February 2025

Vision Hospitality Group Founder and CEO Mitch Patel rose to his current position from “humble beginnings” as owner/operator of a small hotel, a role that gave him an appreciat

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana—Dreamscape Hospitality announced its selection to manage a portfolio of independent lifestyle boutique hotels in the Garden District of New Orleans. “We

Officials of Access Point Financial (APF) announced the company has named Michelle O’Brien as managing director of structured finance. In her new role, she will pursue opportunit

ABERDEEN, South Dakota—My Place Hotels of America has announced the opening of My Place Hotel-Las Vegas South/Henderson, Nevada. The hotel is owned by St. Rose H9 LLC and is mana

RICHMOND, Virginia—Sandpiper, LLC announced the opening of ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham Richmond, Virginia. This hotel was developed from the ground-up by Sandpiper and r

The expected increase in demand for hotel rooms in 2025 is a good news/bad news story for many hoteliers. Everyone’s happy with higher occupancy, but finding the staff to serve t

DANBURY, Connecticut—Meyer Jabara Hotels assumed management of the Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel, Autograph Collection, on Lake Kittamaqundi in Columbia, Maryland. The full-servic

ATLANTA, Georgia—Peachtree Group announced that the firm surpassed $2 billion in hotel development, bringing its total development portfolio to 48 hotels nationwide. Peachtree’

ST. LOUIS, Missouri—Drury Hotels Company, LLC opened the Drury Plaza Hotel College Station, which is the 18th Drury Hotel in Texas and includes 160 guestrooms and 1,100 square fe

ATLANTA, Georgia—Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG) announced the launch of Elevate Renovations + Development, a third-party project manager and asset lifecycle service