Tag: franchises
2021 Guide to Franchising
COVID-19 significantly altered the hospitality landscape as hoteliers responded to changing
market conditions and evolving pandemic-era guidelines. U.S. hoteliers have had to make tough decisions...
A Growing Culture: Sonesta CEO Carlos Flores on the Company’s Expansive Path Forward
Carlos Flores is president and CEO of Sonesta International Hotels Corporation, which, after acquiring RLH Corporation earlier this year, is now one of the...
Six Top Hotel Execs Discuss the Value of Branded Properties
Development executives from six top hotel companies discuss the value of branded properties in today’s lodging market.
More brands are entering the hospitality space each...
Red Lion Plans Brand Realignment
Red Lion Hotels Corporation (RLHC) announced plans for realigning its brand portfolio. The news follows the September 2016 acquisition of Vantage Hospitality’s hotel franchising business from which the...
IFA Challenges Seattle Wage Law Franchise Provision
The International Franchise Association (IFA), a Washington, D.C.-based trade group, and five franchisees today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Seattle seeking...