by Greg Thompson | Jul 27, 2021 | HX News, Latest News
by Kevin Kochman MORTON GROVE, IL – A global pandemic is a surefire way to disrupt society. However, as the world continues to endure COVID-19, we continue to find ways to adapt. Vaccine rollouts were a great push toward a sense of normalcy. But as I write,...
by Greg Thompson | Jul 27, 2021 | HX News, Latest News
Lightstone Group Nabs Financing For Moxy LES Hotel NEW YORK, N.Y. – MSD Partners, L.P. and Lionheart Strategic Management LLC devoted approximately $130 million in financing to the Lightstone Group to capitalize the ground-up construction of Lightstone’s...
by Greg Thompson | Jun 15, 2021 | HX News, Latest News
AAHOA President & CEO Cecil P. Staton to Step Down ATLANTA – Cecil P. Staton will be stepping down as president and of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA). According to an AAHOA press release, Staton will continue to work with AAHOA’s...
by Greg Thompson | Jun 15, 2021 | HX News, Latest News, Uncategorized
NEW YORK – At this year’s HX: The Hotel Experience Powered by AAHOA (scheduled for Nov. 14-15, 2021 at the Javits Center in New York), attendees will see a number of air purification units throughout the show floor. Courtesy of Dallas-based Pure Wellness, the...
by Greg Thompson | Jun 15, 2021 | HX News, Latest News
by Claire Lane PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Are you ready? This was a question we posed to clients before the pandemic, challenging them to think about a host of issues that will shape the future: the expectations of Millennials/Gen Z as workers and customers; the rising...
by Greg Thompson | May 3, 2021 | HX News, Latest News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – AAHOA President & CEO Cecil P. Staton (pictured) issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the Save Hotel Jobs Act which could provide hoteliers with up to $20 million to assist with payroll costs: “America’s hoteliers...