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Marriott International, Inc. announced the appointment of Brian Povinelli to senior vice president, global head of marketing and brand. Povinelli, who has been with Marriott since

Hotels have always taken a strategic approach to selling rooms to drive demand and optimize room revenue. They should be taking that same approach to their parking asset. At Towne

DALLAS—CBRE is again raising its forecast for hotel performance this year, as stronger-than-expected demand and more modest supply growth drive occupancy gains. CBRE has revised

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania—Shaner Hotels announced the acquisition of the 86-room Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Hershey in Pennsylvania. Shaner also will operate the property and

NEW YORK—SevenRooms announced an agreement with Marriott International to become a preferred restaurant technology provider. SevenRooms is currently live across 25 countries at M

President and CEO Mark Laport founded Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company in 1985 as both a hotel management and development firm. He recently shared with LODGING how he—like

Amadeus has partnered with Canary Technologies to help hospitality customers improve e-signature and payment processes. Hoteliers are now able to use electronic signature and payme

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced that Jolyon Bulley will succeed Elie Maalouf as Americas CEO. Bulley is currently IHG’s CEO for the Greater China region, and also t

CHICAGO—JLL Capital Markets announced that it arranged $76 million in acquisition financing for the St. Regis Chicago, a 192-key hotel. JLL represented the borrowers, Gencom, GD

BOSTON, Massachusettes and THE WOODLANDS, Texas—Pyramid Global Hospitality announced the Wayfinder Newport hotel in Newport, Rhode Island, as the latest addition to the company