This Week’s Comings & Goings
IHG Hotels & Resorts has named Mark Sergot senior vice president, global sales. Sergot joined IHG in 2022 as vice president, global sales operations and enablement, and he adv
Stepping Up: Accor’s Ben Cadwell on Meeting Challenges Facing the Industry Now
Accor’s Chief Operating Officer, United States Ben Cadwell met with LODGING while attending the 44th annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference at the Ma
Adapting to Consumer Needs: Trends in Hotel Technology
The availability of travel research and the expanding middle class are contributing to rebuilding the hospitality industry post-pandemic. The travel industry, like almost all other
AHLA, AHLA Foundation, and ICHRIE Announce a Strategic Partnership
WASHINGTON—The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), the AHLA Foundation, and the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) ann
IHG Opens First New-Construction Prototype Atwell Suites in Denver
ATLANTA—IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) and KJ Hotel Properties announced the opening of Atwell Suites Denver Airport—Tower Road. Continuing its introduction as IHG’s newest
HUNTER Announces the Sale of Dual-Branded Hilton Garden Inn and Home2 Suites
ATLANTA—Hunter Hotel Advisors (HUNTER) announced the sale of the dual-branded Hilton Garden Inn and Home2 Suites in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. CN Hotels sold the property
Steadfast Service: Three Retail Technologies Hotels Are Adopting
While they’re different entities serving different purposes, the retail and hotel industries have much in common. Ultimately, they’re both selling a product or brand, and they
Staff Shortages: Addressing Hoteliers’ Workforce Needs
In today’s tight labor market, you’d be hard-pressed to find a hotelier who hasn’t been affected by staff shortages. Nowhere is this more evident than resorts and hotels in h
Sandpiper Hospitality Adds Two Wyndham Hotels to Managed Portfolio
RICHMOND, Virginia—Sandpiper Hospitality has added two newly developed Wyndham Hotels & Resorts properties in Texas to its managed portfolio, a dual-branded La Quinta Inn/Ha
Metaverse Hospitality to Launch Three Digital Hotels
TAMPA, Florida—While the COVID-19 pandemic changed tourism, it also exacerbated the move into the digital world for the industry. Enter the Metaverse and web3, which blur the lin