Lead Stories
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BITAC Operations Keynote Speech: Benefits of Strategic Partnerships
Consumers experience corporate strategic partnerships often in their day-to-day life, from Starbucks inside Barnes & Noble bookstores to Uber and Spotify teaming up to offer tunes during rideshares. Jonas Tanenbaum kicked off the educational sessions at BITAC Operations at the…
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BITAC Operations Panel: What’s Next in Tech
Improvements in technology have rapidly advanced in the last few years, from robotics to mobile devices to artificial intelligence. The hospitality industry has and continues to evolve its tech capabilities to best serve guests and staff. Technological advancements in the…
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BITAC Operations Panel: Amaze Insights Award-Winners Discuss Trends
At BITAC events, attendees are at the top of their fields, armed with deep wells of experience and valuable insights for their peers. During BITAC Operations at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, five attendees were honored for their…
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News, Notes from AAHOACON Days 3 and 4
After a busy start to AAHOACON 2023, the final two days of the conference ramped up the action with more educational sessions and a close election for this year’s AAHOA officers. On Thursday morning, the general session consisted primarily of…
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Insights from the First Two Days of AAHOACON 2023
In a record-breaking year for the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, over 8000 attendees are flooding the Los Angeles Convention Center for the 2023 AAHOACON. Over the first two days of the event, attendees have been treated to multiple educational…
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Raines Team Discusses Acquisition of HP Hotels
Raines, a hotel development, management, and investment company, announced the acquisition of HP Hotels, a full-service, third-party hotel management company, on March 14. With the addition of HP’s hotels, Raines now manages 49 properties in eight states across seven brands.…
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Capitol Hill Weekly Roundup: PRO Act Reintroduction Produces Divisive Reactions
The PRO Act has re-emerged as a proposed law on Capitol Hill, and there are wide-ranging opinions among Democrats, Republicans, companies, unions, and trade organizations on its merits. Created to give unions and employers the ability to override state-level right-to-work…
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Engaging with Executives: HVMG President and CEO Robert Cole
Our Engaging with Executives series consists of one-on-one Q&As with executives around the hospitality industry, breaking down recent trends and news in their companies and the industry as a whole. Today’s interview is with Robert Cole, President and CEO of…
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Banyan Tree Management Relaunches as Aperture Hotels
The aperture plays an important role on a camera. It’s a small opening that allows light to shine through, bringing focus to the desired subject. The newly launched Aperture Hotels, formerly known as Banyan Tree Management, was formed with this…
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Capitol Hill Weekly Roundup: Updates on the Junk Fee Conversation in Washington
Days after releasing his proposed FY 2024 budget, President Joe Biden keeps talking about junk fees, an issue that impacts hotels and airlines among other industries. On March 21, National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard led a bipartisan panel of…