Scaling Up To China
You don't realize how fertile a territory lodging is in China until you go there. What I saw of the country during a recent trip was persuasive: Construction...
Branding Briefs
Accor A recently converted Motel 6 franchise opened in Rome, GA. Sadguru Sai, Inc. owns and operates the property. America's Best Franchising The company...
Vendor News
The Association of Starwood Franchisees & Owners-North America chose Onity as an associate member and appointed Daniel Foxworth, Onity's director of sales/hospitality...
Upscale Getaways Sweeten Profits
By adding the luster of Godiva Chocolatier and Robert Mondavi Private Selection to its Signature Package Program, Meyer Jabara Hotels, a Connecticut-based...
Hotel Industry Booming in China
China is a paradox, a blend of communism and capitalism. The harder the government seems to pull back, the faster Western hotel companies push forward....
Thriving in an On-Hold Market
A recent Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels survey shows a third of hotel investors intend to hold their assets in the short term until they can achieve the pricing...
South Atlantic Leads Openings
Nearly one-fourth of new hotel room openings in 2008 will be in the South Atlantic states, according to Lodging Econometrics. More than 31,000 rooms will...
Sentiment Declines Among Execs
The current Lodging Executives Sentiment Index (LESI) reads 45.8, down from 51.7 last period and from 72.1 during the same period last year. The LESI...
Hospitality People in the News
Ross Klein and Amar Laivani left Starwood Hotels and Resorts to join Hilton Hotels Corp. as, respectively, global head of luxury & lifestyle brands and...
As Times Change, So Must Our Strategies
When people find out how long I have been selling, they ask how selling differs from when I entered the field. One frequent question is how often you...
Redefining Relationships with Social Networking
In many ways, the hotel industry has changed little since 1829 when the Tremont House in Boston became the first U.S. hotel to offer amenities like private...
Getting Smart About Intelligence
Hersha Hospitality Management and Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants were looking for a simpler way to streamline data and become more profitable and efficient....
Vendor News
TIG Global received three Summit Creative Awards for its work with the El San Juan Hotel and Casino, the Brown Palace Hotel and Spa and the LXR Luxury...
Development Community Gathers in Chicago
The hotel development, financial and branding community will gather this month in Chicago for the inaugural Midwest Lodging Investors Summit. The Summit,...
Texas Leads in New Construction
The LE Pipeline consists of ground-up new hotel construction, condo hotels and real estate conversion projects that, when opened, will add to the future...
Somewhere in the Middle
The Midwest makes up the center of the country, but it's far from the focal point of the hotel world. Los Angeles and New York City grab all the headlines,...
Lynn Is First With Timeshare Studies
As the vacation ownership industry continues to grow, hospitality schools are starting to take notice. Lynn University might not be the obvious choice...
There's No Reason to Fear Technology
I 've been attending HITEC, the industry's mega-technology trade show, for more than 30 years and, as you can imagine, I've seen a lot of changes. The...
Red Roof Taps Softbrands For New Technology Infrastructure
Economy hotel brand Red Roof Inns recently completed a major renovation of its nearly 330 U.S. hotels and needed technology to match. It looked for integrated...
Extended Stay Stays HOT
Despite the crummy state of the economy and an uptick in supply in the segment, extended stay continues to outperform the rest of the hotel industry,...
Branding Briefs
Accor Accor North America added two new corporate-owned Motel 6 properties, in Willoughby, OH and Williamsville, NY, in its ongoing quest to reach 1,200...
Tech Bytes
The automated business center from Vertical Systems has been installed at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA and the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables...
Hospitality People In The News
Rajeev Panjwani was appointed director of international development for Southeast Asia for Wyndham Hotel Group. The former director of development for...
Kimpton's Boutique Strategy
Michael Depatie, president and CEO of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, is at the center of the boutique hotel trend. In April, Kimpton announced it had closed...
Timeshare/Resort Briefs
Later this year, Wyndham will open Green Village at Cap Cana, A Wyndham Grand Bay Resort on the eastern end of the Dominican Republic. The property will...
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