IHG announces first Atwell Suites property under construction in Miami
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP has announced Miami as the location of its first property in its upper-midscale Atwell Suites brand launched last year. Baywood Hotels,...
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...
Vision Hospitality provides care packages for 1,100 employees furloughed due to COVID-19 pandemic
VISION HOSPITALITY GROUP is one of the largest Asian American-owned hotel companies in the U.S., but it still has felt the pain caused by...
Knowland offers free COVID-19 hotel recovery dashboard
HOSPITALITY ANALYTICS FIRM Knowland has launched a free interactive dashboard providing insights on COVID-19 hotel recovery. It will enable hoteliers to see their position...
Stonebridge buys Le Méridien New Orleans for $84 million
STONEBRIDGE COS. HAS acquired the Le Méridien New Orleans hotel for $84 million from Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. It is the second acquisition...
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...
AAHOACON 2020 kicks off
AAHOA’S FIRST VIRTUAL annual convention and tradeshow, AAHOACON 2020, is officially under way. Tuesday was a warm up with speeches by leadership at the...
Family, friends mourn passing of past AAHOA chairman Rama
FORMER AAHOA CHAIRMAN Jayanti P. “J.P.” Rama, co-founder of JHM Hotels, now auroHOTELS, has passed away at the age of 74. Several friends and...
Hoteliers respond to protests for racial equality
THE DEATH OF George Floyd at the hands of four police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25 has stirred massive protests for racial...
Louisiana hotelier says more federal stimulus is needed
THE RECOVERY FROM the COVID-19 pandemic is happening in the New Orleans area and nationwide. It’s just a little slow, said Vimal Patel, President...
