Castell Award winner discusses challenges for women in hotel industry
IN SEPTEMBER, HEATHER McCrory, CEO of AccorHotels North and Central America, became the first winner of the Castell Award from the Castell Project, an...
Events focus awareness on preventing human trafficking
THE U.S. HOSPITALITY industry’s campaign against human trafficking continued in 2020 as hotel companies and associations recognized National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. That included...
Baywood Hotels added 18 properties in 2019
COLUMBIA, MARYLAND-BASED Baywood Hotels set a record in 2019 by opening 18 new hotels during the year. Among them was the 1000th Fairfield by...
Stonebridge buys Le Méridien New Orleans for $84 million
STONEBRIDGE COS. HAS acquired the Le Méridien New Orleans hotel for $84 million from Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. It is the second acquisition...
Noble Investment acquires dual-brand Hilton hotel in Denver
NOBLE INVESTMENT GROUP has acquired the dual-brand Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown Denver and Homewood Suites by Hilton Downtown Denver in Denver. Atlanta-based Noble...
Vision breaks ground on second Kinley Hotel
VISION HOSPITALITY GROUP has broken ground on its second Kinley boutique hotel. The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company launched the Kinley brand in 2018.
The 64-room Kinley...
My Place employees train to prevent human trafficking
EMPLOYEES OF ABERDEEN, South Dakota-based My Place Hotels started the new year out with training that may help them prevent human trafficking. The training...
Shamin Hotels buys newspaper building for new office
SHAMIN HOTELS, ONE of the largest Asian American owned hotel development and management companies in the country, has a new home with a literary...
ESA produces videos in support of American Cancer Society
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA is continuing its support for The American Cancer Society with a new video series. The series will focus on ESA’s Hotel...
Hotel industry saw leadership changes, growth in 2019
ANOTHER YEAR IS done and a new year, and a new decade, begins for the U.S. hotel industry. In 2019, leadership at AAHOA changed...