Development 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...
Lodging Executive Sentiment Droops
The current Lodging Executives Sentiment Index reads 44.0, down from 45.8 last period and 73.8 during the same period last year. The drop indicates continuing...
Lodging Hospitality Honors
Lodging is an industry full of innovation whether it's happening in human resources, marketing, development or design and dcor. In this issue, Lodging...
What Makes Kimpton Cool
Experienced travelers know when a hotel feels right. They also know when the hotel is unusual, even special. ...
Managing Your Desires
Of course the three guys at the top will tell you the reason for their success is the company's values and their employees' belief in them. ...
Refreshing Campaigns
Holiday Inn and Courtyard by Marriott have both defined a class of hotels. Holiday Inn was the original interstate hotel and Courtyard followed three...
How Do I Market My Hotel?
People often ask me how to get started in marketing a hotel. Usually this pops up during Q&A after a program or in the midst of a loud cocktail party...
HOSPITALITY PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Thomas Storey was named president of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, succeeding Chris Cahill, who will remain COO. Storey most recently was executive vice...
Don't Let This Business Keep You Down
I recently spoke with a man who is 27 years old and holds the position of vice president of brands for a large hotel chain. I was impressed by his intelligence,...
NYU Hotel Conference Turns 30
The hotel field, so flush for most of this decade, is always the focus of the New York University International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference....
AAHOA FLEXES ITS POLITICAL MUSCLE
The Asian American Hotel Owners Association threw a party for itself in late March, drawing about 5,000 to San Antonio for its convention and trade show....
New President For Fairmont Hotels
Lodging industry veteran Tom Storey will be the new president of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. The appointment becomes effective May 1, when he succeeds Chris Cahill....
AAHOA Finds Its Footing
Due to a scheduling conflict, I wasn't able to attend last month's Asian American Hotel Owners Association convention in San Antonio. It was the first...
A New Role for Hotel Management Companies
For decades, the role of hospitality management firms has been clearly defined. Revenue management, human resources and property management all fell within...
Hospitality People in the News
Steven Goldman was appointed president, global development and real estate, Hilton Hotels Corp, joining Hilton's new senior leadership team from the top...
James Drury, lodging pioneer, dies at 78
Midwest hotel pioneer James Drury, 78, died in March in Kelso, MO....
International Visitation to U.S. Down
Despite a worldwide boom in international travel and a weak, inviting currency, the United States welcomed two million fewer overseas visitors in 2007 than in 2000, according to the Travel Industry Association....
Pain at the Pump
Here we go again. Just in time for the spring and summer vacation season, oil tops $100 a barrel and the pundits say gas at the pump will approach or...
OWNERS & DEVELOPERS
American Property Management Corp.8910 University Center LaneSuite 100San Diego, CA 92122Tel. 858/964-5500Fax 858/964-5511 Ampak Group14914 Winding CourtSuite...
TOP BRANDS
RANK RANK in 2004 U.S. BRAND AND PARENT COMPANY U.S. PROPERTIES STATUS OF PROPERTIES FOREIGN PROPERTIES Rooms Number of Properties Company Owned Franchised/Licensed...
TOP MANAGEMENT COS.
COMPANY NAME PROPERTIES OWNED* & MANAGED PROPERTIES MANAGED FOR THE OWNERS TOTAL ROOMS MANAGED ROOMS PROPERTIES ROOMS PROPERTIES INTERSTATE HOTELS & RESORTSCircle...
BUSY TIME FOR LODGEWORKS
LodgeWorks wants AVIA to be more than just a name. The hotel and development company used a team of professional writers to create the title of its new...
Hospitality People In The News
Fred J. Kleisner was appointed president and chief executive officer of Morgans Hotel Group, a year after the company's initial IPO, when he was named...
Marketing Strategies For Tight Times
As I write this, I hope our business remains strong. However, the weakening of the real estate market, the rising price of oil, falling retail sales and...
