George Seli
George Seli is the editor of LODGING.
A Louisiana-Style Guest Getaway
Opened in January, the Origin Hotel Baton Rouge, a Wyndham Hotel, is housed in the Baton Rouge Savings & Loan Association Building, which is listed in the city’s National Register of Historic Places. The...
AI Tracking and Insights: Food Waste Management Levels Up
Both data collection and analysis are integral to reducing food waste: staff must find out what types of foods are being wasted and in what quantities to then be able to strategize on how...
Trim Waste in the Kitchen
When hoteliers aim to enhance sustainability, energy and water conservation typically come to mind first, as those are the most well-trodden paths to both operational savings and environmental stewardship. But food waste reduction brings...
A Sense of Place and Sixties Style
Guestrooms and Corridors at the Condado Palm Inn
Last fall, South Florida interior design firm V Starr conducted a refresh of the Condado Palm Inn’s 88 guestrooms and corridors that evokes the hotel’s Puerto Rico...
AI: Beyond the Buzzword
About three years ago, Oracle Hospitality acquired Nor1 to deliver an AI (artificial intelligence) solution for real-time pricing and inventory management—specifically to create ancillary offers to guests—and embedded that tool into Oracle’s property management...