Hospitality – Growing, Consolidating, Creating New Models

12/20/2018

The number of hotel projects in the works around the world is at an all-time high, up 86% since 2011, according to Lodging Econometrics, the hotel research and analysis company. Nearly 13,000 projects representing more than 2.1 million rooms are in the global pipeline. Almost 6,000 are under construction, nearly 4,000 are getting ready to start construction and more than 2,900 are in the planning phase.

UK Association Chief Steps Down

12/20/2018

Philip Wright, CEO of the United Kingdom’s (UK) leading laundry trade group, the Textile Services Association, is leaving the organization to pursue other career interests, according to a TSA news release.

TRSA Hosts Summit for Marketing & Sales Professionals

12/14/2018

TRSA’s Marketing & Sales Summit, held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, kicked off on Dec. 12 with a Marketing & PR Committee meeting and a Welcome Reception, and continued the following day with educational tracks dedicated to marketing as well as sales, and a panel presentation featuring senior sales and marketing executives from four of the industry’s largest companies.

Season’s Greetings: TRSA Holiday Schedule

12/14/2018

TRSA offices will remain closed on Monday, Dec. 24, and Tuesday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas. The association’s headquarters in Alexandria, VA, also will remain closed on Monday, Dec. 31, and Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, in observance of New Year’s Day.

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