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    Diversity Driven

    Women Of AAHOA Discuss Challenges, Opportunities Ahead For Larger Industry Presence

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    Owner’s Outlook

    AAHOA Members Underscore Top Issues For Hoteliers During BITAC Panel

  • StoriesAlejandro Reynal

    C-Level Changes

    A trio of brands have recently announced C-level changes that figure to dramatically impact the direction of the companies heading…

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    Positive Growth

    The lodging industry recovery continues to gain momentum incrementally with many experts expressing optimism going forward. The latest indicator of…

  • StoriesLaura Lee Blake was named president/CEO of AAHOA earlier this year.

    Empowering Women

    A pair of major lodging industry associations, AAHOA (Asian-American Hotel Owners Association) and AH&LA (American Hotel & Lodging Association, continue…

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    Change At The Top

    A pair of hotel management companies, OTO Development and Twin Bridges Hospitality, tapped new leaders yesterday to help bring their…

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    String Of Acquisitions

    While the hotel acquisition market has cooled a bit in recent months, there has been an uptick in activity within…

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    Four Macro Factors That May Erode Midscale Hotels

    The travel recovery this summer is at full throttle, but to keep the gravy train going hotels have to look…

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    Leading The Way

    Based on system-wide results that outpaced the overall industry, as well as positive growth projections for hospitality in the months…

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    Travel Trending Up

    U.S. Travel Association President/CEO Roger Dow insisted that hospitality is poised for a full recovery citing the historic resilience of…

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    Executive Shuffle

    A pair of major operators—Aimbridge Hospitality and Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG)—bolstered their executive ranks earlier this week with senior-level…

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    Gaining Momentum

    Earlier this week Choice Hotels International became the latest major brand company to report its 1Q results for 2022 and…

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    Back To Basics On Sustainability

    Sustainability continues to take on an increasingly important role within the lodging industry as more companies and associations recognize the…

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    Sharing A Success Story

    It’s well documented that labor remains a huge challenge for the lodging industry in the wake of the pandemic and…

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    Family-First Approach

    For hotel companies investing in your people has never been more critical than it is today amid the well-chronicled labor…

  • StoriesRon Pohl

    Powerful Promotions

    A trio of recent c-level executive changes among major hotel companies highlighted a busy week plus of significant personnel moves…

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    Distinct Division

    A growing number of management companies have created separate and distinct divisions within their portfolios to accommodate the increasing number…

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    International Impact

    The importance of the international markets to U.S. hotel companies can not be understated, particularly as travel restrictions are slowly…

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    Trying A New Motto

    Any new brand is a work in progress as it continues its evolution and that’s evidenced by Hilton’s lifestyle brand…

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    Running Up Rate

    The value proposition of the select-service segment has grown dramatically for consumers and developers in recent years, and that has…

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    Ratcheting Up Rewards

    While there’s no denying that loyalty programs have become a vital asset for hotel brand companies, these platforms must continue…

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    Prioritizing Personnel

    A handful of companies, including owner/operators and a commercial real estate brokerage firm, have been looking to get 2022 off…

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    Starting From Scratch

    By Steve Pike Culinary trends, cooking styles and palates routinely change with the times. However, those changes have been even…

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    Changes At The Top

    This week has been marked by a number of high-profile changes in the executive ranks within the lodging industry with…

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    Supplying Solutions

    If you talk to any lodging executive about the challenges the industry faces today supply chain issues will likely be…