Company launches new take on third-party management
THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has left an opening in third-party hotel management that Ashwin Patel and his partners plan to...
Former AAHOA chairman suing insurance company for COVID-19 losses
A FORMER AAHOA chairman and California hotelier has filed suit against his insurance company, for denying coverage on his business interruption insurance policy in...
Hersha Hospitality is taking serious steps to deal with economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has forced Hersha Hospitality Trust to take serious measures to ensure its liquidity, including cost cuts and closings of some hotels....
Houston hotel chain making the best of a bad situation
AS THE FIRST month of life in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic nears completion, Raj Das in Houston has renewed faith in the...
Report: African Americans underrepresented in hospitality executive roles
AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE underrepresented in the executive ranks of the U.S. hotel industry, according to a new report from the Castell Project, a not-for-profit...
Hotel owners across the country are struggling with cancellations due to COVID-19 epidemic
MIRAJ PATEL, PRESIDENT of Wayside Investment Group in Houston, was planning for success when he bought a Galveston, Texas, Travelodge by Wyndham to convert...
Choice Hotels announces new Comfort prototype
AFTER FOUR DECADES as Choice Hotels International’s flagship brand, Comfort Inn is getting a new start. The company has announced a new prototype, Comfort...
Government agencies are using hotels, including one in Georgia, to house COVID-19 patients
THE OLD RADISSON Hotel in the Franklin Gateway corridor of Marietta, Georgia, is easy to overlook, sitting as it does somewhat off the major...
Maryland hotel owner shot to death, guest charged
ANOTHER HOTEL OWNER has been killed during a conflict with a guest at their hotel in Elkton, Maryland. Ushaben Patel, 59, was shot to...
Louisiana hotelier sues IHG over franchise practices
NEW ORLEANS AREA hotelier Vimal Patel has filed a lawsuit against on of the world’s biggest hotel company, InterContinental Hotels Group, alleging the company...
