Christine Killion
Opportunistic Outlook: Mehul Patel on NewcrestImage’s Acquisition Strategy
In 2022, NewcrestImage acquired nearly 90 hotels. Managing Partner and CEO Mehul Patel expects to top that number in 2023. To date, the Dallas, Texas-based company is well on its way to acquiring 100...
Aimbridge Women Excelling Launches to Elevate and Support Associates
March is Women’s History Month, and a group of women at Aimbridge are making company history. On International Women’s Day on March 8, Aimbridge Women Excelling (AWE) launched as a new employee resource group...
RAM Hotels Sets Sights on Growth, Appoints Jonathan D. Bogatay President
Just four years after arriving in the United States from India with their parents, brothers Rinkesh and Mitesh (Matt) Patel purchased their first hotel—the Days Inn in Phenix City, Alabama—operating the property under RAM...
Resilient Asset Class: Sandpiper Lodging Trust Grows Extended-Stay Footprint
Since its formation in 2018, Sandpiper Lodging Trust (SLT), a Richmond, Virginia-based real estate investment trust, has been working toward establishing a national footprint of extended-stay hotels and building meaningful scale in the segment....
Fontainebleau Las Vegas: How One of the Country’s Largest Construction Projects Is Shaping Up
Brett Mufson, president of Fontainebleau Development, a real estate development group specializing in large-scale lifestyle developments, recently added to his title “president and CEO of Fontainebleau Las Vegas,” one of the largest construction projects...