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Why You Should Integrate SMS in Your Hotel’s Engagement Strategy / Mathieu Pollet
Ten Golden Rules to SMS Hotel Guest Engagement

Maestro PMS Collection of Open APIs Gives Users the Freedom to Install Their Choice of the Latest 3rd Party Systems to Enhance Operations
Maestro Expands Innovation: Open API Makes it Easy for Independent Hoteliers to Integrate Cutting Edge Tech Solutions

HVS Market Pulse: State of Hawaii / John Berean
Hotels in the state of Hawaii reached record RevPAR levels in 2018, supported by continued growth in visitation.

BENCHMARK® Basking Ridge Named One of The Best Places to Work in New Jersey by NJBIZ
Honor Comes During Conference Center’s First Full Year of Operation

Announcing Felix Laboy as Executive Chairman of NextGuest
With the addition of Laboy to drive leadership across organizations, NextGuest is well equipped to fulfill and execute the long-term strategy of delivering high-level service and technology to the hospitality industry.

Avison Young Announces Recent Closings
The properties consist of a resort hotel in Lake Tahoe, a full-service hotel in Louisianan, an all suites hotel in the upper Midwest and a limited service hotel in Virginia Beach.

Lodgco Hospitality Celebrates Groundbreaking of Hampton Inn & Suites in North Port, Florida
Set to open in 2020, the 100-room property is the first new hotel in the city of North Port since 1973.

Aqua-Aston Hospitality Adds CopperWynd Resort & Club in Scottsdale, Arizona to Management Portfolio
The property is currently undergoing an extensive $60-million renovation and expansion, and following the development’s anticipated completion in 2020, CopperWynd will join the ranks of Autograph Collection Hotels.

20th Century New York Mansion Joins The Ascend Hotel Collection
Situated in the heart of Johnson City, the 41-room Traditions at the Glen has welcomed the likes of Dwight Eisenhower, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Bing Crosby to its halls.

Noble Hires Beth Hogberg as Director of Asset Management
Beth joins Noble with 17 years of hospitality experience and a career largely dedicated to hotel asset management.

Prism Hotels & Resorts Appoints Will Traywick as Vice President of eCommerce and Digital Marketing
Traywick brings 17 years of experience including most recently serving as director of marketing and eCommerce at HEI Hotels + Resorts.

Marcus® Hotels & Resorts Promotes Joe Jackson to Vice President of Food and Beverage
A seasoned hospitality industry veteran, Jackson began his tenure with Marcus Hotels & Resorts in 2016 and was most recently corporate director of food and beverage.

Soon-to-Open Quay Perth Appoints Jay Tesorero as Executive Chef and Derek Walsh as Director of F&B
The duo brings over three decades of combined experience and will work together on the hotel's two new dining outlets.

The Lodge at Blue Sky, Auberge Resorts Collection Welcomes Galen Zamarra as Executive Chef
Zamarra joins The Lodge at Blue Sky from the highly regarded Mas (farmhouse) and Mas (la grillade) restaurants in New York City.

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Hoboken council scraps Hilton Hotel deal. Now it's back to the drawing board

Ground broken on New Fairfield Inn & Suites in Oskaloosa, Iowa

The new Stockyards hotel is moving into second phase of construction

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London Firm Buys Palm Beach Hotel Project as Glenn Straub Keeps Up Appeals

Kokomo Hotel Could See New Developer

The guitar-shaped Hard Rock hotel is closer to opening. We finally have a date.

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