Ellen Meyer
Checking In with Brian Sparacino of Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Appointed senior vice president of operations in October 2017, Brian Sparacino brings more than two decades of hospitality experience to Interstate Hotels & Resorts’ lifestyle-focused division, INTRIGUE Hotels & Resorts. He recently shared with...
The Origins and Growth of Franchising in the Hotel Industry
The origins of hotel franchising can likely be traced to the formation of a quality-standards-based marketing cooperative by seven motor court owners nearly 80 years ago in Florida. What began then as Quality Courts...
Adolphus Hotel: A Storied Dallas Gathering Place Poised to Make More History
Throughout its storied history, the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas, had been a gathering place for the city’s power brokers and a home away from home for distinguished visitors including Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt...
Innovating and Renovating a Famous Hotel in a Famous Location
There’s an infamous story behind the highest floor of The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills, which was originally built as a Le Bel Age back in 1984—before West Hollywood was even a city....
Three Ways to Engender Buy-In from Employees on Sustainable Practices
Montage International founder, chairman, and chief executive officer Alan J. Fuerstman has the following suggestions for implementing and maintaining sustainable practices that engender buy-in from employees, the surrounding community, and guests.
Start with a commitment...
