Dennis Nessler
Brand CEOs Identify Top Challenges, Industry Disruptors During AAHOA Panel
As a handful of major brand CEOs assembled during AAHOACON ’24 to weigh in on key industry issues, a major focal point was increased operating costs and their impact on margins.
Speaking during the opening...
Compound Success is the Goal For AAHOA as It Looks Forward After 35-Year Milestone
AAHOA Chairman Bharat Patel kicked off AAHOACON ’24 by highlighting a number of examples of the progress and increased clout of the association as it celebrates its 35th anniversary milestone.
Patel—who referenced “compound success” as...
Controlling Costs
Rising operating costs are among hoteliers’ chief concerns. While these costs encompass many areas—ranging from insurance costs to technology investments—most owner/operators acknowledge the biggest of these remains rising employee wages and its impact on...
The Dawning of a New Days Inn
As AAHOACON ’24 is poised to kick off, the association is celebrating 35 years since its formation and what marked the dawning of a new day for Asian American hoteliers. Similarly, it’s the ‘dawning’...
Talking Transitions: Charlestowne Hotels’ COO Matt Barba Touts Takeover Process, Operational Expertise
Hotels undergoing management transitions are commonplace throughout the industry, particularly in the wake of the pandemic, but seamless transitions are quite a bit harder to come by. That’s where Charlestowne Hotels feels it has...