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Lodgingmagazine.com

By: Lodging Staff

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey—Wyndham Hotels & Resorts announced the addition of two new women hoteliers as part of the brand’s “Women Own the Room” initiative, on the heels of last month’s first two signed agreements. Designed to advance and empower women entrepreneurs to break through the predominantly male hotel industry, the “Women Own the Room” program provides assistance with financial solutions, operational support, and networking and educational opportunities. The new program members will be opening new hotels in Dover, Delaware, and Warrenton, Virginia.

Hotel News Now

By: Trevor Simpson

In the past year, hoteliers across the U.S. looked for a return to normalcy as guests returned. Instead, they were hit with another new challenge to deal with on the fly: The Great Resignation.

Hotel News Now

By: Dana Miller

The pace of wedding bookings across hotels in the U.S. hasn't slowed this year despite rising inflation or possible lingering COVID-19 concerns.

Hotel News Now

By: Sean McCracken

While leisure demand has been the darling of the hotel recovery, hotel executives believe we're in the very early stages of a robust comeback for group and events.

Hotels Magazine

By: Jeff Weinstein 

If – and it remains a big if – society is truly transforming the way it works, conducts business and plays, hoteliers must work very hard to reinvent their products to engage nomads, “bleisure” guests, multi-gen travelers and next-gen travelers who are increasingly living and working on their terms.

hotelsmag.com

By: Jeff Weinstein

In April 2015, when HOTELS asked Marriott International Executive Chairman J.W. Marriott, Jr. what remained undone, it was no surprise at all when he answered, “everything,” because he learned from his father that “success is never final.” It has been the motto he has worked by throughout his career.

Hotel News Now

By: Sean McCracken

LOS ANGELES — Diversity and inclusion, along with the reshaping of the operations portion of the hotel industry, were two of the biggest recurring topics at the 2022 Americas Lodging Investment Summit.

Hotel News Now

By: Sean McCracken

LOS ANGELES — Every hotel company is having a hard time recruiting new employees, which executives said puts a spotlight on the importance of retaining existing employees in a period of historic turnover.

Chicago Business Journal

By: Wendell Hutson

A new hotel is slated to open in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood this spring on the campus of the University of Chicago.

Hotel News Now

By:  Bryan Wroten

LOS ANGELES — The ongoing recovery of hotel performance in the U.S. has given industry leaders a renewed sense of optimism for future growth.