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This lemon poppyseed cake—with candied lemons on top—was baked for a friend’s birthday. “I try to make the cakes tell a little bit of a story, and this friend is super bright and sunny. This cake just fit her personality!” - Michelle Heston

Let Them Eat Cake: PR Director’s Side Gig Surprises and Delights

People Ellen Meyer - February 11, 2020

Michelle Heston, who is executive regional director of public relations at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, loves her job in marketing communications, but she also...

Sarah Searls on Becoming Choice’s First Chief Customer Officer

People Christine Killion - February 11, 2020

Sarah Searls has spent the majority of her career working in analytics—first for America Online and Time Warner for nearly 10 years before moving...

Positive Impact: Viceroy Hotels Asks For More  Out of Social Influencers

People Evan Grossman - February 10, 2020

When influencer Andrew Glatt stayed at the Viceroy Chicago in November, neither the hotel’s Tesla Model X house car, its sprawling rooftop lounge, nor...

2020 Women in Hospitality Industry Leadership report - Castell Project

Castell Project Releases Third Annual Women in Hospitality Industry Leadership Report

People LODGING Staff - February 6, 2020

ATLANTA — Officials of Castell Project, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the careers of women professionals in the hospitality industry, today...

This Week’s Comings and Goings

People LODGING Staff - February 6, 2020

Cassie Bond is now vice president of revenue strategy for Chesapeake Hospitality, where she will lead corporate and property-level revenue management, as well as...