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StoriesJuly 22, 2022
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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StoriesJune 21, 2022
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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StoriesMay 27, 2022
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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StoriesMay 23, 2022
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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StoriesMay 18, 2022
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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StoriesMay 12, 2022
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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StoriesApril 27, 2022
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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StoriesApril 13, 2022
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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StoriesApril 8, 2022
Family-First Approach
For hotel companies investing in your people has never been more critical than it is today amid the well-chronicled labor…
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StoriesApril 5, 2022
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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StoriesMarch 18, 2022
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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StoriesMarch 10, 2022
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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StoriesMarch 7, 2022
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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StoriesMarch 2, 2022
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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StoriesFebruary 24, 2022
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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StoriesFebruary 11, 2022
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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StoriesFebruary 10, 2022
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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StoriesJanuary 20, 2022
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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StoriesJanuary 5, 2022
Supplying Solutions
If you talk to any lodging executive about the challenges the industry faces today supply chain issues will likely be…
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StoriesDecember 30, 2021
In With The New For ‘22
As we get ready to ring in 2022, it’s a good time to look back and reflect on the past…
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StoriesDecember 15, 2021
Lifestyle Lessons
A macro-trend to note for the decade ahead in hospitality is the shift towards experiential hotels. But what does that…
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StoriesDecember 8, 2021
Chain Reaction
If you talk to any hotel executive about the challenges the industry faces today supply chain issues will likely be…
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StoriesDecember 1, 2021
The Power Of Pent-Up Demand
Acknowledging a sizable shift in consumer attitudes and behaviors—impacted in large part by the Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent travel shut…
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StoriesNovember 24, 2021
Surveying The Situation
As we get ready to head into the holiday season, there are a number of challenges facing the lodging industry…
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StoriesNovember 3, 2021
Automation Tech Needed Now
In the face of the Delta Variant and so much prolonged uncertainty over the future of global travel recovery, hotels…