Baird/STR Stock Index rose 0.7 percent in April
THE BAIRD/STR HOTEL Stock Index rose again in April, continuing a trend the index has followed for the past four months. Investors’ optimism is...
Choice Hotels convention focuses on franchisees
FRANCHISEE RESILIENCE AND determination was the focus of Choice Hotels International’s 66th annual convention in Las Vegas last week. In keeping with that theme,...
Hersha Hospitality to sell 7 properties for $505 million
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT firm Hersha Hospitality Trust will sell seven of its select service properties outside New York for $505 million, or approximately $360,000...
Blake is new AAHOA president and CEO
ATTORNEY LAURA LEE Blake is the president and CEO of AAHOA, succeeding Ken Greene. Previously she was a partner with Connor, Fletcher, and Hedenkamp...
HFTP rejects AHLA’s merger offer
ON MONDAY THE Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals association politely declined an offer by the American Hotel and Lodging Association to merge the two...
Survey: Travel fears are fading for most as pandemic ends
THE WAR IN Ukraine and lingering concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic are making some travelers nervous, according to a survey from risk and crisis...
Analysis: Resuming business travel and meetings provides competitive edge
BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS that resume business travel and in-person meetings are likely to have a competitive edge over those that do not, according to...
USTA: Mask mandate for public transportation is ‘out of step’
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT of Justice will appeal the recent court ruling that overturned a federal mask mandate on public transportation. In response, the U.S....
LE: U.S. hotel construction pipeline slightly up in first quarter
THE U.S. HOTEL construction pipeline was slightly up at the end of the first quarter of 2022, according to Lodging Econometrics (LE). Dallas was...
Vision hosts 25th anniversary gala in hometown of Chattanooga, TN
WITH THE TENNESSEE River winding through downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, as a backdrop, Mitch Patel, president and CEO of Vision Hospitality Group, welcomed nearly 300...