Meyer Jabara Hotels’ Journey Culture Reaping a 75% Employee Retention Rate
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The Drayton Hotel Savannah Joining Curio Collection by Hilton
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Accor Signs Management Agreement for Grand Mercure Bangkok Atrium
Accor | December 22, 2022
BANGKOK, THAILAND – Accor, the region’s largest international hotel operator, has signed a management agreement for a Grand Mercure hotel in the heart of Thailand’s vibrant capital city. This popular hotel, which has been welcoming the world’s travellers for over 26 years, will be refurbished and rebranded as Grand Mercure Bangkok Atrium, creating localised guest experiences aligned with the vision of Accor’s premium brand. Perfectly located on New Phetchaburi Road in downtown Bangkok, just a short distance from Sukhumvit Road, the city’s most dynamic commercial and retail district, and easily accessible via Phetchaburi MRT sub...
Springboard Hospitality Establishes Presence in South Carolina With Addition of Two Hotels in Myrtle Beach
Springboard Hospitality | December 21, 2022
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Dec. 21, 2022) – Springboard Hospitality, a premier hospitality management company with 41 properties across 11 states, today announced two new hotels joining its portfolio, The Sandcastle Oceanfront Resort at the Pavilion and The Sandcastle Oceanfront Resort South Beach in Myrtle Beach, S.C., with a combined 410 rooms. This news marks Springboard Hospitality’s expansion into the Palmetto State. “We’re thrilled to welcome these two oceanfront resorts to the Springboard Hospitality family as we expand our presence across the southeast U.S.,” said Ben Rafter, Chief Executive Officer, Springboard Hospitalit...
Davidson Hospitality Group Selected to Operate Georgia’s 140-Key Barnsley Resort
Davidson Hospitality Group | December 21, 2022
ATLANTA (December 21, 2022) – Davidson Hospitality Group, recently ranked #1 in Guest Satisfaction among Third-Party Hotel Management Companies by J.D. Power, has been identified to manage Barnsley Resort in Adairsville, Georgia under its highly specialized operating vertical, Davidson Resorts. Situated one-hour northwest of Atlanta, the 3,000-acre resort features 140 rooms, including standalone cottages and suites; 16,000 square feet of indoor meeting space; a hunting reserve, a championship golf club, and a 10-acre lake. In collaboration with ownership, Davidson will oversee the planned expansion project, incorporating new amenities, ro...
Aimbridge Hospitality Adds Three Hotels and Resorts to Full-Service Division
Aimbridge Hospitality | December 19, 2022
PLANO, Texas, Dec. 19, 2022 — Aimbridge Hospitality, a leading global hospitality company, announced the expansion of its robust portfolio and growth of its Full Service Division with the addition of two destination resorts and a large-scale hotel. The properties, owned by a group led by Florida Philanthropist Dr. Kiran Patel, bring 1,269 keys under Aimbridge management. These additions demonstrate Aimbridge’s dedication to providing highly specialized services and resources and unmatched benefits to its owners. “Welcoming these three exceptional destination properties to the growing footprint of the Aimbridge Full Service Divisi...
Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG) Adds The 111-Room Darwin Hotel to Management Portfolio
HVMG | December 14, 2022
ATLANTA, Dec. 14, 2022—Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based, private hotel investment, ownership and management company, today announced that it has added the 111-room Darwin Hotel to its portfolio of third-party managed hotels across the U.S. HVMG oversaw the complete rebranding and renovation of the former independent hotel. “The Darwin Hotel is a perfect complement to our growing number of independent, third-party operated hotels,” said Robert S. Cole, president and chief executive officer, HVMG. “From the Borrego Springs Resort & Spa in California to the Plunge Beach Resort in Florida, HVMG has dev...
JRE Partners Taps Davidson Hospitality Group to Manage 21c Museum Hotel Chicago
Davidson Hospitality Group | December 14, 2022
ATLANTA (December 14, 2022) – Davidson Hospitality Group, recently ranked #1 in Guest Satisfaction among Third-Party Hotel Management Companies by J.D. Power, has been selected to operate 21c Museum Hotel Chicago under its lifestyle operating vertical, Pivot. Located just steps from the famous Magnificent Mile shopping district in River North Chicago, 21c Museum Hotel Chicago is a multi-venue museum and 297 room boutique hotel featuring 106 suites. 21c welcomes both visitors and the local community to enjoy the curated exhibitions, cultural programming, and culinary offerings at Lure Fishbar. “We are excited to expand our footprint ...
