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2022 Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Key Takeaways
Zabada Abouelhana | September 27, 2022
By Zabada N. Abouelhana The 2022 Future Hospitality Summit, held September 19-21 in Dubai, brought together nearly 1,100 hotel owners, investors, operators, brand representatives, and consultants. Leading hospitality executives—including our own, Hala Matar Choufany, President of HVS Middle East, Africa & South Asia—served on panel discussions that addressed topics related to hotel development, financing, sustainability, and hotel management, as well as the near and long-term future of the MENA tourism industry. Throughout the conference, there was a sense of great optimism supported by reports of continued hotel performance impr...
‘Future of Travel Mobility’ Event Charts Path Forward for Travel Industry
U.S. Travel Association | September 23, 2022
U.S. Travel welcomed hundreds to DC’s Union Station for insights on industry challenges and opportunities WASHINGTON - One clear takeaway from U.S. Travel Association’s Future of Travel Mobility conference: Sustainability and innovation are not just buzzwords, but central pillars of the industry’s growth in coming years. Over the full-day event at Washington, DC’s Union Station on September 20, leaders from some of America’s largest travel, transportation and technology companies joined public officials in making clear that as travel rebounds, it is evolving to address shifting consumer demands and environmental sustainabi...
U.S. Travel Applauds Advancement of Visit America Act
U.S. Travel Association | September 22, 2022
WASHINGTON (September 22, 2022)—U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on H.R. 6965—the Visit America Act—clearing the House Energy and Commerce Committee today by a vote of 56-0: “We deeply appreciate the support of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which unanimously advanced the Visit America Act bill today. Measures contained in this legislation—including the creation of an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism—will ensure travel issues receive a higher level of focused energy and private-sector collaboration an...
Hilton Expands Refugee Hiring Commitment During Tent US Business Summit
Hilton | September 21, 2022
MCLEAN, Va. – As part of its ongoing commitment to create learning and career growth opportunities in the communities where it operates, Hilton has announced it will hire 1,500 additional refugees over the next three years at its managed and franchised properties across the U.S. The hospitality company made the announcement Monday during its participation in the Tent Foundation U.S. Business Summit in New York. The summit brings together corporations with the goal of hiring and economically integrating refugees in the U.S., including recently arrived Afghan and Ukrainian refugees, during the next three years. “Creating a place wh...
AHLA Foundation Announces Partnership With U.S. Job Corps to Attract Hotel Employees
The AHLA Foundation | September 21, 2022
Nationwide Partnership Helps Address Industry’s Workforce Shortage, Provides Immediate Employment to U.S. Talent Pool WASHINGTON (September 21, 2022) – The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AHLAF) announced today a formal partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Corps – first of its kind for Job Corps and for the hospitality industry at large – to ignite the hospitality workforce. With 130,000 open jobs in hospitality, this new partnership’s engagement and retention initiatives will help fill these positions with the highly skilled, ready-to-work Job Corps students enrolled in hospitality and related training pr...
Marriott International Debuts Its New Global Headquarters, Unveiling Technology and Design for an Intuitive Workplace
Marriott International | September 20, 2022
After six years of planning, design, and construction, Marriott International has opened its global headquarters in downtown Bethesda, Maryland. The 21-story, 785,000-square-foot, LEEDv4 Gold-certified building is the new workplace for corporate associates, supporting over 8,100 hotels in 139 countries and territories around the world. “We are thrilled to be welcoming associates to our new headquarters,” said Anthony Capuano, Chief Executive Officer of Marriott International. “The campus has been designed to better connect our global workforce in support of our hotels and teams around the world. Empowering associates and accelerati...
Hilton Recognizes 53 Winners With Americas Development Awards
Hilton | September 20, 2022
Today, Hilton revealed its 2021 Americas Development Awards which recognize the achievements of owners, development partners, and hotel teams in the Americas across several categories. These annual awards celebrate the resiliency and commitment of our owners and team members who spread the light and warmth of hospitality, even during incredibly challenging times. “We are incredibly proud to recognize the owners and developers who are recipients of the 2021 Americas Development Award winners,” said Danny Hughes, executive vice president and president, Americas, Hilton. “Over the last year, we’ve seen blockbuster seasons of travel...
FAU Poll: Inflation Delivers a Blow to Summer Travel Plans
September 15, 2022
BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inflation is a major concern for Floridians, with many saying the higher cost of living has greatly affected their finances and forced them to change summer travel plans, according to the latest statewide survey from the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI). More than 85 percent of the 431 respondents said they are concerned or very concerned about the current rate of inflation, while 56 percent said the higher costs have hurt their family budgets. In addition, 63 percent of respondents who did travel this summer opted to stay within the Sunsh...
