by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 21, 2012 | News
The biannual American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) 2012 Lodging Survey shows that hoteliers are keeping an eye on guest health, green initiatives, and technology resources. The survey asked 52,000 U.S. hotel properties about in-room amenities,...
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 20, 2012 | News
Strategic Hotels & Resorts has purchased New York’s Essex House from Dubai Investment Group for $362.3 million. The company also signed a management agreement with Marriott International to rebrand the hotel as the JW Marriott Essex House New York....
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 20, 2012 | News
Ed Fuller has been named president of global consulting firm Laguna Strategic Advisors. The recently retired president of Marriott International will help grow Laguna’s group of independent business consultants. Fuller also will serve as an adjunct professor at...
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 20, 2012 | News
Carlson has appointed Trudy Rautio as the company’s fifth president and CEO following Hubert Joly’s resignation. Most recently, she served as president of Carlson Hotels Worldwide, the Americas, preceded by her work as executive vice president and CFO of...
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 17, 2012 | News
The first Candlewood Suites to feature the brand’s new interior design package has opened in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Graduate students from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) worked with a team from Candlewood parent company IHG to develop the...