Olympia Hotel Management to Operate The Crossroads Inn on the Campus of Vassar College
Olympia Hotel Management | December 12, 2022
December 12, 2022. Poughkeepsie, New York. Olympia Hotel Management has announced that it has been selected to develop and operate a new hotel called The Crossroads Inn and its restaurant, The Salt Line, located on the campus of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. The Crossroads Inn and The Salt Line are part of a new conference complex called The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts. The Vassar Institute will convene scholars and thought leaders from Vassar, the local area, and around the globe. Reflecting the Vassar ethos of “going to the source,” the Institute will create a space for meaningful dialogue and lively debate....
Avion Hospitality Awarded Management of the Hyatt Regency Tulsa
Avion Hospitality | December 8, 2022
DALLAS, TX (December 8, 2022) - Avion Hospitality, a third-party hotel management company, announces it has been awarded the management contract of the Hyatt Regency Tulsa. The 444-room hotel is nestled in the heart of downtown Tulsa’s business and entertainment region on the corner of 2nd and South Main Street. “We are honored to be selected to manage the Hyatt Regency Tulsa,” said Robert Burg, President and CEO of Avion Hospitality. “The hotel is situated in Tulsa’s Art Deco district and boasts 38,000 square feet of conference facilities with world-class accommodations. The Avion team is looking forward to implementing our mana...
Aimbridge Hospitality Selected to Manage the 233-Key Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia
Aimbridge Hospitality | December 8, 2022
PLANO, Texas, Dec. 8, 2022 — Aimbridge Hospitality, a leading global hospitality company, has been selected to manage the 233-room Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia hotel, which will be operated within its Full Service division focused on differentiated and nimble management of full service and luxury assets. The new Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia, located near the Arcadia Horse Racetrack and Santa Anita Golf Course, opened last year and is owned by Chateau Group USA and Mingzhu LLC. The hotel will transition to Aimbridge management by year-end. The addition of Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia to the Aimbridge Full Service portfolio represents the...
Accor Welcomes Hotel Ändra Seattle to the MGallery Hotel Collection
MGallery Hotel Collection | December 7, 2022
World leading hospitality group Accor today announced that Hotel Ändra Seattle has joined the Group’s global portfolio as the newest addition to the MGallery Hotel Collection. Located in Seattle’s bustling Central Business District, the hotel rises 10 stories high and offers 123 stylish guestrooms and suites, providing a sophisticated urban escape with a Scandinavian soul in a downtown area thriving with food, music, art and history. Just off the heels of a $12 million property-wide renovation, Hotel Ändra Seattle – MGallery will maintain the refined Nordic design and first-class offerings for which the property is known. Since ...
Davidson Hospitality Group Assumes Management of Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach
Davidson Hospitality Group | December 7, 2022
ATLANTA (December 7, 2022) – Davidson Resorts, the highly specialized operating vertical under Davidson Hospitality Group, has been selected by JEMB Realty to operate Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach in Clearwater Beach, Florida. The oceanfront resort is comprised of 343 guest rooms; three restaurants and bars; Pallavi spa; nearly 22,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor event space, premier resort pool; fitness center; retail shops and more. “We are proud to expand our Florida footprint further with the addition of this spectacular waterfront resort,” said Davidson Hospitality Group Chief Executive Officer & President Thom Geshay. “T...
Hospitality Lodging Systems Adds 2 Budgetel & 2 Haven Hotels
December 7, 2022
Atlanta-based Hospitality Lodging Systems (HLS) has added two Budgetel Inn & Suites brand properties and two Haven Hotel brand properties to its portfolio. There are now 37 Budgetel hotels with 3,813 rooms operating in 10 states plus China and 12 Haven properties with 698 rooms in nine states. The new Budgetel hotels are both in metro Atlanta – a 218-room conversion from Clarion, located on the north side of the city’s high-visibility perimeter ring highway, and a 121-room property in suburban Lilburn. The new Haven Hotels are a 50-all suites, newly-renovated boutique property in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta and a 130-room p...
