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...
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...
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...
Baywood Hotels opens fourth dual-branded hotel and its first in Minnesota
BAYWOOD HOTELS HAS opened the dual-branded Home2 Suites by Hilton Minneapolis Mall of America and Tru by Hilton Minneapolis Mall of America in Bloomington,...
Peachtree Hotel Group acquired 10 hotels in 2019
LAST YEAR, PEACHTREE Hotel Group of Atlanta acquired 10 hotels, worked on five developments in Opportunity Zones and closed on four new-build developments during...
Noble acquires Hilton Garden Inn in Charleston, S.C.
NOBLE INVESTMENT GROUP has acquired the Hilton Garden Inn Charleston/Mt. Pleasant in Charleston, South Carolina. The Atlanta-based company is led by founder and CEO...
Labor Department approves new joint-employer status rules
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT of Labor has updated the Fair Labor Standards Act to clarify the definition of joint-employer status. It is the first major...
Castell Project accepting nominations for expanded leadership programs
THE CHANGING NEEDS of female professionals in the hospitality industry have led the non-profit Castell Project to expand the leadership programs it offers those...
Hawkeye Hotels opens boutique in its home state
THE BOUTIQUE HOTEL Chauncey, owned by Hawkeye Hotels, opened recently in Iowa City, Iowa. The 51-room hotel is part of a mixed-use development that...
