franchise development
IHG’s New Atwell Suites™ Brand Launches Franchise Sales in the U.S.
ihg | September 16, 2019
All-suites brand focused on thoughtful design and guest experience offers owners the opportunity to tap into growing upper-midscale segment IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces today that it has launched franchise sales efforts for its newest brand – Atwell Suites™ – in the U.S. The new upper-midscale hotel brand targets an estimated $18 billion industry segment which has grown by 70 percent over the last four years. Atwell Suites was first unveiled in May 2019 to thousands of IHG owners and operators at its Americas Investors & Leadership Conference in Las Vegas. Elie ...
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Expands Its Development Team in the Americas with Nine Appointments
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group | February 8, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS (February 8, 2018) – Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups, today announced the appointment of nine field directors within its development team. This new geographical structure allows the team to work more effectively with franchise owners and operators in addition to other business areas across the organization. "The diverse backgrounds of the newly appointed directors will be an enormous asset to our Americas development team as we execute our new 5-year Plan," said Terry Sanders, chief development officer, Americas, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. "This new team and refre...
La Quinta Continues Strong Domestic and International Franchise Development in First Quarter 2016
La Quinta Holdings Inc. | May 3, 2016
Opened five new franchise hotels, representing approximately 650 rooms, including key markets Atlanta Airport and Downtown Monterrey, Mexico Signed 12 new franchise agreements, growing development pipeline to 232 hotels, representing more than 20,000 rooms Geographically diverse pipeline includes 42 new Smith Travel Research market tracts IRVING, Texas (May 3, 2016) – La Quinta Holdings Inc. ("La Quinta" or the "Company") (NYSE: LQ) is pleased to announce that franchise interest in La Quinta continues to remain exceptionally strong both domestically and internationally. During the first quarter of 2016, La Quinta opened five ...
