, as shown by the results of Lodging Hospitality's annual study of the fastest-growing chains...
management
The Most Important Meal of the Day
A letter I recently received from a thoughtful and passionate, but ultimately misguided reader urged me to advocate that limited-service hotel chains...
Hospitality People In The News
Choice Hotels International accelerated its succession plan in late June when it installed Stephen P. Joyce as chief executive officer. He succeeds Charles...
realestate
Transactions
Amara Resort & Spa Aries Capital arranged a $1.75-million loan for the Amara Resort & Spa in Sedona, AZ. The 18-month, interest-only loan is the eighth...
Midscale Without F&B Tops Pipeline
According to the Lodging Econometrics, 37 percent of hotel projects (2,145 properties) in the U.S. construction pipeline are in the midscale without food...
reits
Historic Trust to Dallas Hotel Rescue
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has put the empty Statler Hilton in downtown Dallas on its list of endangered historic places. Built in 1956, the Statler was chosen because it represents a significant moment in the history of the Texas city, according to the Trust....
Hershey Boosts Corporate Network
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts adopted BridgeWave Communications' gigabit wireless links to extend the spread of its corporate backbone and give remote...
