HILTON SCORES WITH J.D. POWER
Three Hilton brands Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites and Homewood Suites were tops in their segments in the most recent guest satisfaction ratings done...
CHAIN AD CAMPAIGNS TEST LIMITS
Three hotel chains Residence Inn, Westin and Hilton Garden Inn recently unveiled new ad campaigns that each company hopes can break through the clutter...
ABVI Goes For a SPIN
Hotel owners looking for more information on Americas Best Value Inn can participate in live, weekly no-holds-barred webcasts hosted by brand CEO, Founder...
BRANDING BRIEFS
America's Best Franchising The company executed 10 new agreements and opened 11 hotels (1,197 rooms) in the second quarter. The new hotels range in size...
BRANDING BRIEFS
Best Western Properties recently joining the membership organization include the 54-unit Best Western Pointe Hotel and Suites-AT&T Center, San Antonio,...
SONESTA UPDATES NAME, IMAGE
Sonesta Hotels & Resorts, the venerable Boston-based hotel company, has a new name, logo, website and market positioning. The 60-year-old company with...
Cosslett's Credo
Andy Cosslett, a burly, street-smart packaged goods marketer with companies like Cadbury Schweppes and Unilever, took the top job at InterContinental...
COSTS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LODGING CHAINS AND REFERRAL GROUPS
Name of Chain Minimum Rooms Initial Fee Royalty Fee Advertising/Marketing Fee Reservation Fee Ave. Per Room Construction Cost aloft hotelsCircle 90 N/A...
BRANDING BRIEFS
AKA A new luxury extended-stay brand, AKA, opened the 111-unit AKA Times Square, its fourth Manhattan location, and the 85-unit AKA Virginia Square, Arlington,...
AT CHOICE, IT'S ALL ABOUT BRANDS
While last month's Choice Hotels conference was light on hard news, it was full of strong talk about the importance of brand consistency, brand standards...
Wingate Aligns With Wyndham
Wyndham Hotels and Wingate Inns are now one, sort of. The two chains, both part of the Wyndham Hotel Group, will share resources in marketing, sales and...
BUDGETEL EXPANDS SERVICES
Fledgling economy brand Budgetel has retained America's Best Franchising to service and support the chain's properties. Services include pre-opening and...
CARLSON MOUNTS INCREMENTAL CONFERENCE
Carlson Hotels Worldwide met at EuroDisney in early May in the Marne-la-Vallee, France area east of Paris to show how global the privately held U.S. brand...
BRAND Report
Aramark Harrison Lodging AHL will manage the Desmond Tutu Education Center in New York City. Due to open in September, the center will include 8,000 square...
Cambria Suites The Right Product, The Right Segment, The Right Time
Two years ago, the upscale, select-service Cambria Suites brand was launched by Choice Hotels after a tremendous amount of research indicated developers...
A Unique Franchise Agreement That Doesn't Leave Owners Hanging
Settle Inn & Suites and GuestHouse International have a simple secret to their fierce customer loyalty and double-digit franchise growth: a simple, award-winning...
La Quinta - Promises made. Promises Kept
LQ Management, LLC, long known for its excellence in operating mid-priced hotels, has successfully translated this excellence to its franchising businesses....
10 Growth Chains
Extending the brand beyond its Texas roots, franchisees eager to develop more than one property and a push to plant its flag in gateway cities made La...
CAMBRIA SUITES DEBUTS IN BOISE
Choice Hotels' bid to compete in the upscale, select-service lodging market finally came to fruition in Boise, ID last month with the grand opening of...
Knights Inn Cuts Costs
Training owners and general managers on site instead of making them travel to Wyndham Hotel Group headquarters is one way Knights Inn is cutting costs....
TRENDS AND NEWS FROM THE CHAINS
Accor North America Seventeen new franchise locations recently joined Accor, including seven Red Roof Inn properties and 10 Motel 6 properties. The Red...
A Favored Class
The lodging industry remains a popular place for lenders, and that popularity shows no signs of easing in 2007, even though by some measures the hotel...
Hilton's Branson Brand Extension
Mark Hartman calls Branson Las Vegas without the gambling. That's not criticism, says Hartman, general manager of the Hiltons of Branson, the first branded...
FLESHING OUT THE USFS IDENTITY
Microtel Inns and Suites and Hawthorn Suites expanded their accessibility footprint in March, officially incorporating little people into their mission....
BRANDING BRIEFS
America's Best Franchising ABF registered 14 new agreements and 15 newly opened hotels (1,012 rooms) in the first quarter. The company also approved five...
