Kate Hughes
Kate Hughes, Editor, LODGING Magazine
The 450+ Hotel Woman: Alexandra Jaritz of Tru by Hilton
Alexandra Jaritz’s office in Hilton’s McLean, Va., global headquarters is filled with colorful souvenirs and mementos. Photographs, trinkets, and awards give the room a welcoming and lived-in vibe, and above it all on a...
Checking In With Tamara Baldanza-Dekker of Margaritaville
Margaritaville opened its first resort property in 2010 in Pensacola, Florida. Since then, the brand has exploded in the hospitality space. There are eight Margaritaville properties throughout the United States and the Caribbean and...
Insights from ALIS: Checking In With Pat Pacious
In September, Pat Pacious took the helm at Choice Hotels as president and CEO. Since then, he has been very busy. In December, Choice announced that it would be acquiring extended-stay brand WoodSpring Suites—a...
Positive Outlooks Abound at ALIS 2018
Last week at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), nearly 3,000 hospitality professionals converged at the J.W. Marriott at Microsoft Live! in downtown Los Angeles to wheel, deal, and connect with their friends and...
Hotels Seek Diverse Development Teams for a Fresh Perspective
One way to inject a fresh perspective into the hotel industry is to seek out diverse development teams. This is a strategy that Choice Hotels has been using for more than a decade. “We...