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Selene Gabriela Gonzalez

AHLEF Scholarship Winner Selene Gonzalez on Discovering a Love of Hospitality

Selene Gabriela Gonzalez didn’t always know that she wanted to make a living in hospitality. A recent recipient of the AMEX, Ecolab, Handlery Hotels, and Opening Doors scholarships given through the American Hotel &...
ForWard Conference

Advancing Women Across All Levels of Hospitality: Highlights From AHLA’s Second Annual ForWard Conference

More than 270 hospitality professionals gathered in Chicago last week to discuss how women can advance their personal careers and those of women across the hotel industry at the second annual ForWard Conference presented...
(From left) Linsey Kennedy, GM of Best Western Plus Norman, Lyssa Murray, former Front Office Manager of Best Western Plus Norman and now GM at Best Western Plus West Lawrence, and Matt Marks, Graduate Director of OU Food Bank

Oklahoma Hotel Partners With University Food Pantry To Aid Local College Students

Food insecurity impacts individuals of all ages across the United States, and college students are no exception. In fact, according to a study conducted in part by the University Food Bank Alliance, nearly half...
A rendering of Queen Mary Island (Courtesy of Gensler)

Maintaining an 80-Year-Old Vessel-Turned-Hotel

The Queen Mary has had a long and rough history of exposure to the elements—from first setting sail across the Atlantic more than 80 years ago to swaying in more shallow waters during its...
JJ Steeley, EVP of customer experience, Carbon Lighthouse

Carbon Lighthouse Expands Its Footprint in Markets With Rising Energy Costs

Carbon Lighthouse, a clean energy services company that works with commercial and industrial building owners and hotel investors to reduce the baseline energy consumption of real estate, is rapidly expanding its services across the...