This Week’s Comings & Goings
My Place Hotels of America has added Jeff Thomas as vice president of marketing and Bruce Sneller as vice president of leadership development to its executive team to bolster its s
Naples Hotel Group Acquires Management for DoubleTree by Hilton in Gainesville, Florida
Naples Hotel Group has acquired the management contract for the DoubleTree by Hilton in Gainesville, Florida. Naples Hotel Group has a growing presence in Florida with a total port
Sonnenblick-Eichner Company Arranges Construction Loan for Lionsback Resort
BEVERLY HILLS, California—Sonnenblick-Eichner Company has arranged $50 million of construction financing for Phase I of the Lionsback Resort in Moab, Utah, a 175-acre development
STR: Miami and Qatar Led Hotel Profit Recovery in 2022
LONDON—Miami and Qatar led the major global markets in hotel profit recovery for 2022, according to STR‘s full-year P&L data release. Both markets’ gross operating profit
WorldHotels ‘Crafts’ Continued Growth With Eye On North America
BWH Hotel Group continues to boost its global presence in large part on the strength of its WorldHotels Collection. The luxury soft brand recently added 13 new properties and enter
Hilton Names Katherine Lugar Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs
MCLEAN, Virginia—Hilton has named Katherine Lugar as executive vice president of corporate affairs, effective April 2023. She most recently served as CEO of the American Beverage
Visual Matrix Expanded Number of Hotels on Platform During 2022
DALLAS—Visual Matrix expanded the number of cloud-supported hotels on its platform by more than 80 percent in 2022 in addition to the adoption of its product suite, including the
The Accidental Hotelier: Davidson CEO Thom Geshay on Lessons Learned During His Unlikely Path to the C-Suite
Thom Geshay, chief executive officer and president of Davidson Hospitality Group, took a job as a bellman at a Holiday Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, the summer before entering
CBRE: Commercial Real Estate Lending Activity Slowed in Q4 2022
DALLAS—Heightened market volatility amid higher interest rates continued to slow commercial real estate lending activity in the final quarter of 2022, according to the latest res
PPDS Announces Launch of Philips Tableaux
AMSTERDAM—PPDS announced the launch of a new range of full-size and full-color “zero power” Philips Tableaux advanced color ePaper (ACeP) signage displays. Each is capable of