Hurricane Ida leaves New Orleans hoteliers without power
ON SUNDAY, HURRICANE Ida swept over New Orleans as a Category 4 storm, leaving The Big Easy in tatters and without power. It struck...
Peachtree Hotel Group promotes Meyer and Smith to new roles
Delana Meyer is vice president of digital media and strategy and Jeanne Smith is vice president of revenue for Peachtree Hotel Group. Both positions...
Choice offering $50,000 in grants for community impact initiatives
TO RECOGNIZE AND support hotel owners' community service efforts during the pandemic, Choice Hotels International will provide $50,000 in grants. The money will go...
LE: U.S. tops global hotel construction pipeline
THE U.S. TOPPED the global hotel construction pipeline for projects in the second quarter, according to Lodging Econometrics. The pipeline overall continued to show...
Associations tout ‘big wins’ in advocating for federal per diem rates, EIDL loans
WASHINGTON, D.C., HAS come through on two issues that have been focuses of advocacy by hospitality industry associations, freezing federal per diem travel expense...
Wyndham launches program to support women hoteliers
WOMEN STILL FACE obstacles to their careers in the hospitality industry on several levels. A new program from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts aims to...
HVS: Hospitality industry should re-focus on staffing challenges
THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY needs to re-focus its efforts to meet future staffing requirements if it is to increase interest by job seekers, according to...
New prototypes, renovation program unveiled at AAHOACON 2021
THREE LARGE HOTEL companies took advantage of last week’s 2021 AAHOA Convention (Aahoacon) & Trade Show at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in...
USTA urges government to reopen U.S.-Canada border for vaccinated
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT should reopen the border with Canada, that has been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, immediately to vaccinated individuals to help...
AAHOA announces new chairman, secretary after conference
AAHOA’S ANNUAL CONFERENCE has come and gone for this year, but it left in its wake permanent changes for the association. They include a...
