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Airbnb is out, new disruptors are in
Amid positive trends in tax reform and optimism around positive hotel performance metrics, the specter of a new disruptor looms over the hospitality industry.
Buggsi Patel Wins Prestigious Kemmons Wilson Award
(Atlanta,Georgia) The IHG Owners Association, which represents InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG) franchise hotel owners worldwide, recently awarded Mr. Bakulesh “Buggsi” Patel, President and CEO of Portland, Oregon-based BHG Hotels with its prestigious Kemmons Wilson Service Award. IHG Owners Association 2017 Chair Allen Fusco presented Buggsi with this esteemed honor during the IHG Americas Conference held in Las Vegas on June 19.
IHG Appoints Claire Bennett as Chief Marketing Officer
Claire joins IHG from American Express, where she held a number of senior, consumer-focused marketing roles over a period of more than 10 years. She brings extensive marketing, brand and loyalty expertise to IHG, and a proven track record of leveraging data and technology to drive powerful marketing investments.
Owners, are you paying commissions for stale cookies?
Frustrations around pay-for-performance online ads are among the reasons that it’s time to consider overhauling the franchise model for the digital age.
Article by Deepesh Kholwadwala on hotelnewsnow.com
IHG® builds on rapid growth of avid™ hotels with franchising launch in Mexico
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announces that avid™ hotels, its new high-quality midscale brand, is now available for franchising in Mexico.
Multiple-brand owners fight a cold war with themselves
Hoteliers should take time to assess how they go about enhancing guest offerings and implementing new standards, with an eye toward improving the process and sharing the burdens and benefits.
Article by Deepesh Kholwadwala on hotelnewsnow.com
Deepesh Kholwadwala Assumes Chairmanship of IHG Owners Association; 2018 Global Board of Directors for IHG Owners Announced
The IHG Owners Association, which represents InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG®) franchise hotel owners worldwide, has announced that Deepesh Kholwadwala has assumed chairmanship of its Global Board of Directors for 2018.
IMEX is where every part of the global events industry comes for a high-value, high-return boost of real business, real relationships and insights, all designed to make working life easier and more profitable.
If you're looking for the answers, the information and trends in Canadian lodging, the HAC Conference is the place to be, bringing together some of the brightest minds in the industry to share insights, nurture ideas and help formulate strategies that will help drive business over the next twelve months.
Unfold is an annual hospitality tech forum hosted by Mews. The fifth edition will bring together hundreds of the industry's most inspiring innovators, visionaries and thinkers to the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam.
46th Annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference (NYU IHIC)
The 46th Annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference is more than just a conference. It's where the accomplished leaders, visionaries and influencers of global hospitality come together to be the catalyst for positive change and to promote the continued sustainable growth of the industry.
15th Annual Cornell Hospitality Icon and Innovator Awards Gala
Join us for an evening of celebrating visionary leaders in the global hospitality and travel industries while raising funds to support the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration.