Ellen Meyer
Checking in with Shosh Friedman of SB Architects
Jorey “Shosh” Friedman has spent 23 years at SB Architects in Miami, entering the hotel space after designing a 350-key hotel in Hokkaido, Japan, for that company. She recently shared with LODGING how, after...
Checking In With Gary Isenberg of LWHA
As president of LW Hospitality Advisors Asset & Property Management Services (LWHA), it’s Gary Isenberg’s business to identify and respond to trends in the industry. As he recently shared with LODGING, he views the...
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...