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MGM in Talks With Wynn Resorts to Buy $2.6 Billion Encore Boston Harbor
Written statements say the talks are "very preliminary" and common, adding that when such opportunities are presented, they have to explore. Yet rumors of talks between the two companies have swirled for more than a year.

Attrition and Cancellation Revenue / Robert Mandelbaum
Based on a sample of 308 U.S. hotels that reported Attrition and Cancellation Fees each year from 2010 through 2017, we are able to analyze trends in this source of income as the industry recovered from the Great Recession in 2009 and 2010.

Hospitality Financial Leadership: What Do Indy Car Racing and the Hotel Business Have in Common? / David Lund
Instead of different types of tracks, we have different pillars or constituents that the budding hotel executive needs to master.

Hotel Co-Working on the Rise as 55% of People Struggle to Concentrate at Work
Hotels set to revolutionize the way we work as almost half of people prefer to remote work in hotels.

HVS Market Pulse: Asheville, North Carolina / Janet Snyder
Asheville is recognized as a premier tourist destination in the Southeast U.S., and its growing and changing lodging landscape continues to reflect this Blue Ridge city’s popularity.

Nominations Open for 5th Annual ISHC's Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
Launched in 2015 in honor of Lori Raleigh, founder of the Travers Group and executive director of ISHC 2000-2013, the award honors young, successful industry professionals with leadership qualities and a perceived bright future in hospitality consulting.

Hyatt Signs With Realtejo – Hotelaria e Turismo to Develop Hyatt Regency Lisbon in Portugal
Expected to open in late 2020, Portugal's first Hyatt Regency hotel will feature 200 keys and will be located between Rua Guerra Junqueiro and Avenida da Índia, facing Tejo River.

Host Hotels & Resorts Plans June Unveiling of Multi-Million Renovation of The Whitley, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Atlanta
Formerly The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, the hotel began the renovation in Fall 2018 and encompasses all 507 guestrooms, public areas, meeting space and dining venues.

Ormond Group’s New Social Hotel Brand, MoMo’s, Set for October 2019 Debut in Kuala Lumpur
MoMo’s KL will be a newly renovated hotel featuring 99 guestrooms located in the heart of the Chow Kit neighborhood.

Former NH Carlton Amsterdam Reopens as NH Collection Amsterdam Flower Market Following Complete Renovation
The 233 rooms of the 4-star superior hotel are situated in a distinctive building from the 1920s and located in the historic city center of Amsterdam.

Sage Hospitality Appoints Joseph Steiskal Dual General Manager for Boulder’s Embassy Suites by Hilton & Hilton Garden Inn
Steiskal most recently served as the General Manager of Colorado’s Renaissance Broomfield Flatiron Hotel.

Provenance Hotels Appoints Connie Shaheen as General Manager at The Revolution Hotel
Most recently Shaheen served as Assistant General Manager at the Everly in Hollywood, CA, where she was an integral part of the launch team that opened the hotel in 2017

NIZUC Resort & Spa Welcomes Alicia Acevedo as Spa Director
With over a decade of hospitality experience, Acevedo has served as Spa Manager at luxury resorts around Mexico.

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