Megan Sullivan
NYU Day Two: Industry Heavies Weigh In
The second day of the NYU Hospitality Investment Conference was brimming with insight and advice from everyone—CEOs to financial advisors to development experts. In the morning’s opening session—The Leaders Forum, which was moderated by...
Hard Rock Hotel New York to Debut in 2019
Hard Rock International will break ground this year on its first hotel in New York City, CEO Hamish Dodds announced Monday at a press conference at the Hard Rock Café on Broadway. The new-build,...
IHG Invests $200 Million to Boost Crowne Plaza
InterContinental Hotels Group is investing $200 million to accelerate the performance of the Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts brand in the Americas over the next three years.
The investment will focus on marketing initiatives, dedicated...
Atlanta’s Hotel Indigo Contributes to City’s Rebirth
Standing in the middle of Atlanta’s central business district, a visitor need only look up to see the legacy of 91-year-old architect and developer John C. Portman Jr. The 19.6-million-square-foot Peachtree Center complex, which...
Franchisees Fuel Choice’s Forward Motion
“Momentum” was the buzzword at Choice Hotels International’s annual convention in Las Vegas last week, and CEO Steve Joyce made it clear that it’s the efforts of franchisees that continue to fuel the company’s...