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HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—U.S. hotel performance showed mixed results from the previous week but remained up year over year, according to STR’s latest data through April 29, 20

A self-described gardener, Makeready President and COO Christine Magrann was tapped by Jimmy Merkel, CEO of the Rockbridge investment firm, in 2015 to take on a position that entai

Marriott International, Inc. announced that it has completed its acquisition of the City Express brand portfolio from Hoteles City Express, S.A.B. de C.V. With this acquisition, Ma

WASHINGTON—The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) announced two new staff additions that will further expand the organization’s government affairs and advocacy cap

Graduate Hotels announced the appointment of Michaella Solar-March as chief marketing officer. Based in the brand’s Nashville headquarters, she will drive global marketing strate

From both cost savings and sustainability perspectives, energy management has long been a key initiative for hoteliers. But with the rise in utility prices last year, optimizing en

Micajah P. Sturdivant IV, president and CEO of Mississippi-based MMI Hospitality Group, says his family’s 1850s roots in farming are consistent with its embrace of the hospitalit

ATLANTA—hihotels by Hospitality International announced a partnership with Hopper. With this partnership, Hopper will have a connection with hihotels’ five brands: Scottish Inn

SADDLE BROOK, New Jersey—Hodges Ward Elliott arranged the sale of the Marriott Saddle Brook, a 241-key asset located in the township of Saddle Brook, New Jersey. The property is

In the recently released United States Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts detailed the leading franchise companies and their brands in the