Hotel Business

APRIL 4, 2024

2020 was a critical year for hospitality—it was, without a doubt, a devastating year for the industry, but it also presented some unlikely opportunities. Hotel Business spoke with Parrott about the venture, her entry into hospitality and how women can advance their own careers in the industry. Why hospitality design?

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Boutique Hotel News

MARCH 6, 2023

In May 2015, she co-founded a collection of hotels – Another Place, independent of Watergate Bay – with the same distinct approach to hospitality and with inspiring locations. She was also named one of the 15 Most Powerful Women in Hong Kong in 2018.

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Hotel Owner

MARCH 20, 2023

“In the hotel business, I would say there were definitely less females at the top level, but a lot of females in the industry. Historically the hospitality industry has always welcomed women however, it has never been women led with women often being left in the lower ranking jobs.

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Network of Executive Women in Hospitality (NEWH)’s biennial Leadership Conference will take place in Nashville, Tennessee from February 15 - 17, 2024. Hosted at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, the event draws leaders in the hospitality industry from all over the world.

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Industry Insights Lodging Magazine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The percentage of hotel industry board seats held by Black members and women members, respectively, is going up. The report highlights multiple gains for the industry. WASHINGTON, D.C.—The

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Hotel Business

AUGUST 30, 2023

The property is a Red Roof Inn & Suites conversion located in Richland, MS, and is the second hotel in owner Kalpana Patel’s portfolio. It brings the number of Red Roof properties owned or partially owned by women to more than 35%. The post RIDE with Red Roof signs first woman-owned franchise appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

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Hotel Business

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The percentage of hotel industry board seats held by Black members and women members, respectively, is going up. The report highlights multiple gains for the industry. Key findings include: Women occupied 31.3% of independent board seats on hotel public company boards in 2022, a significant increase from 22.5%

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Hotel Business

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

AHLA Foundation, the charitable arm of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA), honored Julienne Smith, chief development officer, Americas, IHG Hotels & Resorts, as the 2023 recipient of the Peggy Berg Castell Award. Trailblazer: Opens new paths in the industry.

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Larry Mogelonsky

OCTOBER 18, 2023

As the Vice President of Hotel Operations at Resorts World Las Vegas (RWLV) – which opened in June 2021 as the newest and most technologically advanced casino resort on The Strip – she is responsible for a vast team and even greater number of guests. Calling Shannon McCallum’s career a success is an understatement.

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Hotel Business

JULY 21, 2023

Red Roof is launching RIDE with Red Roof, a diversity and inclusion platform supporting growth and business expansion for hotel owners and franchisees. “One of the biggest [challenges] that the underrepresented groups and women face is access to capital,” she said.

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Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The HomeTowne Studios Madison, AL, formerly known as the Rocket City Suites, is the latest of two Red Roof hotels owned by Jaya Desai. Desai joins the growing number of Red Roof properties owned or partially owned by women, bolstered by the organization’s RIDE (Road to Inclusivity and Diversity in Entrepreneurship) program.

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Hotel Business

MAY 5, 2023

Representation of women within hospitality leadership continues to increase, with women gaining some ground at the CEO and president levels, according to a new report commissioned by the AHLA Foundation and conducted by Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management. Representation is only the first step.

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Hospitality Net

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

AHLA Foundation, the charitable arm of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA), today announced its new ForWard initiative to support the advancement of women into hotel industry leadership and ownership.

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Hotel Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

AHLA Foundation, the charitable arm of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA), has launched its new ForWard initiative to support the advancement of women into hotel industry leadership and ownership. The ForWard Conference will continue under this combined initiative as an AHLA Foundation event.

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Industry Insights Lodging Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

28-29 at The Fairmont, Dallas, sold out in record time—a testimony to both the quality of the conference and the heightened focus on empowering women in hospitality. LODGING was on hand to cover this dynamic event, attended by hotel owners, GMs, developers, investors, and industry professionals.

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Industry Insights Lodging Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

—AHLA Foundation honored Julienne Smith, chief development officer, Americas, IHG Hotels & Resorts, as the 2023 recipient of the Peggy Berg Castell Award. Presented at The Lodging Conference, the award is for women who are paving the way for more women to rise in the hospitality industry.

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Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Hotel Business spoke with the founder and CEO about her hospitality journey, the new venture and what it means for aspiring female hospitality professionals: How did you get your start in hospitality? Why are you passionate about the industry? For me, I found an industry I love, and it’s never felt like work.

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Hotel Business

APRIL 6, 2023

The annual hotel investment pitch competition allows teams of early career women to compete for the prize of $50,000 of equity in SHaD’s Prosperity Fund I, following the conclusion of a virtual, preliminary round of pitching. The goal of She Has a Deal is to increase the number of women owning and developing hotels.

