Robert M. La Forgia

LivAway Suites™, a new economy extended stay hotel brand boasting a developer-centric platform, has announced Robert M. La Forgia as the newest member of the LivAway Suites ownership group and board.

La Forgia, principal and CEO of Apertor Hospitality, is a 40-year veteran of the hospitality and real estate industries. His background includes a 26-year tenure with Hilton Hotels Corporation (currently Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc; NYSE: HLT) where he held a variety of leadership positions including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. La Forgia is also a member of the RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) board of trustees.

LivAway Suites, created and designed "for developers, by developers," currently has over 25 locations in various phases of pre-development across the United States. LivAway Lodging Group, a portfolio of LivAway Suites branded hotels, recently announced the arrangement of an $85 million construction debt facility through Keystone National Group, paving the way for the first group of LivAway Suites locations nationally. Its first location in the Nashville metro area is expected to break ground in early March 2023 with additional groundbreakings slated for the coming months.