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Since room sales generate lodging tax revenues, an overview of hotel market trends provides a perspective on the industry's current and future fiscal impacts. While the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were unprecedented, as documented in our 2022 HVS Lodging Tax Study, nearly all lodging markets have reached or exceeded pre-COVID levels of revenue generation. Revenue per available room (“RevPAR”), the product of average daily room rate and occupancy rate, is a standard industry metric that combines the effects of occupancy and average daily room rate changes on hotel revenue performance. The figure below compares the amounts of RevPAR in the 25 US urban markets for each month from January 2019 through July 2023.
Commonwealth Hotels has revealed the appointment of Stacy O'Reilly as the area general manager for both the Hyatt Place Portland-Old Port and the Docent's Collection. With a robust 20-year track record in hospitality, Ms. O'Reilly's expertise is evident from her past roles, including her stint as the director of sales and marketing at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport, Maine. Before her current assignment, she showcased her leadership skills as the general manager at Embassy Suites Akron Canton and the Hilton Garden Inn Auburn, Maine. She also contributed significantly in various capacities at the Embassy Suites in Portland, Maine. Recognized for her exemplary leadership and foresight, Ms. O'Reilly has consistently demonstrated excellence in both sales and operations throughout her career.
JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa, Aventura's tropical oasis, rich with a culture of accessible luxury and enriching experiences, has appointed Alice Land as Executive Director of Sales and Marketing. Ms. Land will oversee all sales, marketing, and public relations efforts for the 685-room luxury destination, bringing more than 20 years of experience working with independent, resort, and branded hotel properties - including more than 15 years with Marriott hotels - to her new role.
The acclaimed hospitality group continues their path of expansion with their second project in Houston set to open in a new build that reflects the architecture of the historic Heights neighborhood.
Kimberly Forte has been with the resort since 2019 where she started as a Senior Sales Executive. Prior to Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Forte was a Sales Executive at Marriott International, Western Mountain Pacific and has been entrenched in the Marriott brand for more than a decade. Forte held previous sales positions as the Associate Director of Sales and Senior Sales Manager at The Brown Palace Hotel & Spa, an Autograph Collection in Denver, as well as a Sales Manager and Assistant at Loews Hotels. As Director of Group Sales, Forte will oversee the resort's extensive portfolio of corporate groups, aiming to maximize sales and boost hotel revenues. She will actively develop and maintain business relationships and represent the hotel at customer events, trade shows and more.
Lauren Rawlins first joined Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa in 2021 as a Senior Sales Executive. An Oahu native, she brings nearly two decades of experience in the hospitality industry. In her previous roles, Rawlins was Director of Sales & Marketing at Hyatt Centric Waikiki and spent ten years working at various properties in Koloa and Honolulu, including The Royal Hawaiian, Turtle Bay Resort and The Kahala Mandarin Hotel. She attended the University of Hawaii's School of Travel Industry Management where her passion in the travel and hospitality industry began to flourish. In her new position as Director of Leisure Sales, Rawlins will provide top-line industry leadership with a focus on overseeing and maintaining relationships with key travel agents and partners.
Travel industry leaders Elliott L. Ferguson, II, president and CEO of Destination DC, and Peter F. Herschend, co-founder of Herschend Enterprises, will be honored as the 2023 inductees into the U.S. Travel Association Hall of Leaders, the organization announced Tuesday.
School is now fully in session in the U.S., and upcoming fall schedules are the first opportunity this season for hoteliers to capitalize on an influx of traveling students and their families. More specifically, the hotel industry can plan on peak fall break demand during the first half of October 2023.
Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, announced Account Alerts, an enhancement to its core platform. The delivery of automated email alerts once a day helps sales teams save time, stay informed, and react early to revenue opportunities. Consolidated email notifications will be pushed to the user anytime recent account activity matches the individual filters set by the user.
Le Meridien Houston Downtown announces the appointment of Daniel Tabares as general manager. With 20 years of experience in hotel operations and extensive knowledge of the Houston market, Tabares will oversee the day-to-day functions of this Downtown Houston AAA Four-Diamond Hotel, including team member development, revenue management, maintaining outstanding guest satisfaction and more.
