Ellen Meyer
Pleasure to Serve: Rob Blood of Lark Hotels on Hospitality as a Lifestyle as...
Lark Hotels founder Robert Blood wears many hats now. In addition to serving as president of the boutique hotel brand and management company he founded in 2012, he’s principal of the design firm Elder...
Delivering the California Dream: Kirkwood Collection CEO Leverages His Film Industry Experience
When LODGING spoke to Alex Kirkwood, founder & CEO of the eponymous Kirkwood Collection, he was “in chaos mode in escrow closing on two deals” for his fast-growing luxury boutique hotel investment, development, and...
Legacy Leading: C&W President Mark Williams on Taking Care of Family Business
President of Coakley & Williams (C&W) Hotel Management Company Mark Williams is at the helm of the business that has been in his family since its founding in 1961 with a handshake between his...
Fan-Based Travel: Getting Onboard With the ‘Gig Tripping’ Trend
The term “gig tripping” is typically used to describe travel planned specifically by fans bent on catching their favorite artists at out-of-town locations. However, beyond a welcome but brief spike in room rates, what...
A ‘Two-Name’ Industry: Eric Danziger on Combining the Heart for Hospitality With a Head...
Newly retired hospitality icon Eric Danziger, who may be best remembered as the only CEO of Trump Hotels who wasn’t a Trump family member, recently spoke with LODGING about his career climb from Fairmont...