Throughout the year, we stay on top of a steady stream of new hires, promotions, successions, and retirements in the lodging industry. But there are always a few surprises along the way, especially when top hotel execs move on to ...

Vantage Hospitality celebrated its coming of age at the company’s brand conference last week in Las Vegas. Since the launch of its first brand, Americas Best Value Inn in 1999, Vantage has rapidly become a real force to be reckoned ...

CLEVELAND—Vantage Hospitality Group has appointed industry veteran Bill Hanley to group president of international development. In his role, Hanley will lead the expansion of Canadas Best Value Inn, Lexington by Vantage, Value Hotel Worldwide, and Value Inn Worldwide. He will ...

CLEVELAND—As the new group president of Vantage Hospitality’s value brands, Patrick Mullinix will oversee the development and stratification of Signature Inn, America’s Best Inns & Suites, Americas Best Value Inn, and Country Hearth Inns & Suites. These offerings will be ...

A spokesperson for Budgetel Lodging, the Atlanta-based investor group that has owned the Budgetel hotel brand name since 2007, wants to correct recent industry reports that the upper economy chain is being terminated. The Budgetel brand will continue and expand, ...