Clairvoyix and Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Partner to Bring Meals to Deserving Las Vegas Area Kids
Clairvoyix | September 15, 2022
Serving Our Kids is a local Las Vegas charity dedicated to providing meals to deserving kids that would otherwise go hungry. As supporters of the local community Clairvoyix and The Virgin Hotels Las Vegas take pride in contributing to this worthy cause. LAS VEGAS, NV (September 15, 2022) – Today Clairvoyix and Virgin Hotels Las Vegas proudly announced a contribution to the Serving our Kids Foundation, a local Las Vegas charity that delivers after school and weekend meals to kids who would otherwise go hungry. David Rosales, Digital Marketing Manager for JC Hospitality, the owner and operator of the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, said “w...
‘Accelerate 2022: Maestro PMS’s In-Person Users Conference’ Helping Hoteliers Thrive & Navigate Change in the New Normal
Maestro | September 13, 2022
Invitation-only event held October 17-20 in the world-class city of Toronto will bring together Maestro PMS users, team members, and partners to drive forward information exchange to help capitalize on users’ technology investment Markham, Ontario, September 13, 2022 — Next month hoteliers running on a variety of Maestro PMS platforms – including Cloud Hosted, On Premise, Self-Hosted or Private Cloud – will converge at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto for “Accelerate 2022,” a LIVE Maestro PMS Users Conference to be held October 17 to 20. Designed to help its customers navigate change … thrive and accelerate their success...
GHG Partner David Sudeck Recognized as a Real Estate/Construction Law Trailblazer by National Law Journal
Jim Butler | September 12, 2022
By Jim Butler Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that Real Estate Partner David Sudeck has been recognized in the National Law Journal’s 2022 list of Real Estate/Construction Law Trailblazers. This list honors legal professionals who have made significant marks on the practice, policy and technological advancements in their sector. “David’s legal expertise and excellent client service have been essential to the success of the Global Hospitality Group and to the Firm as a whole,” said Jim Butler. “We are pleased that he has received this recognition as a Trailblazer.” Sudeck i...
Africa’s Hospitality Sector Set to Soar – Analysts
API Hospitality Forum | September 9, 2022
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 9, 2022 -- As the South African and broader African hospitality market continues to recover post-Covid-19; investment and development activity is set to ramp up as the sector evolves post its biggest ever crisis, comments notes industry expert Wayne Troughton, the CEO of HTI Consulting. “There are various themes and trends that are hot right now, especially as the industry rebounds and leading players reposition themselves from a product, planning, funding and development pipeline perspective”, he says. Some of the most notable trends for him is how the operational and investment landscape has s...
Penn State School of Hospitality Management and PSHRS to Honor Mit Shah, Founder and CEO of Noble
Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society (PSHRS) | September 8, 2022
Mit Shah, founder and chief executive officer of Noble Investment Group (Noble), will be recognized as the 2023 Hospitality Executive of the Year on April 4, 2023. Credit: Kat Goduco. All Rights Reserved. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State School of Hospitality Management in the College of Health and Human Development and the Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society (PSHRS) have named Mit Shah, founder and chief executive officer of Noble Investment Group (Noble), as the 2023 Hospitality Executive of the Year. Founded in 1993, Noble is an industry-leading real estate investment group specializing in the travel and hospitality sec...
U.S. Travel Convenes Policy, Business Leaders at Future of Travel Mobility Conference
U.S. Travel Association | September 8, 2022
Top executives of American Airlines, American Express Travel, Amtrak, Blink Charging, Brightline Trains, Cruise, Enterprise Holdings, MGM Resorts International lead the current FOTM lineup More than a dozen leaders who are shaping the future of road, rail and air travel in the United States will be featured at the one-day Future of Travel Mobility (FOTM) conference on Tuesday, September 20, produced by the U.S. Travel Association. The event in Washington, DC will explore critical issues on the horizon of travel mobility across the transportation, technology and travel sectors—and the policies needed to advance them, including: ...
Accor Announces Partnership With SHe Travel Club, the 1st Hotel Label Focused on Women’s Traveling Needs
Accor | September 7, 2022
Accor, a world-leading hospitality Group, and SHe Travel Club, the only independent hotel label designed by women for women, today announce a partnership that aims to reimagine the female travel and hospitality experience. SHe Travel Club is the first and only hotel label that leverages technology and women’s individual feedback to create a label specifically designed around meeting their expectations and requirements. Key Accor brands including Sofitel, MGallery, Novotel and Mercure will be part of a 50-hotel pilot in Europe and in the Middle East to encourage the deployment and growth of the She Label. Its ambition is to work hand in h...
Open Letter to the Hospitality and Travel Industry
Ryan Hamilton | September 7, 2022
It’s time to come together as part of the solution, not part of the problem, and change the world we serve for the better By Ryan Hamilton Earlier this week, as I was scanning my news feed for updates of relevance, I came across a headline that quickly captured my attention: What Native Hawaiians want you to know before your visit. As someone who spent much of his childhood in Hawai’i, any mention of the island conjures an inevitable wave of nostalgia and appreciation. In this particular context, though, that nostalgia was mixed with resonance, as the author called upon an issue I was aware of, but hadn’t found a way to articula...
