Hersha Hospitality bringing water to African village

TWO YEARS AFTER Hersha Hospitality Trust pledged to raise money for the nonprofit Waterboys for the digging of a well in Tanzania, Africa, the...

Arbor Lodging Partners acquires 12 hotels

ARBOR LODGING PARTNERS has acquired 12 hotels with 1,313 rooms in six markets as part of a joint venture with GFH Financial Group B.S.C....

Red Roof continues Room in Your Heart campaign

RED ROOF INN is continuing its Room in Your Heart campaign through February. The campaign offers discounts to guests while benefiting charities. Guests who check...

RLH Corp.’s plan focuses on franchisees’ needs

IN NOVEMBER, RED Lion Hotels Corp. began a major restructuring that included leadership changes at the highest levels. It was part of the company’s...
VISION HOSPITALITY

Vision Hospitality breaks ground on AC Hotel in Atlanta

VISION HOSPITALITY GROUP has broken ground on the upscale AC Hotel Atlanta Perimeter Center in Atlanta. The 156-room hotel is expected to open in...

International travel to U.S. hit by immigration ban, coronavirus

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TO the U.S. may take a hit from two directions over the coming days. First is an expansion of President Trump’s travel...

Castell Project report finds more women in leadership positions

WOMEN ARE MAKING progress in the U.S. hospitality industry, according to the Castell Project’s third annual Women in Hospitality Industry Leadership report.  More women...
NEW ORLEANS

Asian American-owned JV developing a Canopy in New Orleans

TWO ASIAN AMERICAN-owned companies are working together to develop a Canopy by Hilton in downtown New Orleans. Baywood Hotels and NewcrestImage are renovating the...

STR: RevPAR forecast to stay flat in 2020

REVPAR IS EXPECTED to remain flat this year and next, according to the forecast for 2020 and 2021 released Tuesday by STR at the...
ALIS

New brand, prototype launched at ALIS

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts announced the launch of a new brand and a new prototype respectively during the Americas Lodging...