Dennis Nessler
WorldHotels ‘Crafts’ Continued Growth With Eye On North America
BWH Hotel Group continues to boost its global presence in large part on the strength of its WorldHotels Collection. The luxury soft brand recently added 13 new properties and entered Canada for the first...
Supporting Role: AHLA’s 2023 Vice Chair Kevin Jacobs to Help Move Strategic Plan Forward
Kevin Jacobs, CFO and president of global development, Hilton, recently assumed the role of AHLA’s 2023 board vice chair after serving as secretary/treasurer during 2022. Jacobs has spent nearly 30 years in the lodging...
Leveraging Experience: Veterans Dowling, Maher Detail New Roles With Horwath During ALIS
With an eye on “raising its brand to a more premium level,” global advisory firm Horwath HTL recently secured two accomplished industry brand veterans with the addition of Dorothy Dowling and Melissa Maher as...
‘Benchmarking’ Group Business Activity for 2023 and Beyond
Driven by a two-year-plus gap in large-scale meetings as the result of COVID-19 and changing work patterns, group and meeting business continues to evolve and gain momentum throughout the lodging industry.
While a full recovery...
Paving the Way: AHLA’s 2023 Board Chair Leslie D. Hale Poised to Move Five-Year...
Leslie D. Hale’s list of career accomplishments demonstrates clearly her impact on the lodging industry over the past couple decades, but that impact figures to grow as she takes over as chair of the...