David Eisen

6 min

AAHOA is a stentorian voice in hospitality. It’s never needed to be louder.

NEW ORLEANS — The annual AAHOA Convention attracts scores of the association’s members. It makes eminent sense, then, that the executive brand panel be equally substantial. This year’s did not…

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For Mark Harmon, Waldorf Astoria Texas Hill Country is not a reclamation project, it’s something prophetic

It’s déjà vu all over again for Mark Harmon, who for 30 years flourished as the founder and CEO of Auberge Resorts Collection, which played no small role as an…

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7 min

Hotel investors aren’t throwing in the towel. They are waiting for the climate to dry out.

ATLANTA — “It’s the economy, stupid” is an aphorism that stretches beyond the American voter. It also impacts the way hotel investors invest, the way hotel operators operate. In this…

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4 min

Through squinted eyes, hotel investors spy opportunities amid a haze of peril

ATLANTA — Lee Hunter, chairman of the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference, walked on stage to “Highway to the Danger Zone,” a song popularized in “Top Gun,” a film about a…

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1 min

Learn from hotel procurement pros in our next webinar. Register now!

Hotels don’t run on their own. They need myriad items to serve guests: furniture, fixtures and equipment, operating supplies, food and beverage—the list can be endless. It’s not an easy…

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5 min

Salamander Collection crawls to head of D.C. class

Salamander Collection, the medley of hotels and resorts founded by uber-entrepreneur Sheila Johnson, is growing fast. So quickly that when HOTELS asked Prem Devadas, president of Salamander Collection, what the…

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4 min

In my room: The convergence of expectation and technology in the guestroom.

Try as they might to cajole guests outside the hotel guestroom to generate ancillary revenue, where guests’ sleep remains king. These days, the products inside the room need to keep…

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3 min

Blackstone’s latest debt fund could be a salve for hotel investors

Call them the closer. Blackstone on Friday announced the final close of its most recent real estate debt fund, Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies V (BREDS V), which has approximately…

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4 min

Barry Sternlicht has brought back Starwood Hotels. Can it recapture its past successes?

Guess who’s back, back again? Starwood Hotels is back—tell a friend. It’s official: SH Hotels & Resorts, the operating arm behind 1 Hotels & Homes, Baccarat Hotels & Residences, and…

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2 min

Digital detox: how hotels are helping us let go of the smartphone addiction

Always nearby; within grasp; panic erupts if not. Sounds like an existential crisis—but I’m just referring to my phone. I know I’m not alone. I made my way through…

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AAHOA is a stentorian voice in hospitality. It’s never needed to be louder.

For Mark Harmon, Waldorf Astoria Texas Hill Country is not a reclamation project, it’s something prophetic

Hotel investors aren’t throwing in the towel. They are waiting for the climate to dry out.

Through squinted eyes, hotel investors spy opportunities amid a haze of peril

Learn from hotel procurement pros in our next webinar. Register now!

Salamander Collection crawls to head of D.C. class

In my room: The convergence of expectation and technology in the guestroom.

Blackstone’s latest debt fund could be a salve for hotel investors

Barry Sternlicht has brought back Starwood Hotels. Can it recapture its past successes?

Digital detox: how hotels are helping us let go of the smartphone addiction

LodgIQ Launches AI Wizard, Hospitality’s First Generative AI Platform for Revenue Intelligence

Cendyn brings hotel direct rates into AI search platforms

Why Automation is the Ally of Hotel Staff, and Not Their Replacement

Marriott to open EDITION hotel at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront

Amadeus: Global Hotel Revenue Projected to Reach $7.4 Billion Over Year-End Holiday Period

Omni Hotels opens in Fort Lauderdale

Stayntouch Updates PMS Platform and Adds AI Features

Corvex takes 6% stake in Whitbread and calls for strategic review

LodgIQ Launches AI Wizard, Hospitality’s First Generative AI Platform for Revenue Intelligence

Cendyn brings hotel direct rates into AI search platforms

Why Automation is the Ally of Hotel Staff, and Not Their Replacement

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