HP Hotels to Manage Hampton Inn and Suites Atlanta / Marietta
HP Hotels | December 6, 2022
Hoover, Alabama, December 6, 2022 - HP Hotels, a full-service third-party hotel management company, has been chosen by Roswell, Georgia-based Welcome Group of Hospitality to manage its 104-room Hampton Inn and Suites Atlanta / Marietta. HP Hotels CEO Kerry Ranson made the announcement. Newly built and opened in 2018, The Hampton Inn and Suites Atlanta/Marietta, at 2136 Kingston Court is situated conveniently off I-75, 15 miles from Atlanta and minutes from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Lockheed Martin and Tesla. This 104-room property features 1,000 square feet of meeting space, a rooftop terrace and indoor pool. It is close to Kennesaw Sta...
Valor Hospitality Partners Expands UAE Hotel Management Portfolio
Valor Hospitality Partners | December 6, 2022
ATLANTA, Ga. – December 6, 2022 – Valor Hospitality Partners, a global full-service hotel management company announced today their highly anticipated partnership with the hospitality and leisure vertical of Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the principal investment arm of the government of Dubai, which manages a portfolio of commercial companies and investments. With the joint venture firmly in place, Valor Hospitality has commenced operational transition of 800+ keys across popular and established hotels in the Emirate, including Dubai’s first five-star property, the Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek and 3 Wyndham Dei...
Driftwood Hospitality Management to Rebrand Palihouse Miami Beach to Hotel Trouvail Miami Beach
Driftwood Hospitality Management | December 5, 2022
Miami, Fla. (December 5, 2022) – Driftwood Hospitality Management announced it would take over management of the Palihouse Miami Beach and officially rebrand the property as Hotel Trouvail Miami Beach, effective today. Inspired by the French word trouvaille, Hotel Trouvail is a “lucky find” for those who appreciate stylish chambers, charming cocktails and an intimate exclusivity amidst the famous Art Deco architecture in Miami Beach. Once the Greenbriar Hotel, which was later relaunched as the Palihouse Miami Beach, the newly established, independent Hotel Trouvail leans into its unique character and location to bring a new, French-in...
Storie Co. Selects Pyramid Global Hospitality to Manage Two Hotels
Pyramid Global Hospitality | November 22, 2022
BOSTON, Nov. 22, 2022—Pyramid Global Hospitality today announced the company has added two hotels to its portfolio, the 55-room/unit Pine Mountain Ski & Golf Resort in Iron Mountain, Mich., and the 55-suite Four Seasons Island Resort in Pembine, Wis. The hotels are owned by Storie Co., an Indianapolis-based development, asset management and investment firm specializing in hotel and resort properties. Pine Mountain Ski & Golf Resort The four-star, all-season resort is located less than three miles from Ford Airport and US Route 2 in the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. In addition to providing access to world-class sk...
New Castle Hotels & Resorts Selected to Manage Nine Widewaters Properties
New Castle Hotels & Resorts | November 21, 2022
Ridgefield, Conn. (November 21, 2022) – New Castle Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel investor, developer and operator in the United States and Canada, announced that it has been selected to manage nine hotels owned by Widewaters, a diversified commercial real estate organization with expertise developing, acquiring and managing numerous asset classes across North America, including retail, hospitality, residential and office/industrial. The management change, effective February 2023, will increase New Castle’s portfolio to 28 hotels, comprising more than 4,000 rooms across 11 states and two Canadian Provinces. “We are thrilled t...
Maverick Hotels and Restaurants Adds Two Properties to Management Portfolio
Maverick Hotels & Restaurants | November 21, 2022
Chicago, Illinois, November 21, 2022 – Maverick Hotels and Restaurants announced today that it continues to grow the company’s expanding portfolio with the addition of two hotels in the metropolitan Chicago market. Robert Habeeb, Founder and CEO of Maverick made the announcement. The 92-room Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago St. Charles includes renovated guest rooms and suites and features a 24-hour fitness center, an indoor heated pool, free breakfast, and free parking. Complimentary Wi-Fi is also available throughout the hotel. The Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago St. Charles is located across from the Geneva Commons Shopping Ce...
