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Olivia Rizzo

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Ashford Founder and Chairman Makes 2017 Predictions

Although no one knows exactly what 2017 has in store, Monty Bennett, founder and chairman of Ashford Group of Companies, has made a few...

Extended Stay America Preps GMs for Challenges

One of the most important aspects of running a hotel operation of any size is ensuring that employees receive the training to perform their...

Financing a Bed and Breakfast Through Unorthodox Means

One of the most challenging pieces of starting a new hospitality venture is finding funding and developing a financing system that works in tandem...

Kimpton’s Hotel Monaco Portland Carves Out Quiet Space

Travel is often associated with the hustle and bustle of catching the right train or finding a rental car. Travelers often spend hours on...

How Meredith Gelacak Mulligan Manages Chaos

Early on in Meredith Gelacak Mulligan’s career, when she was GM at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., she experienced a hotelier’s nightmare. During...