Hotelier’s widow: ‘We had a small dream’
YOGESH AND SONAM Patel came to the U.S. nearly five years ago as newlyweds. They had a simple dream.
“We didn’t have a big dream....
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...
Peachtree Hotel Group inducts new faces into management team
PEACHTREE HOTEL GROUP and its affiliates added five executives to its management teams. These new appointments aim to strengthen the company’s ability to support...
Letter says Marriott is ‘re-evaluating’ relationship with AAHOA
A LETTER APPEARING to be from Marriott International stating that the company was “re-evaluating” its official relationship with AAHOA over the association’s new stance...
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...
NewcrestImage JV acquires two Marriott hotels in The Woodlands, Texas
A JOINT VENTURE of NewcrestImage, Dabu Group and Preeminent Hotels has acquired two Marriott-branded hotels, a 90-room Courtyard and a 90-suite Residence Inn, in...
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...
Wayside, Iridescent partner on managing two hotels
WAYSIDE INVESTMENT GROUP of Houston and Iridescent Hotels of Dallas are partnering on the management of two hotels in San Antonio, Texas, and Houston....
