LODGING Staff - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 73

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Sonnenblick-Eichner Company Arranges $22.6 Million in Financing for Hotel Valencia Riverwalk

🏨 Los Angeles, California—On July 2025, Sonnenblick-Eichner Company secured $22.6 million in leasehold financing for Valencia Hotel Group to refinance the 12-story, 213-room Hotel Valencia Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX. The hotel features 9,841 sq. ft. of event space and dining options like Dorrego’s and Café Naranja. The five-year fixed-rate loan replaces a maturing 10-year loan, highlighting strong lender interest in hotel financing opportunities.

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AHLA Foundation Holds Annual No Room for Trafficking Summit

🚪 Washington D.C., 2025-2026: The AHLA Foundation's No Room for Trafficking (NRFT) Summit coincided with the UN World Day against Trafficking in Persons, emphasizing the hotel industry's anti-trafficking commitment. Since 2023, over $2.35 million has supported 27 organizations through the NRFT Survivor Fund. Key 2025-2026 grantees include 3Strands Global and Empowered Network. The NRFT Advisory Council, with industry leaders, guides these efforts, highlighting lived experience insights to combat trafficking and support survivors.

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SMARTLINEN Announces Launch of Intelegente Fine Linen Collection

🛏 MIAMI, Florida — SMARTLINEN launched the Intelegente Fine Linen Collection for four and five-star hotels and resorts. The collection features RFID-embedded linens for real-time tracking and data-driven decision-making. Benefits include reduced linen loss, elimination of manual inventory checks, optimized purchasing, and extended linen lifespan. The enhanced mobile app offers real-time insights into linen performance and usage. William Serbin, CEO, aims to combine intelligence with luxury, enhancing guest experience and operational control.

This Week’s Comings & Goings

🏨 Hotel Equities founder Fred Cerrone will retire on November 22, 2025, after 58 years in hospitality. Remington Hospitality appointed Jason Kreul as COO, while HotelPlanner named Jeff McDaniel as CMO. Notable general manager appointments include Elon Kenchington at The Mark Hotel and Nick Heath at The St. Regis Singapore. André Brose joins Fairmont Breakers Long Beach as GM. Pyramid Global Hospitality appointed Anthony Torres as VP of Food and Beverage, while numerous other leadership changes occurred across the hospitality industry.

Preferred Hotels & Resorts Announces Partnership With DayBlink GPO

📈 Preferred Hotels & Resorts partners with DayBlink GPO, revealed at the 2025 Global Conference in New York, aiming to enhance member hotels' distribution strategies. This collaboration introduces chain-level agreements with Hotelbeds and WebBeds to optimize distribution costs and inventory control. Key benefits include improved rate parity and centralized inventory management via SynXis. Cheryl Williams emphasized the partnership's role in boosting bookings and profitability, while Michael Wong highlighted the importance of regaining inventory control.

Kalibri Announces Launch of Hummingbird Market

📱 BETHESDA, Maryland—Kalibri launched Hummingbird Market, a hotel intelligence platform, on June 2025 to aid owners, operators, developers, and investors. This tool provides real-time insights on 334 U.S. markets and 975 submarkets, focusing on occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, and stay patterns. Key features include interactive heat maps, a growth index, and detailed segmentation analysis. Cindy Estis Green, CEO of Kalibri, emphasized its unmatched clarity for smarter investment decisions.

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Arriba Capital Closes Hotel Construction Loan For The Scoundrel

🏨 Arriba Capital recently secured a $40 million construction loan to develop The Scoundrel, a 128-key Marriott Tribute Portfolio Hotel in downtown Gatlinburg. This area serves as a gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, attracting over three million visitors annually. The borrower is an experienced, privately held hospitality management and development group located in Gatlinburg, with multiple finance collaborations with Arriba Capital.

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Thomas Financial Group Closes Loan to Reposition Two Hotels

💵 In Grass Valley and Nevada City, CA, subsidiaries of Community Bankshares Inc. secured a $13.9M bridge loan, transitioning to a $14.3M USDA loan. This supports the acquisition and operations of The National Exchange Hotel and The Holbrooke Hotel. The loan preserves 128 jobs, fosters economic growth, and was closed in 35 days. The historic hotels, renovated in 2020, feature 66 rooms and generate 60% of revenue from dining. Operations are managed by Acme Hospitality and Horizon Hotel Group.

RMS Debuts New Brand Identity

💻 RMS debuted a new brand identity in Melbourne, focusing on enhancing service connections for sustainable growth. CEO Adam Seskis emphasized their commitment to creating memorable experiences through intuitive technology and seamless operations. The rebrand highlights frictionless check-ins, efficient operations, and the unification of technology and hospitality. RMS aims to transition operators from manual to modern systems, maintaining values of collaboration, innovation, and customer success for diverse lodging sectors.

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74 IHG Army Hotels Implement Quore’s Cleanings Plus Solution

💼 Quore's Cleanings Plus is being implemented at 74 IHG Army Hotels across 40 Army posts in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, managing 12,190 guestrooms. This collaboration began in 2019, driven by Quore’s user-friendly platform. Operators noted improved real-time communication via iPads, desktops, and phones, even allowing a cost-saving cancellation of radio contracts. Each location has a Quore Champion for ongoing support, ensuring efficient operations supporting soldiers, families, and guests.

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