On the Move: This Week’s Comings and Goings
Preferred Hotels & Resorts has added three talented women to its leadership team; Michelle Woodley will oversee sales, marketing, and customer relations departments and...
Extended Stay America CFO Jonathan Halkyard Appointed as CEO
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The Boards of Directors of Extended Stay America, Inc. and its paired-share REIT, ESH Hospitality, Inc., announced that they have appointed Jonathan S....
2015 in Review: Major Career Moves
This year, we have followed the most notable hires, promotions, successions, and retirements in lodging. Here are several significant shakeups that took place over...
Geoff Ballotti to Succeed Wyndham Hotel Group President and CEO Eric Danziger
PARSIPPANY, NJ—Wyndham Worldwide announced that Geoff Ballotti, President and CEO of the global hospitality company’s timeshare exchange and vacation rental division, will succeed departing...
2013 in Review: Major Career Moves
The lodging industry is full of insider shakeups as top hotel executives move to take different positions or resign from long-held posts—and we followed...
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Five Markets With the Most Hotel Construction
Analysts at Lodging Econometrics recently reported the top five markets with the largest hotel construction pipelines for the third quarter of 2018. The number...
The Room Key: How To Handle an Angry Guest
The Room Key is LODGING's advice column for hoteliers, managers, and team members at all levels of hospitality. Experts will answer questions on everything from...
12 Ways to Increase Hotel Security
Even when hotels have strong security policies and procedures in place, they are still vulnerable to cyber attacks, break-ins, theft, fraud, and other crimes....
Mountain Lake Lodge—Home of ‘Dirty Dancing’—Makes a Renovation Comeback
Located on an extensive 2,600-acre nature preserve in Pembroke, Va., Mountain Lake Lodge has an interesting history, to say the least. Opened in 1851 and purchased...