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David Kong Receives Inaugural Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership Award
AHLA | December 16, 2021
LOS ANGELES, CA – December 16, 2021 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation, and The BHN Group announced David Kong, the recently retired president and CEO of BWH Hotel Group, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership Award. Kong will be recognized during the AHLA Foundation’s premier fundraising gala, the Night of a Thousand Stars on Sunday, January 23, 2022, as well as during the 21st Annual Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. The Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership Award is a new award named fo...
BWH Hotel Group® President & CEO David Kong Announces Retirement After 20 Years at the Helm of Global Hospitality Brand
BWH Hotel Group | September 13, 2021
Phoenix, AZ – September 13, 2021 – BWH Hotel Group announced today that David Kong, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be retiring at the end of 2021. Kong, the industry’s longest running CEO, joined Best Western® Hotels & Resorts in 2001 and was named CEO in 2004. During this 20-year journey, Kong would transform the company, form BWH Hotel Group and shape it into a global powerhouse. He leaves an indelible mark on the entire hotel industry. “David Kong is a once in a lifetime leader whose contributions to Best Western and BWH Hotel Group are truly immeasurable,” comments Ishwar Naran, Board Chairman, BWH ...
Philip Bolson Joins Splendid Hospitality Group as Operations Director
June 23, 2015
June 23, 2015 - Splendid Hospitality Group has appointed Philip Bolson as Operations Director where he will oversee the management of hotels across the group's portfolio. Philip joins from Redefine BDL Hotels where during his role as Divisional Director he led the successful opening of the award winning Aloft Liverpool Hotel and NYL Restaurant & Bar in the iconic Royal Insurance Building. The new director steps in just in time for the opening of two star properties for the group launching this summer, the 101 bedroom Hotel Indigo York in Walmgate and the 292-bedroom Hilton London Bankside. Stuart Bailey, CEO of Splendid Hospitality ...
