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By:  Ellen Meyer

Larry Cuculic, who today serves as president and CEO for BWH Hotel Group, first joined the company in 2009 as general counsel. Yet, as he told LODGING, it is his background in the military—he is a West Point Military Academy and Notre Dame Law School graduate who received the Legion of Merit upon his retirement from the U.S. Army—that has most indelibly informed his beliefs about how to lead and prioritize under even the most challenging conditions. “I’ve evolved as a leader over time, but the values ingrained in me as a cadet—duty, honor, country—have motivated me to do my best on a daily basis,” he asserts.

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Hotel News Now

By: Bryan Wroten

Just about every day, there’s a new article in any given major newspaper talking about the risk of recession and the likelihood of it hitting this year, next year or ever.

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Hotel News Now

By:  Stephanie Ricca

The U.S. dropped its COVID-19 testing requirement for international travelers in June, and data now shows inbound travel returning to the U.S., though spending by those travelers still lags.

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Hotel News Now

By: Stephanie Ricca

 Hilton executives expect big performance out of 2022 as a whole, thanks to higher-than-anticipated business travel demand and still-robust leisure travel demand in the second quarter, plus more group business hitting the books.

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By: Jan Freitag

The second-quarter numbers tell a story of a hospitality industry in recovery, both in terms of room rate growth and occupancy.

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By: Lodging Staff

SAN FRANCISCO—Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants announced a partnership with historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization, National Urban League. In a long-term commitment to support the mission of National Urban League, Kimpton added a give-back rate code at all of its properties and launched a career mentorship program with its hospitality executives to advise and develop individuals in the organization’s Young Professionals Program. This commitment builds upon IHG’s support of the National Urban League Urban Apprenticeship Jobs Program.

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By: Dana Miller

As hoteliers across the U.S. benefit from high demand from vacationers and a rise in corporate trips, guests aren't particularly satisfied with the value they're getting for the prices they pay, partly because delayed maintenance and renovations are making rooms look outdated, according to the JD Power 2022 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study.

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By: Lodging Staff

CHICAGO, Illinois—The Park Hyatt Chicago has resumed operations, unveiling a $60 million redesign of guestrooms and public spaces. Located in the Magnificent Mile neighborhood, the property has been a landmark Chicago destination since it first opened in 1980 as the first Park Hyatt hotel. Founder Jay Pritzker imagined a retreat that served as a home away from home for guests. The reopened property stays true to this original mission, offering personalized service, art and design, and food and wine—all through a contemporary lens for today’s travelers.

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Hotel News Now

By: Sean McCracken

With summer leisure travel booming and little signs that traditional business transient demand will approach 2019 levels for hotels, hoteliers say there are signs that business travel is alive and well in their hotels, just in a different form.

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By: Lodging Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AHLA Foundation) announced a $500,000 donation from the Hyatt Hotels Foundation to launch the “No Room for Trafficking Survivors Fund” and expand the hotel industry’s ongoing work to support human trafficking prevention and survivors. In addition, G6 Hospitality and Extended Stay America have donated a combined $500,000 to the No Room for Trafficking Survivors Fund. The donations total $1 million.