How AJ Capital is Developing a Unique Value Proposition
The idea of a college-themed hotel screams kitsch and pennants and banners, but you won’t find any of that near Graduate Hotels, a new...
How Westin Originated from Operation Rather than Ownership
It all started with a chance meeting in Yakima, Washington. The year was 1930, and S.V. Thurston, a one time acrobat who found owning...
Welk Resorts CEO Jon Fredricks Delivers Easy Comfort
Entertaining runs in the Welk family. While most hotel companies have a chief financial officer, Welk Resorts has taken profit-making a step further by...
Chesapeake Hospitality Builds on Family Foundation
In 1957, Ed Sims had grand plans to take his freshly printed law degree and jet off to California with his wife, Jeanette. But...
CEO’s Flair for Fashion Makes Personality Hotels Stand Out
While walking to her office last February, Yvonne Lembi-Detert spotted two fashion-forward women coming out of the Hotel Diva in San Francisco and she...