Backed by strategic investors GIC and APG Investments, the owner-operator hotel and lifestyle brand currently has 31 properties worldwide in key urban core locations in metropolitan cities, including 20 locations across the U.S.
Beloved Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa, part of the Noble House Hotels and Resorts collection of luxury hotels and resorts, happily announces the appointment of Troy Batten, the current Executive Chef of the hotel's award-winning Spur Restaurant & Bar and Spur Catering, as the new Area Director of Food and Beverage.
Reimagined Spaces Pay Homage to the Vibrant Culture and Rich History of Charlottesville.
Modern design and upgraded amenities enhance the guest experience at storied Washington D.C. hotel
Choice Hotels continues to lead in popular extended stay segment with latest groundbreaking.
Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet services and solutions for the hospitality industry, has been credited with implementing a high-speed internet network upgrade at Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown in Utah. A 381-room property benefitting from an extensive renovation, Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown further invested in its property with a powerful online WiFi infrastructure which will further increase guest satisfaction.
The Gwen (521 N. Rush St., Chicago), a Luxury Collection Hotel, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jason Sundberg. In this new leadership role as Director of Bars & Restaurants, Sundberg will execute the luxury hotel's mission of delivering unparalleled guest experiences in the food and beverage space, injecting creativity and passion at every turn.
Mission Hill Hospitality, a leading select service and extended stay hotel investor, announced it has acquired the 129–key Residence Inn by Marriott in Breckenridge, Colorado.
The Penn State School of Hospitality Management’s Food Decisions Research Laboratory (FDRL), directed by Amit Sharma, Edward Friedman and Stuart Mann Professor of Hospitality Management and associate director of the School of Hospitality Management, has launched a project that helps addresses food insecurity in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The FDRL Free Food Map identifies locations throughout Centre County and others across the state that offer free food to those in need. The project, produced in collaboration with the YMCA of Centre County, is particularly timely, as September is Hunger Action Month in Centre County. This proclamation by the Centre County Board of Commissioners is intended to draw attention to and provide support for the county’s nearly 8% of residents that experience food insecurity. Using the FDRL Free Food Map, community members can identify free food distribution sites in their vicinity. After selecting a site on the map, they can obtain further information, including the site’s name or affiliate organization, address and distribution days or hours. Map users can also learn more about the site’s food-distribution-eligibility requirements and find contact information. Beyond addressing community need, Sharma explained that the project provides a unique opportunity for students. “The Free Food Map project engages students in conducting active research projects that are highly relevant to the community. Also, importantly, the project emphasizes the school’s commitment to approaching our activities with a focus on sustainable development,” he said. Sharma further detailed that the project aligns with one of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals, goals which Penn State uses as a guiding framework for its broader sustainability efforts. “Sustainable Goal No. 2 emphasizes our need for a hunger-free world — zero hunger,” Sharma said. “It is therefore relevant for us to look at the needs of our communities when it comes to those areas of our expertise. Michael Matthews, a senior majoring in hospitality management at Penn State, worked on the Free Food Map project as a part of his studies. “The Free Food Map Project will do so much good to combat food insecurity and the stigma surrounding the processes to acquire food," said Matthews. "I believe this project has personally become one of several ways in which professionals of my industry can define ‘service.’” The Free Food Map is an ongoing project, and the FDRL aims to expand the map’s coverage to include all of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and beyond. Those with comments or feedback on the project are invited to send their inquiries to Kimberly Impellitteri, research and teaching labs coordinator in the School of Hospitality Management, at [email protected]. About the School of Hospitality Management Established in 1937, Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management is one of the nation’s oldest and most respected schools of hospitality management. Its top-ranked undergraduate and doctoral programs prepare global leaders with a rigorous, diverse curriculum focused, since its inception, on engaged scholarship, featuring partnerships with Penn State's Hospitality Services, Housing and Food Services, and top global hospitality brands. It is also home to the oldest Penn State alumni program group, the Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society. For more information about the school, contact Donna Quadri-Felitti, Marvin Ashner Endowed Director of the school, at [email protected] or 814-865-0081. LAST UPDATED SEPTEMBER 22, 2023