Kate Hughes
Kate Hughes, Editor, LODGING Magazine
Hilton Launches New Brand Focused on Meetings and Events, Signia Hilton
Today, Hilton announced the launch of Signia Hilton, a new brand designed to cater to “meeting professionals and sophisticated business travelers by infusing state-of-the-art technology and design into every aspect of the guest experience.”
Signia...
Getting into the Minds of Consumers at the 2019 HSMAI Digital Marketing Conference
In January, hospitality marketing professionals from all over the country converged at the NY Marriott Marquis in Times Square for the 2019 Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Digital Marketing Conference. This one-day...
AHLA’s New CEO Chip Rogers on His Latest Career Move
In December 2018, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) announced that Chip Rogers, then president and CEO of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), had been hired to helm the organization following...
AHLA Vice Chair Jon Bortz on Heading Up HotelPAC
Incoming Vice Chair of the AHLA Board of Directors, Jon Bortz, has been with the organization since 2013, when then-CEO Katherine Lugar came to visit him and explained how AHLA was changing. “She told me...
Geoff Ballotti’s Next Steps as AHLA Chair
Like so many top executives in the industry, Geoff Ballotti started his hospitality career surrounded by suds—washing dishes in a hotel kitchen. Back then, he says, his aspirations were to move out of the...