Taran Patel

Taran Patel of A-1 Hospitality wins ORLA award

TARAN PATEL, MANAGING principal of A-1 Hospitality Group and AAHOA Northwest regional director, has received the 2023 Lodging Operator of the Year award by...
Steven Okuley AHLA

Okuley named AHLA’s SVP for conferences and events

Steven Okuley is now the senior vice president for conferences and events at the American Hotel & Lodging Association. He will lead a team...
Robert Stuckey

Stuckey is AAHOA’s new VP of business development

Robert Stuckey is AAHOA’s new vice president of business development. Previously, he was director, transitions and brand compliance for Davidson Hotels. Stuckey also worked for...
Mit Shah

Noble’s Shah named 2023 Hospitality Executive of the Year

MIT SHAH, FOUNDER and CEO of Noble Investment Group is the Penn State School of Hospitality Management in the College of Health and Human...
Kevin Jacobs

Hilton’s Jacobs named as 2024 AHLA chairman

KEVIN JACOBS, HILTON’s CFO and president of Global Development, is the 2024 chair of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. The association also named...
David Kong

Kong to receive inaugural Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership Award

DAVID KONG, THE recently retired president and CEO of Best Western Hotel Group, is the inaugural recipient of the Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership...

Caroline Royster named VP, Business Development of PHM

Caroline Royster is now vice president of business development for Peachtree Hospitality Management, a division of Peachtree Group, according to a company statement. Royster previously...
José Andrés keynote speech

Chef José Andrés to speak at The Hospitality Show 2024

CHEF AND HUMANITARIAN José Andrés will deliver the opening keynote at The Hospitality Show on Oct. 28. The three-day event, organized by Questex and...
Lina Patel

Red Roof names Lina Patel as director, strategic franchise initiatives

LINA PATEL IS Red Roof’s new director for strategic franchise initiatives. In the new role, Patel will direct the growth of Red Roof among...
Sameer Nair

Sameer Nair named SVP equity asset management at Peachtree Group

Sameer Nair is the new senior vice president of equity asset management at Peachtree Group. In this role, he will manage and implement asset oversight...