Kate Hughes
Kate Hughes, Editor, LODGING Magazine
Century Equities Sees New Level of Creativity in Hospitality
President and founder of Century Equities Danny Aderholt has more than 30 years experience in the real estate business, developing both commercial and residential properties. Though Aderholt first dipped Century’s toes into the hotel...
Serving Up Group Business
During the Great Recession, group business took a nosedive as many companies and organizations no longer had the funds to host large events. Now that the lodging industry is booming again, group demand is...
Starwood’s Eco-Innovations
Regardless of how well an initiative is planned, implementing new programs and operations procedures in a hospitality environment typically requires a period of trial and error. This makes pilot programs essential, especially when a...
Keep Guests and Their Belongings Safe and Secure
According to Christophe Sut, VP of global business development responsible for mobile keys at ASSA ABLOY Hospitality, the greatest threat to hotel guestroom security is the complacency of guests and staff. Sut took some...
Why a Health Care Company Built its Own Best Western
As the director of business development at Samaritan Health Services, a non-profit health care organization that covers the communities of the mid-Willamette Valley and Central Oregon, Rob Mullins seems like an improbable candidate to...