Christine Killion
University Fulfills Vision of Opening a Hotel on Campus
In January, The Inn at Elon in Elon, N.C., opened its doors to host its first guests. Managed by Charlestowne Hotels, the $31 million, 80-room hotel is the first on Elon University's campus. A...
Entomologist Explains Why Bed Bug Problems Are Getting Worse—and What Hotels Can Do About...
Bed bug infestations are on the rise, according to the National Pest Management Association (NPMA). In NPMA’s 2018 Bugs Without Borders survey, a majority of pest control professionals agreed that bed bug service work...
Sarah Searls on Becoming Choice’s First Chief Customer Officer
Sarah Searls has spent the majority of her career working in analytics—first for America Online and Time Warner for nearly 10 years before moving on to Choice Hotels, where she began to build out...
Preparing Hotels to Weather Infectious Disease Outbreaks
The World Health Organization recently declared the current outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) first reported in Wuhan, China, a global public health emergency—the sixth outbreak to date to receive this designation since 2009. Businesses...
Starring Role: Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hosts Film Crews and Guests
On top of hosting its usual guests last June, Fontainebleau Miami Beach welcomed production crews to the property, accommodating filming in the hotel’s lobby for season three of The Amazon Original series The Marvelous...