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WASHINGTON—Hilton’s Vice President of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Global Head of Sustainability, Jean Garris Hand, testified on behalf of Hilton and the Ame

eTip announced it added instant cashless tip payouts for restaurant workers to its platform. With this new feature, eTip allows food service establishments to provide real-time, ca

WASHINGTON—A recent increase in U.S. hotel labor costs reflects a normalizing business mix and significant gains in group demand, according to September year-to-date P&L data

McNeill Investment Group named Annie Mulvanny as its new vice president, investments and asset manager. Mulvanny will contribute to the current expansion of the firm’s investment

Managing the distribution and availability of hotel keys to staff is a basic but sometimes underappreciated aspect of building security. Speaking with LODGING, Tim Purpura, VP glob

ROCKVILLE, Maryland—Choice Hotels International, Inc. reported its Q3 2023 results. Highlights include: “We generated another record quarter of impressive financial growth, dri

GULF SHORES, Alabama—DD Partners, LLC of Birmingham, Alabama, and Marietta, Georgia, Peachtree Group of Atlanta, and Woodbine Development Corporation of Dallas announced the deve

CHICAGO—Sertifi announced an expanded partnership with Concord Hospitality. In late 2019, Concord rolled out Sertifi’s credit card authorization solution to their managed prope

WASHINGTON, D.C.—AHLA Foundation has received a $605,000 grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to support its Empowering Youth Program (EYP) over two years. The primary goal

Meetings and events have been back in a big way since late 2022, but they haven’t been without their challenges. Event planners have been dissatisfied with venue and supplier per