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Hotel Business

APRIL 10, 2023

Lina Patel is one of the strongest advocates for growth and diversity in our industry, and she will be a powerful asset to Red Roof as director of strategic franchise initiatives,” said George Limbert, president, Red Roof. “She Patel has been a hotel owner for 23 years. Today, women owners represent 35% of Red Roof’s franchise system.

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Hotel Business

MARCH 22, 2023

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts ‘ Women Own the Room program, has signed more than 30 hotels across the U.S. Representation matters,” said Lisa Checchio, chief marketing officer, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Nearly 50% of the hotels affiliated with Women Own the Room are new-construction projects.

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Hotel Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The discussion marked the first meeting of a new Women’s Hospitality Innovation Council, powered by property management system (PMS) provider Visual Matrix. Several participants noted that despite advances in the core PMS technology, the industry remains slow to adopt and integrate such solutions.

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Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Network of Executive Women in Hospitality (NEWH) ’s biennial Leadership Conference will take place in Nashville from Feb. Hosted at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, the event draws leaders in the hospitality industry from all over the world. 15 – 17.

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Hotel Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

From sound baths to sound advice and student scholarships, attendees—mostly women in the hospitality industry—left the forum inspired and armed with insightful information and tools to support, help and elevate themselves for future success. And while hospitality is still a male-dominated industry, even that is evolving.

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STAAH

JUNE 1, 2023

Research also highlights how women make better leaders than men and how organizations with more women leaders do better than otherwise. Do women leaders directly result in the romantic picture of the profitable organization? Do women leaders directly result in the romantic picture of the profitable organization?

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Hospitality Net

MAY 10, 2023

The 2023 AHLA ForWard Conference in Chicago brought together over 600 women in the hospitality industry who were excited to learn from, encourage, and support each other. The conference’s mood was incredibly upbeat, with participants buoyed by the sense of community and shared experiences.

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Luxury Hospitality Magazine

APRIL 10, 2024

In partnership with 8 talented and passionate female tea entrepreneurs from across the globe, The Tea Group is delighted to launch The Ladies Tea Collection this National Tea Day (April 21st) which has been curated to give back to the very special females working in the tea industry around the world.

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Industry Insights Lodging Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

—AHLA Foundation announced its new ForWard initiative to support the advancement of women into hotel industry leadership and ownership.

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Lodging Magazine

MARCH 22, 2023

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey—Wyndham Hotels & Resorts announced the continued momentum of its “Women Own the Room” program, which in its inaugural year, has signed more than 30 hotels across the United States and Canada, 10 of which are now open. Representation matters.

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Hotel Owner

MARCH 6, 2024

Radisson Hotel Group has launched its first diversity week, aligned with this year’s International Women’s Day theme of “Inspire Inclusion”. With over 1,320 hotels around the world and 15 regional offices, the group’s integral Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) approach is at the core of the company’s business.

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Hotel Business

MARCH 28, 2023

Building on its longstanding efforts to increase diversity across the hospitality industry, Choice Hotels International Inc. I will never take for granted having a room full of powerful, incredible and intelligent women talking about equity moving forward to hotel ownership.”

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Hotel Business

JANUARY 17, 2023

She Has a Deal (SHaD) , a real estate investment platform that creates new pathways to hotel ownership and development for women, has revealed that 2022 SHaDPitch Today’s Woman competitor, Amina Gilyard James and her company, Duke Ventures LLC , acquired the 70-room Quality Inn in the Raleigh neighborhood of Memphis.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The percentage of hotel industry board seats held by Black members and women members, respectively, is going up. That’s according to recent research commissioned by AHLA Foundation and conducted by Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management.

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EHL Insights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Dr Sowon Kim answers questions based on a 2022 industry report that looks at the positive impact of flexible working practices in the hotel sector. Flexible attitudes that stretch not just to women but to the entire workforce are ultimately the sign of a healthy and supportive corporate culture.

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Hotel Owner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

INNSiDE Manchester, part of the Meliá Hotels International group, is the first hotel globally to undergo the inclusive guest safety excellence training course by Maiden Voyage, specialists in inclusive travel and safety.

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Hotel Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

AAHOA held its inaugural HerOwnership Conference & Retreat at the Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Riverfront on Oct. cally on women who are interested in owning their ?rst rst hotel or learning about owning hotels in general. This conference and retreat gave women hoteliers an opportunity of a lifetime.”.

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Hotel Business

APRIL 25, 2024

Choice Hotels International Inc. The report details Choice’s latest initiatives to drive sustainability across its portfolio of hotels. By championing sustainable practices, we’re helping hotel owners save time and money and appeal to guests and corporate clients.

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Synergy Suite

APRIL 25, 2024

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word meaning “crowned,” the awards will be presented to winners at a gala ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on Tuesday, June 11. The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. Tickets are now on sale.

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