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DENVER—Sage Hotel Management, a Sage Hospitality Group company, announced that Robert Butler has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer. In this role, Butler will have oversight of Sage’s portfolio of more than 60 independent, branded, and soft-branded hotels in 16 states and the District of Columbia, with senior vice presidents and vice presidents of Sage’s Independent Hotel Collection, Premier Collection, and Upscale Collection reporting to him. “I am beyond proud to

WASHINGTON —The U.S. hotel industry reported mixed performance results month over month, according to July 2023 data from CoStar. U.S. Hotel Performance July 2023 (Percentage change from July 2022) Occupancy: 69.1 percent (down 0.5 percent) ADR: $160.31 (up 1.3 percent) RevPAR: $110.80 (up 0.8 percent) Among the Top 25 Markets, San Diego experienced the highest occupancy level (86.5 percent), which was up 2.6 percent year over year. Markets with the lowest occupancy for the month

Elevated guest expectations for digital, frictionless experiences and hotel labor shortages are driving hotel operators to deploy more technologies. The increased use of network-dependent technology applications in hotels is creating additional strains on networks that are often already having difficulty managing current bandwidth demands. Upgrading to 5G may be a good solution to this challenge and offers several benefits: improving guest satisfaction, enhancing event experiences, and streamlining operations to increase efficiency. Improving Guest Satisfaction A

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—Extended Stay America announced the opening of the Extended Stay Premier Suites Boise-Meridian, located in Meridian, Idaho. RREAF Holdings developed the property, and Aimbridge Hospitality will manage it. The four-story, 124-room, newly constructed Extended Stay America Premier Suites will have WiFi, healthy breakfast, cable, a fitness room, onsite guest laundry, and Extended Stay America’s lobby with additional vending options. All suites include kitchens with a refrigerator, microwave, stovetop, cookware, utensils, and dishes, as

Gilda Perez-Alvarado | Photo Credit: ACCOR SA Accor announced that Gilda Perez-Alvarado, currently global CEO of JLL Hotels & Hospitality, has been appointed as group chief strategy officer. Assuming the role on October 1, 2023, Perez-Alvarado will be a member of the group’s Management Board, based in Paris, in charge of overseeing global strategy, relations with hotel owners, and strategic partnerships, reporting directly to Accor Chairman and CEO, Sébastien Bazin. With a background developed across