Marriott in Good Hands with Sorenson
Mar 13, 2012
On March 31, Arne Sorenson will become the first CEO of Marriott International not named J. Willard Marriott. He's 27 years younger than his predecessor, Bill Marriott Jr., and he hasn't spent a lifetime in the hotel industry like the man he's...
U.S. Hotel Chains Should Rethink China Strategies
Mar 08, 2012
Clearly, the biggest story in the world of hotel development for the past several years has been the hunger by U.S. lodging chains to expand in China. Never have we seen such a rush to plant brand flags than we've seen throughout Asia, and...
New ADA Pool Lift Rules Cause Confusion
Mar 06, 2012
It's never easy for businesspeople to wade through the morass of government regulations they need to digest and apply. The latest wrinkle in impossible-to-decipher bureaucratic red tape comes courtesy of the Department of Justice and its impending...
Show Off Your Best Work With LH Design Contest
Mar 02, 2012
It's once again time for Lodging Hospitality's annual Design Awards competition. The Design Awards will run in the April 15 print issue and online, and we need your help identifying the year's best hotel and resort design. ...
La Quinta Bets Big on Mobile Distribution
Feb 28, 2012
Everyone knows business travelers are tethered to their smartphones. They use them to make calls, send texts and e-mail messages and access news and information. And while part of their search activity includes a lot of travel info, they don't...
Something Brewing at Extended Stay Hotels
Feb 24, 2012
Extended Stay Hotels has flown under the radar as a hotel company the past five years, only making news when the Lightstone Group bought the 683-property company for $8 billion in 2007, and the ensuing aftermath with the not-so-surprising...
Could $5-a-Gallon Gasoline Cripple Tourism?
Feb 21, 2012
Many hotel industry pundits, me included, have discussed the things that could stall or even reverse the industry's steady march back to prosperity. The list includes the U.S. economy, the world economy, CMBS debt coming due, even terrorism. One...
Global Growth More Than Just Talk for Carlson Rezidor
Feb 17, 2012
All the major hotel companies talk about global growth, but I don't think any of them say it with such an array of foreign accents like the executive team from Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. ...
New York Hoteliers Wisely Share The Spoils
Feb 14, 2012
Are you ready to pay your housekeepers $60,000 a year plus full medical benefits and a generous pension at retirement? Probably not, unless you own or operate a hotel in New York City that was part of a recent landmark settlement with the city's...
Using Smartphones as TV Remotes a Genius Idea
Feb 10, 2012
Technology never ceases to amaze. Or annoy, at least me, since it seems almost daily some slick new mobile application is launched with a description along the lines of “this is the most amazing thing ever!” The exception was the news last week...
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