Ellen Meyer
Third-Tier Growth Spurt
With suburban hotel performance surpassing the growth rate for urban properties, many hoteliers are turning to secondary and tertiary markets to meet the demand for up-and-coming travel destinations. Among them is the management company...
How the Development Partners Behind NoMad and Ace Hotel Work
Mulberry Construction and Development CEO Michael Buono and partner Robert Lavecchia are the people behind some of the hospitality industry’s most distinctive hotspots and hotels, including NoMad, Ace, Freehand, and the first new Playboy...
A Smaller Footprint: Sourcing and Disposing Sustainable Furniture
Furnishings are major investment for hoteliers, but as Susan Inglis, executive director of the Sustainable Furnishings Council, told LODGING, when they are not sustainable, they can cost the environment—as well as the hotelier—more than...
When Illness Strikes Out-of-Town Guests
Even the most careful of vacation plans rarely take into consideration what to do in case of unexpected illness or injury. While serious accidents and health emergencies require immediate in-person medical attention, many—including sunburn,...
Logan Hotel General Manager JoAnn Wrenn on Paying It Forward
JoAnn Wrenn is the general manager of The Logan Hotel, where she oversees all day-to-day operations of the 391-room address on Logan Square in downtown Philadelphia, including departmental management, sales and marketing, recruitment, and...