AHLAF Names Leslie D. Hale Recipient of the Castell Award
WASHINGTON—The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AHLAF) announced that Leslie D. Hale, president and chief executive officer of RLJ Lodging Trust and vice chair of the AH
Contingency Plan: Fortifying Hotel Businesses Against Inevitable Cyber Attacks
The hospitality industry took some of the biggest economic hits during the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. For nearly two years, worldwide travel was highly restricted and not too m
This Week’s Comings & Goings
HP Hotels has named Mark Alvarez—formerly regional director of operations—chief people and culture officer, a newly established position for the company. He will be responsible
Cloudbeds Acquires Guest Engagement Solution: Whistle
SAN DIEGO—Cloudbeds announced the acquisition of the industry’s leading guest engagement solution, Whistle, at HITEC 2022. Together, the companies will integrate their technolo
NYU SPS and BCG Research Hotel Industry Labor Shortage and Solutions
NEW YORK—In a recent collaboration, the NYU School of Professional Studies Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) released a whitepaper titled
STR: U.S. GOPPAR Surpassed Pre-Pandemic Comparable for Third Consecutive Month
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—U.S. hotel gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) fell from the previous month, but surpassed the pre-pandemic comparable for a third consec
5 Things to Keep in Mind When Updating Hotel Communication Systems
Joseph DeCiantis, co-founder of Think Simplicity, a cloud communication technology provider of all-inclusive voice and chat solutions for the hospitality industry, says hotel owner
Stockdale Capital Partners Acquires The Marker Hotel
LOS ANGELES—Stockdale Capital Partners (Stockdale) announced that it has acquired The Marker hotel in San Francisco for $77 million from Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. The Marker, a 20
Rhaglan Hospitality Selects HP Hotels to Manage Two Properties
HOOVER, Alabama—HP Hotels has been chosen by Rhaglan Hospitality to manage their Redmont Hotel Birmingham, Curio Collection by Hilton and St. James Hotel Selma, Tapestry Collecti
RealTime Reservation Collaborates With SAS to Create ARROW
LONG ISLAND, New York—RealTime Reservation is collaborating with SAS to apply analytics to the ancillary revenue data it collects from its pre-arrival hub. The resulting intellig