Robin McLaughlin
Robin McLaughlin is digital editor of LODGING.
Hoteliers’ Responsibilities to Guests and Employees During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly impacted businesses and people across the hospitality industry, closing hotels nationwide and causing massive layoffs. The hotels that remain open must prioritize the safety of all people on-property by...
Invaluable Connections: Kristie Dickinson of CHMWarnick Reflects on Her Castell Project Experience
Kristie Dickinson had just been promoted to executive vice president of CHMWarnick when the Castell Project released its first report on female hospitality industry leaders. She found herself immediately drawn to the report, which...
How HEI Hotels & Resorts Is Working to Reach Gender Parity at the GM...
Hotel companies that overlook diversity lack a variety of opinions, perspectives, and insights among their leaders and executives. Still, the hospitality industry is falling short when it comes to gender parity; women held just...
Raise a Glass: Hotel Distil Bridges Whiskey Row’s Historic Past and Modern Hotel Experiences
Whiskey Row in Louisville, Ky., was once known as the home of the bourbon industry. Now on the list of Louisville’s “Most Endangered Historic Locations,” Whiskey Row houses Kentucky’s first Hotel Distil. An Autograph...
On Track for Success: Hilton’s Christine Maginnis on Seizing Career Opportunities
Christine Maginnis was unaware of how multifaceted the hotel industry is when she began her hospitality career on a finance and accounting track at Hilton over seven years ago. However, once she saw the...