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LAST WEEK, CLEVELAND, Mississippi, hotelier Yogesh Patel was beaten to death by a guest he had had evicted from his hotel earlier in the...

Miraj Patel, president of Wayside Investment Group in Houston, has been named an advisory board member for the University of Houston Customer Experience Certificate...

THOUSANDS of mourners bid an emotional farewell to Hasmita Patel, who passed away peacefully last week on Aug.6 with her family by her side. Hasmita,...

ANOTHER YEAR IS done and a new year, and a new decade, begins for the U.S. hotel industry. In 2019, leadership at AAHOA changed...

Mark Sergot is InterContinental Hotels Group’s new vice president for global sales operations and enablement. Previously he was chief sales officer for Associated Luxury...

Wayside Investment Group of Houston has had its day. Specifically, the city of Houston has declared Oct. 13 to be Wayside Investment Group Day. Wayside,...

Heather Balsley is InterContinental Hotels Group’s senior vice president for global loyalty and partnerships. Jennifer Gribble succeeds Balsley to senior vice president for global...

VIRAL “VICTOR” PATEL and Mahmood “Mike” Merchant are new members of Best Western Hotels & Resorts board of directors. Patel will represent several Midwest...

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...

Rajesh Radke will be general manager for the upscale The Joseph hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, when it opens in August. The Joseph is part...