Lodging Daily News

NEENAH, Wisconsin—Cobblestone Hotels announces its continued growth in the state of Alabama with the signing of the Cobblestone Hotel & Suites Main Street in Montevallo, Alabama, with Montevallo Hotel Group, LLC. This Cobblestone Hotel & Suites Main Street location will include the Cobblestone Marketplace-branded onsite convenience store, a meeting room, an onsite lounge, and a business center. This location will also offer complimentary breakfast served each day, Seattle’s Best coffee service, and high-speed internet access

MERRILLVILLE, Indiana—White Lodging added to its investments and development executive team with the hirings of Noah Hoppe as executive vice president and chief financial officer and Jared Garner as executive vice president and chief legal officer. “Jared and Noah are two growth-oriented, values-driven executives with a deep expertise in the urban and lifestyle hospitality space, and their addition underscores our commitment to be the best owner, most preferred operator, and leading developer in the industry,”

Marriott International announced that Leeny Oberg, Marriott’s chief financial officer and executive vice president, development, has decided to retire effective March 31, 2026. Read more. White Lodging announced the hirings of Noah Hoppe as executive vice president and chief financial officer and Jared Garner as executive vice president and chief legal officer. Read more. Full House Resorts, Inc. announced the promotion of Lewis Fanger to president, chief financial officer, and treasurer. The title of president

Amplifying operations is critical for the hospitality industry, especially in times of uncertainty. The hotel transaction market specifically has experienced a recent slowdown, leading many hospitality companies to optimize the management of their data and analytics to create solutions tailored to help their businesses succeed. “We’re a cyclical business, and to the extent that you can manage and flatten those cycles and create more consistency, the better you are in many ways,” said Cory Chambers,

DOVER, Delaware—Smart Hotel Manager announced that the company is working with Remington Hospitality to advance its Live Safety platform. The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to adding real-time preparedness to daily hotel operations. Seven Remington properties deployed Smart Hotel Manager’s Live Safety platform to simplify emergency response, streamline compliance training, and improve staff readiness at the property level. The mobile platform provides instant access to location-specific safety protocols, multilingual audio support, and real-time engagement tracking.