January 2022

White Lodging has named Jean-Luc Barone CEO of the hotel management company. Ken Barrett, who previously held the position, will continue to serve as president. Barone joined Whit

WASHINGTON—The AHLA Foundation announced its newly elected 2022 Board of Trustees, which features its most diverse board to date and includes industry executives committed to adv

WOODSTOCK, Vermont—Turnstone Ventures, a vertically-integrated real estate investment firm led by Jeff Glew, has acquired the 50-key The Shire Woodstock in Woodstock, Vermont. Tu

JACKSON, Mississippi — Netlink Voice, LLC, a leading provider of unified communications and cloud technology solutions, announced it has acquired all ownership interest in Phones

MGM Resorts is rolling out its reimagined loyalty rewards program, MGM Rewards, on February 1, 2022, providing access for both gaming and non-gaming guests to the company’s o

NEW ORLEANS—Following the purchase of The Frenchmen Hotel in June 2021, entrepreneur Robert Thompson’s hospitality firm, Angevin & Co., in partnership with GBX Group, whic

FORT LAUDERDALE — Adache Group Architects has announced construction will begin on the new 14-story Aloft Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. “We are excited to begin construction on Alo

PHOENIX—Best Western Hotels & Resorts’ (BWHR) loyalty program—Best Western Rewards—is launching Pay with Points. BWR members can reserve their next hotel stay using ac

DALLAS—NewcrestImage has reached a definitive agreement to purchase nine hotels in Arizona from G6 Hospitality—six branded Motel 6 and three branded Studio 6. The transaction i

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee, and MILWAUKEE—The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index jumped 12.7 percent in December 2021 to a level of 5,744. For 2021 as a whole, the stock index was up 25.