Castell Project releases 5th annual Women in Hospitality Leadership report
IT’S BEEN A tough year for women in the hospitality industry, but progress has been made as more female executives took leadership roles, according...
Netlink Voice acquires communication platform Phonesuite
ASIAN AMERICAN OWNED technology firm Netlink Voice LLC has acquired Phonesuite, a hospitality voice communication platform used by several hotel brands, the company said...
Greene leaving AAHOA for new position
KEN GREENE IS leaving his position as president and CEO of AAHOA to begin a new job with Dallas-based IBF Hospitality. AAHOA already has...
NewcrestImage closes sale on 27 hotels to Summit Hotel Properties
NEWCRESTIMAGE HAS COMPLETED its sale of 27 hotels to Summit Hotel Properties it first announced in November. The Dallas-based company, led by Mehul Patel...
Report: Leisure and hospitality added 53,000 jobs in December
THE LEISURE AND hospitality sector saw some job growth in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December employment report. Not enough, however,...
Best Western to allow guests to use reward points for rooms
TO USHER IN 2022, Best Western Hotels & Resorts is offering a new program to allow guests Best Western Rewards to use points to...
New Jersey law would require new hotel owners to retain employees
THE NEW JERSEY legislature has passed legislation that will place new requirements regarding employees when a hotel changes hands. Hospitality and business associations are...
NewcrestImage to acquire nine G6 Hospitality hotels
FRESH FROM SELLING off much of its portfolio, NewcrestImage recently agreed to purchase nine hotels in Arizona from G6 Hospitality, six branded Motel 6...
Noble acquires two hotels in Savannah, Georgia
NOBLE INVESTMENT GROUP recently acquired two hotels in Savannah, Georgia. The hotels are the Hampton Inn Savannah Historic District and Holiday Inn Express Savannah...
Report: Travelers in 2022 to focus on reunion and reconnection
TRAVELERS IN 2022 will prioritize reunion and reconnection as the pandemic separated families and friends, according to a report by Hilton. The pandemic has...