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InterContinental Miami hosts high-profile events like the Super Bowl (Photo credit: InterContinental Miami)

Super Preparedness: What It Takes to Host High-Profile Events Like the Super Bowl

With its 653 guestrooms and suites, along with 35 meeting rooms and four ballrooms, hotels like Miami’s InterContinental are literally built to host large gatherings. However, as director of sales and marketing Mike Kovensky told LODGING, there are big events, like the...
Jose Ortega

Dr. Wilkinson’s Hot Springs Resort GM Jose Ortega on the Importance of Learning and...

Born in Mexico, Jose Ortega has learned a lot about the hotel business and life since leaving his home country for the United States to be with his now-wife, only venturing into the hotel...
Dream Hotel Group CEO Jay Stein

North American Exposure: Dream Hotel Group CEO on the Company’s Changing Focus

Dream Hotel Group has been around for more than 30 years. However, as its CEO Jay Stein told LODGING, until recently, its growth strategy was focused not only on North America, but also on...
This lemon poppyseed cake—with candied lemons on top—was baked for a friend’s birthday. “I try to make the cakes tell a little bit of a story, and this friend is super bright and sunny. This cake just fit her personality!” - Michelle Heston

Let Them Eat Cake: PR Director’s Side Gig Surprises and Delights

Michelle Heston, who is executive regional director of public relations at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, loves her job in marketing communications, but she also loves to bake, and to share the beautiful and delicious...
Women meeting at a conference

Castell Project Enters Year Four: An Update From Director Peggy Berg

As director of Castell Project, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the careers of women professionals in the hospitality industry, the obstacles that hinder women in their efforts to advance are all...