AHLEF Scholarship Recipients Share Their Lodging Conference Experiences

At The Lodging Conference 2019, student attendees received scholarships from the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AHELF). The AHLEF scholarship recipients recently spoke...

Competing for Talent Among the Hospitality Giants

It is no secret that the hospitality industry—like many others—is facing a “war for talent.” Combine the low unemployment rate and tight labor market...
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Chic, Not ‘Cheap’: Fledgling Indian Hospitality Company Brings Concept To the United States

Only 25 now, Ritesh Agarwal, founder and group CEO, OYO Hotels & Homes, recognized the need for affordable and good-quality hotels in the unbranded...
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The Castell Project Announces Inaugural Castell Award Winner

Atlanta - Officials of Castell Project, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the careers of women professionals in the hospitality industry, named...

StonePark Capital Partner Andrew Firestone’s Approach to His Hotels

Andrew Firestone’s career has been interesting, to say the least. He started building his hospitality skills at a select-service chain during his college years,...
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A Lifelong Love

What initially inspired you to get into the hospitality business? When I was young I always had travel posters on my walls instead of celebrity...
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CoStar: U.S. Hotel Performance Shows Positive Yearly Comparisons

WASHINGTON—U.S. hotel performance decreased from the previous week but showed positive comparisons year over year, according to CoStar's latest data through March 23, 2024....
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A Dual Target: Hotel Executives on What It Takes to Be ‘Bleisure’ Ready

The portmanteau “bleisure”—a mashup of “business” and “leisure”—denotes a phenomenon for our time, a time when technology makes it possible to work, even long-term,...
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