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Provenance Hotels Chairman & CEO Katherine Durant Will Assume Role of President Upon Departure of Bashar Wali
Provenance Hotels | April 17, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore.-Provenance Hotels today announced that President Bashar Wali has decided to depart from his position with the Company, effective May 29, 2020. Upon his departure, current Chairman & CEO, Katherine Durant, will assume the role of President, and Founder Gordon Sondland will assume the role of Chairman. Wali will remain involved with Provenance as a Senior Advisor to the Company and in his capacity as a shareholder. “Bashar has been a valued member of our team for nearly 15 years, and we thank him for the dedication and ingenuity he has brought to Provenance during his tenure,” said Sondland. “While we are sad to see ...
Eric Holder’s Next Challenge? Training 640,000 Airbnb Hosts About Unconscious Bias
Bashar Wali | August 19, 2016
by Bashar Wali, Principal / President & Chief Creative Officer, Provenance Hotels Good Luck, Mr. Holder. Seriously! Let me be clear: I'm not anti-Airbnb. I'm pro-Guest. To me, the sharing economy reflects a heartening and positive shift in collective values (from "mine" to "ours," hence the word "sharing") and an impressively agile and rapid pivot toward resourcefulness and efficiency (hence the word "economy"). Am I the only one who thinks humanity should be giving itself a high five right now? The sharing economy is really us. At our caring, clever best. The recent wave of discrimination lawsuits and horror stories about Airbnb ma...
A Hotelier’s Perspective on the Sharing Economy: Welcome, Airbnb. Seriously.
Bashar Wali | August 17, 2015
by Bashar Wali I am a hotelier. Let's get that bias right out there. Everything I know and everything I do is focused on creating transcendent experiences for the guests who stay at my hotels. But unlike some of my colleagues in the hospitality industry, I am also a strong believer in the sharing economy. And I believe that rooms and cars are only the beginning. Let's talk about rooms for a moment. More specifically, let's talk about Airbnb. It's important to understand, in my opinion, that there are two very different and distinct Airbnb customers: The couch surfers, who are looking for the most affordable room they can possibly find. ...
