LODGING Staff - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 95

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stayAPT Suites to Develop Five New Modular Hotels With Capstone Stay, LLC

🏨 stayAPT Suites partnered with Capstone Stay, LLC for five new hotels in Midwest markets: Rossford, Ohio; Evansville, Indiana; Gardner, Kansas; Wentzville, Missouri; and Liberty, Missouri, focusing initially on Rossford and Evansville. By April 2025, stayAPT aims to open 40 hotels, featuring full-size kitchens, living rooms, sleeper sofas, separate bedrooms, and modern amenities like app-based contactless check-ins. Enclosed outdoor courtyards, fitness and laundry facilities enhance the guest experience. Modular construction by Capstone Stay will expedite development while ensuring quality.

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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Branded Debit Card

🏠 Travelers earning Wyndham Rewards points with the new debit card launched by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, targeting younger travelers and those who prefer a debt-free lifestyle. The card offers points on everyday purchases like gas, groceries, and dining, redeemable for free nights at over 60,000 hotels and vacation rentals worldwide. 70% of Gen Z consumers use debit cards weekly, with 65% planning to spend more on travel in 2025. Card benefits include one point per dollar on eligible purchases, Gold level membership perks, a 2,500-point welcome bonus, up to 7,500 annual bonus points, booking discounts, and waived fees with conditions. Powered by Galileo Financial Technologies and Sunrise Banks N.A., backed by Mastercard.

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TPG Hotels & Resorts Adds Hilton Garden Inn Dallas Market Center to Portfolio

📌 TPG Hotels & Resorts added Hilton Garden Inn Dallas Market Center to its portfolio, an eight-story, 240-room hotel with facilities like a fitness center, outdoor pool, a dining option, and over 8,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel, located a mile from Dallas Market Center and Market Hall, is in close proximity to downtown Dallas, American Airlines Center, and UT Southwestern Medical Center, with Dallas Love Field Airport just four miles away.

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The Mining Exchange Hotel to Open Oro in Spring 2025

🍝 The Mining Exchange Hotel in Colorado Springs will open Oro, an Italian dining concept, in spring 2025. Chef Aaron Barnett, with Giant Squid Ink's concept, will offer an ingredient-driven menu featuring traditional Italian techniques and Colorado-sourced ingredients like lamb and bison. The menu will include dishes such as bison carpaccio and roasted bronzino. Joel Gunderson will curate a beverage lineup featuring Italian wines and cocktails with a Colorado twist. Oro complements the hotel's other offerings like the Golden Hour bar and BLK MGK coffee bar, enhancing the guest experience. Managed by Practice Hospitality, the hotel aims to be a gathering space for guests and locals.

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Variety of Leadership Roles

👨 Leanne Harwood's hospitality career started in New Zealand where she became the first female hotel concierge, leading to roles across eight countries in sales, operations, and management. Emphasizing "freedom within a framework," Harwood encourages risk-taking and innovation. At IHG, she actively promotes diversity, mentoring women and supporting IHG's LGBTQIA+ group, Out & Open. While noting progress in women's leadership in hospitality, Harwood acknowledges the need for more initiatives to close the senior-level gender gap.

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Cloudbeds: Independent Hoteliers Will Optimize Performance in 2025

🏨 Cloudbeds released its "2025 State of Independent Lodging Report," predicting 2025 as the year for optimizing independent hotel performance. Branded hotels now comprise 72% of U.S. hotels, and operators face labor shortages and increased traveler price sensitivity. The global ADR dropped by 1% in 2024, with OTAs accounting for 61% of independent property bookings. The report analyzes data from over 20,000 properties in 150 countries and identifies trends like value-driven travel and AI adoption in hotel operations.

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Crestline Deploys Stayntouch’s PMS at Four Independent Hotels

📱 Stayntouch partners with Crestline Hotels & Resorts to implement their Property Management System (PMS) across four independent properties including The Nordic Lodge, Phoenix Park Hotel, Waldorf Towers South Beach, and The Delphi. The system offers user-friendly design, advanced automation, group functionality, and access to over 1,200 integrations. Leah McFarland, SVP of Revenue Strategy at Crestline, emphasizes PMS's support for independent properties, seamless integration, and proactive service from Stayntouch.

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AHLA Advocates for Human Trafficking Recognition Training in Massachusetts

🔑 Since 2019, AHLA Foundation's No Room for Trafficking initiative completed over 2.2 million training sessions for hotel workers to identify and report trafficking. Massachusetts aims to mandate human trafficking training for all hotel employees through S.1729/HD.1764. Senator Mark C. Montigny and Representative Thomas P. Walsh, alongside AHLA Foundation, MLA, and advocacy groups, push for legislated training to help workers spot and respond to trafficking, addressing a prevalent issue in the state and hospitality industry.

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Extended Success

👨 Mimi Oliver's hospitality roots trace back to her grandfather, Jack DeBoer, creator of the Residence Inn brand and four other extended-stay brands. After a stint in finance and commercial real estate in New York, Oliver joined DeBoer in Wichita launching WaterWalk, his fifth extended-stay brand. Nearly a decade later, Oliver remains in the hospitality industry, cherishing her grandfather's lessons like "keeping it simple" and "control the controllables." She optimistically views diversity and inclusion as essential for hospitality innovation and guest experience enhancement, not just trends. Oliver acknowledges progress in elevating women to leadership within the industry and advocates for continued focus on mentorship, leadership training, and networking for women to further this advancement.

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Aimbridge Expands Board of Managers Following Balance Sheet Restructure

💰 Aimbridge Hospitality, based in Plano, Texas, expanded its Board of Managers with four new appointments - Glenn Alba, Rich Gomel, Carrie McIntyre, and Emanuel (Manny) Pearlman - following a balance sheet restructuring. CEO Craig S. Smith, alongside Steve Joyce, anticipates leveraging the board's expertise in hospitality, real estate, and finance. Aimbridge converted over $1 billion of debt into equity and received $100 million in new capital, setting the company to invest in strategy and performance growth. The new board members bring decades of experience from companies like Blackstone Real Estate, Two Sigma Real Estate, VIRIDIS Fund Solutions, and Liberation Investment Group.

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