First Hospitality Adds Two Hotels to Management Portfolio
First Hospitality | November 18, 2022
CHICAGO (November 18, 2022) — Deepening its portfolio of independent and full-service properties, First Hospitality, a national hotel operations and development company, assumed management of the Inn on Sheridan, a boutique hotel in Zion, IL, on November 1. The company also added the Holiday Inn Express Cincinnati West to its extensive roster of branded hotels. This marks the First Hospitality’s first properties in both markets. “The addition of both properties is a meaningful step in our overall growth strategy, especially as we continue to diversify our branded portfolio and strengthen our footprint in the independent, lifes...
MDO Launches Sustainability Calculator and Certification Program
myDigitalOffice | November 15, 2022
Hotel companies are invited to share their efforts toward moving reports and documents online, receive personalized data on their environmental impact, and apply for MDO Sustainability Certification. BETHESDA, MD., November 15, 2022 – myDigitalOffice (MDO), the world's fastest-growing hotel performance management platform, today released an online sustainability calculator and certification program aimed at shining the spotlight on hotel owners and operators dedicated to reducing their environmental footprint. The calculator allows any hotel company to enter information specific to their sustainable operating processes and apply for MDO S...
Accor Signs With Kasada to Manage Lamantin Beach Resort & Spa in Senegal
Accor | November 9, 2022
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, November 9, 2022/ -- Accor, a world-leading hospitality group with over 425 hotels across India, Middle East, Africa and Turkey, has signed a management agreement with Kasada to operate the Lamantin Beach Resort & Spa managed by Accor, located 80 kms South of Dakar, on the seaside port of Saly, the largest seaside resort in West Africa, between the sea and the sacred forest. The property features 166 rooms, starting from 28sqm, a 750sqm spa and fitness centre, alongside an all-day dining restaurant, a specialty restaurant and a beach lounge, which are available for guests to enjoy. Catering to the Meetin...
Four Big Hotel Trends for Post-Covid Hyper-Capitalism
Adam and Larry Mogelonsky | November 9, 2022
By Larry and Adam Mogelonsky Is it just us or did the world seem to move palpably faster once the world reopened? No doubt you are all struggling to keep pace with the crazy world we live in these days, but it may all seem a bit Alice in Wonderland in that, “We must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place.” The way for any hotelier to stay sane through this is to focus on the big picture and what’s in your control. So while this post-covid hyper-capitalist (PCHC) world may be a bit ADHD, if you can empathize with your guests then your hotel will do just fine, if not fantastic over the next year (even with a recession inbound)...
HVMG Adds 112-Room Aloft Lawrenceville Sugarloaf to Management Portfolio
Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG) | November 8, 2022
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., November Nov. 8, 2022—Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based, private hotel investment, ownership and management company, today announced that it added the brand-new, 112-room Aloft Lawrenceville Sugarloaf to its third-party hotel management portfolio. Owned by the RADCO Companies, the recently developed five-story hotel just opened for business in early October. “We continue to seek best-in-class partners like the RADCO Companies as we pursue growth both locally and nationally," said Robert Cole, president & chief executive officer, HVMG. “Our familiarity with both Metro Atlanta a...
React Mobile to Showcase Hospitality’s Most Responsive, Reliable, and Self-Managing Panic Button Solution at Washington State Hospitality Conference
React Mobile | November 8, 2022
Members of the Washington Hospitality Assn. and students at Washington State University will come together next week to learn, connect, and network with peers, identify trends, and see the latest technologies that ensure the best guest and staff experiences; Visit React Mobile at Table 13 SEATTLE, Nov. 8, 2022 — Next week members of the Washington Hospitality Assn. (WHA) will convene in Ruston, Wash., to attend the Washington State Hospitality Conference, the first co-produced event of the WHA and Washington State University. To be held November 17 at the Silver Cloud Hotel Tacoma Point Ruston Waterfront, attendees will learn from the e...
