Elaine Simon

Radisson Hotel Group Americas is ushering in what interim CEO Tom Buoy calls a second “Roaring Twenties” with the launch of a companion brand to Country Inn & Suites that will reach new markets | The new brand, Radisson Inn & Suites, will occupy the upper-midscale, limited-service space.

When Dawn Gallagher says she’s competitive, she’s not joking. | The chief sales and marketing officer at Crescent Hotels & Resorts likes to turn everything, from work to exercise, into a match-up of some sort.

Despite the lingering effects of the pandemic, hotel companies are continuing to expand their portfolios and operations. | Several hotel companies are shaking off the pandemic with strategic growth plans.

It’s time for Hotel Management’s 2021 Top Hotel Brokers survey. The survey is open through May 17 and results will be published in the July issue. | The survey is open through May 17 and results will be published in the July issue.

Laura Lee Blake has been named the new president and CEO of AAHOA, the nation’s largest hotel owners association, effective May 16, 2022. | Laura Lee Blake brings decades of experience in the fields of law, government, business and academia to the hotel owners association.

During Hilton’s Q4 and 2021 earnings call, President and CEO Christopher J. Nassetta said the company had made “significant progress” in its recovery during the course of the year. | For the year, the company expects to return $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion to shareholders in the form of buybacks and dividends.

Marriott International’s first-quarter results came in ahead of the company’s expectations, according to Leeny Oberg, EVP and CFO, which CEO Anthony Capuano said was a result of global demand that | Leisure demand, which had already fully recovered, has further strengthened this year while business transient and group demand has been rapidly improving.

Hotel Management’s 2022 Top Construction Companies Survey is open through June 9. Results will be published in the August issue of Hotel Management. | Results will be published in the August issue of Hotel Management.

Cloudbeds, a hospitality management platform, announced at HITEC 2022 the acquisition of guest engagement solution Whistle. | Both deals were announced on the first day of HITEC 2022.

The 2022 installment of Hotel Management’s annual Voice of the GM Survey is open through Oct. | The survey polls general managers on their hotel performance, professional achievements and opinions on the hotel industry.