HFTP Announces 2023 HITEC North America Advisory Council; Experts to Design Program Covering Crucial Topics in Hospitality Technology
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) | September 7, 2022
September 7, 2022 (Austin, Texas) — Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) has put together an expert group of industry professionals to serve on the advisory council for its upcoming North American event. HITEC is the largest and oldest nonprofit event of its kind hosting 300+ exhibiting companies and a thoughtfully designed education program with over 50 education sessions. In its five plus decades, HITEC has become a respected, must-attend event for the industry. HITEC 2023 will take place from June 26–29 at the Metro Toronto...
AHLA Establishes Sept. 1 as National Hotel Employee Day
AHLA | September 1, 2022
Annual Event to Celebrate, Thank Hotel Employees WASHINGTON (September 1, 2022) – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) today announced it has established Sept. 1 as National Hotel Employee Day in the National Day Calendar. National Hotel Employee Day will be celebrated annually to thank hotel employees for their hard work and dedication and recognize the integral role they play in our nation’s travel, tourism, and hotel industries. This year, National Hotel Employee Day will take on added significance, as hotels across the nation are working to quickly fill more than 120,000 open hotel jobs. To attract more talent,...
Boutique Hotel Owners to Gather in Los Angeles to Discuss This Rapidly Growing Sector and Celebrate the 2022 BLLA Award Winners
BLLA | September 1, 2022
Industry leaders create a stellar agenda for the 11th annual Boutique Hotel Owners Conference by BLLA Los Angeles, September 1, 2022 – The Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA) is returning to the live stage for the 3rd time this year with the Boutique Hotel Owners Conference on October 25-26 at the Westlake Village Inn in Los Angeles, California. This leadership event (commonly known as the BLLA Leadership Conference/Symposium) is uniting global pioneers in the boutique hospitality space to celebrate what it means to be a hotelier in this contemporary age of travel. Both consumers and hotel developers are choosing the boutique...
Does Courtesy Matter When Industry Events Compete for Dates?
August 31, 2022
Higher costs, lower budgets and fewer attendees — that’s the playing field for trade shows today, and likely for the foreseeable future. And in an increasingly competitive market, success might require being less than hospitable, even in the hospitality industry. A current example hits close to home. The Hospitality Show, a new launch from the American Hotel & Lodging Association and Questex, will debut June 27-29, 2023, in Las Vegas, while HITEC, the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference, will hold its 51th annual show in Toronto June 26-29, 2023. Organizers of The Show, as they’re calling the new ev...
Major Hospitality Associations Announce Endorsement for HITEC 2023 in Toronto
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) | August 30, 2022
The associations together represent more than 50,000 members,60 percent of hotels and 2,500 clubs in America. HITEC Toronto will be June 26-29, 2023. 30 August 2022 Photo: HFTP Following up on the success and broad support of the 2022 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), preparations are underway for Toronto where the hospitality technology event will be held on June 26–29, 2023 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), HITEC is the largest and oldest nonprofit event of its kind hosting 300+ exhibiting companies an...
BDNY Brings a Curated Hospitality Event to NYC on November 13-14
Boutique Design New York (BDNY) | August 30, 2022
NEW YORK, NY (August 30, 2022) — Boutique Design New York (BDNY), the leading trade fair and conference for hospitality’s boutique and lifestyle design community, returns to the Javits Center on November 13-14, 2022. This annual event brings interior designers, architects, purchasing agents, creatives, and hotel and restaurant owners, operators, brands, and developers together with inventive manufacturers for two days of networking and inspiration. This bespoke, curated experience features more than 550 exhibitors that focus on a selection of exceptional product solutions for lodging, restaurants, wellness, clubs, marine, and senior lifes...
Hotel Equities Launches Lifestyle Division Through Strategic Partnership With Greenwood Hospitality
Hotel Equities | August 26, 2022
ATLANTA – August 26, 2022 – Today, hotel owner, operator, and developer Hotel Equities (“HE”) announced the launch of its new Lifestyle division. HE’s alliance with Greenwood Hospitality combines Greenwood’s extensive collection of lifestyle and luxury hotels with HE’s portfolio of award-winning focused and full-service hotels. "This is an important milestone for Hotel Equities as we strategically and thoughtfully expand into the lifestyle and luxury segments. We have blended Greenwood Hospitality’s industry leading team of passionate, experienced professionals along with their extensive infrastructure and back-office ...
Hotel Guru Robert Rauch to Moderate a Key Session at The 2022 Lodging Conference in Phoenix
R.A. Rauch and Associates | August 24, 2022
PHOENIX, August 24, 2022 - R.A. Rauch and Associates (RAR) announced today that CEO and CHA Robert Rauch will be hosting a panel of distinguished speakers at The Lodging Conference in Phoenix, this September. The Lodging Conference is one of the leading hotel industry events in the world and brings together the industry's most influential hotel owners, operators, presidents, CEOs, investors, and dealmakers to strategize about development, finance, franchising, management, construction, design, and operations. This year’s conference will be held at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa from September 19 through 22. Dur...
