WASHINGTON - Chip Rogers, president and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), today congratulated Hilton Hotels for being named the #1 Great Place to Work by Fortune Magazine and Great Place to Work. It is the second consecutive year Hilton has topped the 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, a first for a non-tech company. They are joined by other leading hotel companies Kimpton, Hyatt, Marriott, and Four Seasons.
Hyatt has been named today to the 2020 FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For®" list, an annual ranking of companies with outstanding workplace cultures according to global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE. Hyatt has earned a spot on the prestigious list for seven consecutive years, ranking No. 28 this year.
For the second consecutive year, Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is honoured for its outstanding workplace culture in Canada, with recognition on the 2020 list of Best Workplaces™ in Retail and Hospitality. This news comes just a few months after Hilton ranked #2 Workplace in the World by Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work™ with Team Members recognising the culture, benefits and travel perks as some of the reasons why Hilton is a great place to work.
Under the leadership of Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Carlson became the first global travel and hospitality company in North America to sign the international Code of Conduct to protect children from sexual exploitation in the travel industry.
Officials of Castell Project, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the careers of women professionals in the hospitality industry, today released the 2020 Women in Hospitality Industry Leadership report. Now in its third year, the report benchmarks the hospitality industry's performance in women's careers in leadership.
In his annual review of CEO compensation in the U.S. lodging sector, AETHOS Consulting Group CEO Keith Kefgen shares candid insights as a result of his most recent assessment."A year passes with the hotel industry having solid but unspectacular performance," shares Kefgen. "But what we did glean from last year's hotel industry performance is that 'big companies outperformed their smaller brethren, while REITs were on the sidelines."
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading hotel companies, has earned a 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and been recognized as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality for the sixth year in a row. The Index is viewed as a significant endorsement of a company's efforts to promote LGBTQ equality in the workplace, with this year's report rating more than 1,000 companies across the U.S. for their non-discrimination policies; employment benefits; demonstrated organizational competency and accountability around LGBTQ diversity and inclusion; public commitment to LGBTQ equality; and responsible citizenship.
If the cliché "no pain, no gain" applies to disruptor Oyo, then the chain is clearly in the pain part of that equation. The brand has definitely taken a huge reputation hit that will play out for months. There are certainly positives in Oyo's renewed value proposition to many properties if the chain doesn't trip over itself.
Marin Management, Inc., a California-based hotel management company, has announced that its founder and president, John Manderfeld, will retire effective Aug. 31 after more than 50 years in the hospitality industry.
Today at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) here, Beekeeper is launching a new push-to-talk feature for chats designed for hoteliers who are too busy to spend time manually typing out messages to their teams. Rather than using less secure consumer platforms like WhatsApp to record, share and receive voice messages, the new feature will enable hotel management and staff to communicate more quickly and efficiently while on-the-go.
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is proud to announce that it received a perfect score of 100 on the 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation's premier benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. MGM Resorts joins the ranks of more than 680 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year.
For the second year in a row, Wyndham Destinations (NYSE:WYND), the world's largest vacation ownership and exchange company, was awarded two distinguished national honors for its commitment to workplace inclusion and diversity.
Since 2016, Airbnb has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) as a top workplace for the LGBTQ community, scoring a 100 percent on the organization's annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI). Airbnb is proud to receive the designation this year, joining more than 680 major U.S. businesses.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) announced today that it received a perfect score on the 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality, administrated by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). The honor marks Wyndham's second consecutive year earning a perfect score on the CEI, designating the company as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality every year since the company's inception.
With the presidential campaign of Mayor Bill de Blasio foundering from the start, desperation mode hit early. He needed money, support — anything that might prolong his chances.
HRS Hospitality & Retail Systems, Oracle Hospitality's largest global Platinum Partner, has announced that Ed Chapel will join the company's Executive Board on January 1st, 2020. Ed will play a leading role in planning the company's growth in North America.
The Penn State School of Hospitality Management has named Javid Baig, senior vice president and chief client offer, North America at Aramark, as the 2019-20 Walter J. Conti Visiting Professor. The Conti Professorship Program was established by alumni and friends of the Penn State School of Hospitality Management in 1987 to honor alumnus Walter J. Conti for his contributions to the school, Penn State and the hospitality profession. Industry leaders have served as Conti Visiting Professors each year since 1988.
The BC Hotel Association (BCHA) is pleased to introduce its new Board of Directors, following an official announcement at the organization's AGM on November 25 at JW Marriott Parq Vancouver. Led by incoming Board Chair Bryan Pilbeam, the board's first order of business is to commence the search for a new leader to replace longtime President and CEO James Chase, who recently announced his retirement.
The Grand Summit Hotel, a historic hotel serving the greater New York area, has appointed 34-year hospitality industry veteran Thomas Riccardi as general manager, responsible for overseeing the hotel's operations, sales, marketing, security, maintenance, housekeeping and accounting.
Radisson Hotel Group today announced that Ken Greene, President, Americas has resigned from his position with the company for personal reasons effective December 2, 2019. The company has embarked on a search for his replacement.