MGM Resorts to Roll Out Reimagined MGM Rewards Program
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
Angevin & Co. and GBX Group Purchase The Whitney Hotel
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
Adache Group Architects to Begin Construction on Aloft Hotel in Fort Lauderdale
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
Best Western Rewards Adds Pay With Points Benefit
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
NewcrestImage To Acquire Nine Arizona Properties From G6 Hospitality
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
Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index Up 12.7 Percent in December
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.
White Lodging Promotes Jean-Luc Barone To CEO
Merrillville, Indiana — White Lodging, one of the largest independent hotel development and management companies in the United States, has named Jean-Luc Barone the CEO of the ho
SVC and Sonesta Amend Existing Management Agreements
NEWTON, Massachusetts—Service Properties Trust announced that it reached an agreement with Sonesta International Hotels Corporation to amend its existing management agreements ef
Knowland: December U.S. Group Meeting Volume Decreased
ARLINGTON, Virginia—Knowland, a provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, released its monthly meetings and events data for December. Althoug
Radisson Hotel Philadelphia Opens
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota—Radisson announced the opening of Radisson Hotel Philadelphia, following a multi-million-dollar renovation showing the brand’s signature Scandinavian des