Ellen Meyer
Checking In With Chris Stanley, Focus Hospitality Management’s New VP of Business Development and...
Having begun his hospitality career in housekeeping, Focus Hospitality Management's newly appointed VP of business development and asset management Chris Stanley knows first-hand that hotel room cleanliness was a priority for guests long before...
Industry Veteran Raj Trivedi Gets Behind Innovative Check-in Technology
Longtime hospitality professional Raj Trivedi, who was CEO of La Quinta, says he is not quick to commit in general, and never imagined he’d become involved with a technology product in any event. However,...
Reordered Priorities: AAHOA Chair on Surviving the Liquidity Crisis
Biran Patel says that his priorities as AAHOA chair have changed as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. “If you asked me about my priorities for our association in January, my response would have...
The Road Back: AAHOA Chair Shares His Journey to and in This Moment
Current AAHOA Chair Biran Patel is a second-generation hotelier who is a partner in BHP Investments and the owner and operator of multiple branded and independent properties. Patel, who has served on the AAHOA...
Fourth Generation Steps Up: Alex Tisch Takes Loews Helm in Troubled Times
Alex Tisch recognizes the challenges that continue to face the industry, including Loews Hotels & Co, the 70-year-old company of which he is the first of his generation—the fourth generation of leadership—to assume the...