Anand named chairman of Tricone’s advisory board

Nakul Anand, former executive director of ITC Hotels, has been named chairman of the advisory board for Tricone Luxury Hotels, a subsidiary of U.S.-based...
Geoff Ballotti recognition

Wyndham’s Ballotti recognized by UJA-Federation of New York

Geoff Ballotti, president and CEO of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, was recognized by the UJA Federation of New York for his professional and philanthropic...
Rob Smith

Smith named Stonebridge president and CEO, founder Dimond moving to chairman

ROB SMITH WILL become president and CEO of Stonebridge Cos. in July. He succeeds Navin Dimond, who founded the Denver-based hotel management company in...
History of Indian Immigrants in USA

Book chronicles the Patels’ quest for the American Dream

THE HISTORY OF Indian immigrants in the U.S. could fill several books, but Mahendra Doshi has captured a core aspect of it with his...
José Andrés keynote speech

Chef José Andrés to speak at The Hospitality Show 2024

CHEF AND HUMANITARIAN José Andrés will deliver the opening keynote at The Hospitality Show on Oct. 28. The three-day event, organized by Questex and...
Amit Sripathi

Amit Sripathi named Wyndham’s chief development officer

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS recently named Amit Sripathi as chief development officer, taking over from Chip Ohlsson, who exits the company in June. Sripathi,...

AAHOA inducts two members to board of directors for 2024-25 term

AAHOA recently appointed Viral Patel, Central Midwest regional director, and Nilesh Patel, director at large Eastern Division, to its board of directors for 2024-2025...

Former AAHOA chair C.K. Patel receives AAFD’s Lifetime Achievement Award

C.K. Patel, former AAHOA chairman, received the 2024 Total Quality Franchising Award for Lifetime Achievement from the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers during...

Bhol promoted to cluster director of engineering at Courtyard Surat

Pradip Bhol is now promoted as the cluster director of engineering at Courtyard By Marriott Surat, following his tenure as chief engineer. In the...
Peachtree investment team promotions

Peachtree promotes 15 senior executives for strategic initiatives

Peachtree Group recently promoted 15 senior-level executives to support business initiatives within its investment and investment services teams. From the investment team, Nicholas Huddleston is...