Ellen Meyer
TraknProtect CEO Parminder Batra on Her Company’s Award-Winning Safety Button
“Gratified” is how TraknProtect CEO and co-founder Parminder Batra says she felt when her asset-tracking technology took the prize for industry innovation at the Entrepreneur 20X competition at the Hospitality Industry Technology Exhibition and...
Group Gains: How Technology Is Expediting Group Meeting Planning
Patricia Davis, senior vice president, marketing and communications, Davidson Hotels & Resorts, observes the impact of technology on virtually all aspects of the travel industry—including meeting planning. She notes that this is particularly the...
Getting Assets in Gear: Checking In With CHMWarnick’s New COO, Chad Sorensen
Chad Sorensen, who in June became chief operating officer for the hotel asset management and owner advisory firm CHMWarnick, recently spoke to LODGING about what it takes to manage assets—especially during changing times. He...
Three Reasons the Economy Sector of Hospitality Is So Profitable
Rob Palleschi, CEO of G6 Hospitality, the parent company of Motel 6 and Studio 6, shares some of the reasons the economy sector of hospitality is so profitable, which he illustrates with this anecdote:...
How AI Is Changing the Way Front Desk and Reservation Agents Work
According to April Weatherly, director of telephony optimization and analytics for RLH Corporation, implementing the company’s BluIP artificial intelligence (AI) phone system required planning and commitment. However, as she told LODGING, once the time...