Dennis Nessler
Lodging Conference Panels Point to Golden Age of Travel; Uncertain Short-Term Economic Outlook
LODGING is LIVE at the 2023 Lodging Conference. Watch here for our Monday recap and here for our Tuesday recap.
The Lodging Conference kicked off on Sept. 18, 2023, with an opening session where executives...
OTO Development CEO Turner Moves Company Forward
August marks a year since Todd Turner took over the reins as CEO of Spartanburg, South Carolina-based OTO Development following the untimely passing of longtime CEO Corry Oakes. Turner—who cofounded the company alongside Oakes...
Singular Focus: ESA Leverages Deep Extended-Stay Roots for Rapid Growth as Segment Explodes
Extended stay is the place to be if you’re in the hotel space these days. Fortunately for Extended Stay America (ESA), the segment that has significantly outperformed the overall lodging industry in recent years...
Major Brands See White Space in Extended-Stay by Focusing on Cost
The extended-stay segment continues to attract new entrants at a dizzying pace as major brand companies look to identify “white space” in the chain scale that has consistently outperformed the industry in recent years....
Prioritizing Profitability: Hotel Owners/Operators Tout Importance of Driving Rate, Leveraging Scale
LODGING recently hosted “Prioritizing Profitability,” a virtual roundtable featuring a handful of prominent owner/operator executives, each of whom discussed a wide range of key hospitality issues from the importance of driving rate and leveraging...