HX News
Industry News: Moxy Financing; Cruise Rebounds; Google Challenged
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...
Industry News: Cecil Staton to Step Down
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...
Clearing the Air at HX
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...
Sustainability Still On the Brain
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...
AAHOA Supports The Save Hotel Jobs Act
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.
The Future of F&B
ATLANTA - The pandemic catapulted the food and beverage (F&B) industry into uncharted territory, requiring businesses to conduct operations in new ways. It was either pivot or close. Technological solutions helped many businesses navigate the restrictions and mandates successfully. But the key factor that ultimately drives profits is customer behavior. It dictates operational characteristics that draw the customer to the establishment.
Still A Long Way To Go
by Cecil Staton ATLANTA – America’s hotel owners and their employees faced the greatest challenge of their careers over the past year. They felt the impact of this pandemic at its onset as stay-home orders, quarantines, and uncertainty about the virus led people...
INDUSTRY NEWS: Sonesta Acquires Red Lion; Wyndham Expands
NEWTON, MA – Sonesta International Hotels Corp recently acquired RLH Corporation, making it one of the largest hotel companies globally with approximately 1,200 locations, more than 100,000 guest rooms, and a portfolio of 15 brands across multiple market...
Year Later: Reflecting, Recovering
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A year ago, the entire world changed as a global pandemic transformed social norms, bringing human suffering and severe business consequences. From a financial standpoint, perhaps no industry suffered more than hospitality, with hotels and...
Hotel Success Strategies Webinar; HX Set For Nov. 14-15, 2021
The Hotel Success Strategies Webinar is still available for viewing. In this one-hour discussion, hospitality leaders from the ownership and operations sectors look back—and ahead—at the innovative ideas and new best practices emerging from the pandemic as they...
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