What separates a great deal from a mediocre one By Adnan Malik Large hotel brands and OTAs have a structural advantage most independents can’t match: Data. They have revenue analysts, AI systems, and years of proprietary booking intelligence telling them exactly where demand is shifting, which segments are growing, and where to push rate. Independent hoteliers are … [Read more...] about The New Rules of Hotel Performance
The Lodging Conference to Honor Liam Brown with 2026 Above & Beyond Lifetime Achievement Award
PHOENIX, Ariz., July 27, 2026 — Harry Javer, Producer and Founder of The Lodging Conference, one of the industry’s leading events for Hotel Owners, CEOs and Deal Makers, announced today that Liam Brown, 2026 Chair of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Board of Directors and former Group President, U.S. and Canada, Marriott International, will be recognized as … [Read more...] about The Lodging Conference to Honor Liam Brown with 2026 Above & Beyond Lifetime Achievement Award
Ocra Joins Actabl Partner Network to Accelerate AI-Powered Parking Revenue Management for Hotel Portfolios
The hospitality industry’s leading parking RMS and GDS partners with Actabl to help hoteliers seamlessly capture high-margin, non-guest parking revenue without operational friction June 11, 2026 – Ocra, the first AI-powered revenue management system (RMS) and global distribution system (GDS) purpose-built for hotel parking assets, today announced its preferred technology … [Read more...] about Ocra Joins Actabl Partner Network to Accelerate AI-Powered Parking Revenue Management for Hotel Portfolios
Where We Started Matters
By Rahul Patel, AAHOA Chairman (2026-2027) The American Dream has never been about guarantees. It has always been about possibility. For so many AAHOA Members, that possibility began with sacrifice. Families arrived in the United States carrying little more than hope, determination, and a willingness to work harder than anyone else. They took chances on roadside motels … [Read more...] about Where We Started Matters
A Legacy of Courage: The Evolution of the American Dream
By Laura Lee Blake, ESQ., AAHOA President & CEO President Ronald Reagan once said, “America is too great for small dreams.” In the sweltering summer of 1776, a small group of revolutionaries gathered in Philadelphia and declared something the world had never truly seen before: That ordinary people were not subjects of power – they were the source of it. They … [Read more...] about A Legacy of Courage: The Evolution of the American Dream