by Greg Thompson | Dec 19, 2020 | HX News, Latest News
SEATTLE – At the heart of her professional life, Melanie Corey-Ferrini, FCSI, NCARB has long been concerned with the fundamental elements of human existence, primarily shelter and food. Armed with an architecture degree from California Polytechnic, Pomona, Calif, she...
by Greg Thompson | Nov 30, 2020 | HX News, Latest News
Sonesta Names New COO NEWTON, MA – Sonesta International Hotels Corporation recently tapped Vera Manoukian as the company’s new chief operating officer. In her new role, Manoukian will leverage over three decades of hotel industry knowledge, skills, and...
by Greg Thompson | Nov 30, 2020 | HX News, Latest News
by Kevin Gaffney ATLANTA – None of us will soon forget 2020, a year that started innocently enough, but gradually turned into a sea of human suffering and business pain. Viewed through the specific lens of the trade show industry, it has been painful. As show director...
by Greg Thompson | Nov 30, 2020 | HX News, Latest News
WASHINGTON, DC – About a week before the election, the CEO of Booking Holdings, which oversees Booking and several other sites such as Priceline.com, OpenTable, and Kayak, floated an idea for “tax credits or incentives to get people traveling.” In the article at Yahoo...
by Greg Thompson | Nov 30, 2020 | HX News, Latest News
NEW YORK, NY – With shock waves still emanating from the September closure of the iconic 44-story Hilton Times Square Hotel, hospitality professionals in the Big Apple are examining their own bottom lines which continue to be hurt by a virus-driven lean tourist...
by Greg Thompson | Oct 7, 2020 | HX News, Latest News
by Cecil P. Staton ATLANTA – Every year, one of the hospitality industry’s biggest events is the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) Convention & Trade Show. It is a great opportunity for hotel owners, vendors, brands, and industry leaders to...
