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Spire Hospitality Appoints New Chief Development Officer
Spire Hospitality Appoints New Chief Development Officer Spire Hospitality, a nationally recognized third-party hotel management company owned by AWH...
Read More40+ Management Companies to Know in 2021
40+ Management Companies to Know in 2021 Spire Hospitality is a comprehensive and hands-on hotel management company. Its executive team has a combined...
Read MoreU.S. hotel industry begins to see return of small meetings
317 | Together Again: U.S. hotel industry begins to see return of small meetings Morrison has seen some promising signs of a return to business as boo...
Read MoreOne Year Later, Hoteliers Expect Elevated Disinfecting Efforts To Stick Around
Total Team Collaboration Helps Avoid Staff Burnout Steve Neth, vice president of operations at Spire Hospitality, said building and maintaining consum...
Read MoreConcierge Desk: Doubletree by Hilton Annapolis
Concierge Desk: Doubletree by Hilton Annapolis If you really want to get people trash-talking around Annapolis streets, just ask them where you can ge...
Read MoreSpire Hospitality Assumes Management of Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Lake Oswego
Spire Hospitality Assumes Management of Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Lake Oswego Spire Hospitality has assumed management of the Hilton Garden Inn Portl...
Read MoreHow Hoteliers Are Inducing Future Demand
Flexibility With Cancellation, Attrition Rates Key to Group Offers Dawna Comeaux, chief operating officer and senior vice president of Spire Hospitali...
Read MoreCincinnati Marriott Wraps Renovation
Cincinnati Marriott wraps renovation The Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter has completed a multimillion-dollar renovation of the property’s 321 gue...
Read MoreHow leisure demand shifted day-of-week trends
HNN: How leisure demand shifted day-of-week trends With leisure stays dominating hotel demand due to the pandemic, some hotels, especially those in th...
Read MoreHoteliers expect group business to return in late 2021
HNN: Hoteliers expect group business to return in late 2021 With group business at hotels in the U.S. expected to pick up later in 2021 and into 2022,...
Read MoreGinny Morrison Joins the Lodging on Demand Podcast
Our VP of Sales & Marketing, Ginny Morrison, spoke with Lodging on Demand about the impact of COVID-19 on Meetings and Groups....
Read More6 U.S. Road Trips to Take This Winter
6 U.S. Road Trips to Take This Winter Where to stay: Nestled between Stowe Village and the slopes lies Topnotch Resort, an upscale haven with dining a...
Read MoreCrisis Managers: Coronavirus challenge redefines GM role
Coronavirus challenge redefines GM role Antonio Jones has been a general manager in hotels in several cities over the past 20 years. And he’s worked...
Read MoreDoubleTree Nashville Downtown Honored With ConventionSouth’s Readers’ Choice Award
GULF SHORES, Ala. (Oct. 12, 2020)—It is with honor that the publishers and editors of ConventionSouth, the national multimedia resource for planning...
Read MoreStrategies for Revenue Success in a New Hotel Environment
Strategies for Revenue Success in a New Hotel Environment Who would ever have thought at the start of 2020 that by March of 2020 the hotel industry wo...
Read MoreSpire Hospitality Launches Safety Program for Meeting Planners
Spire Hospitality Launches Safety Program for Meeting Planners “We believe meetings and events will play a critical role in the return of both the h...
Read MoreNeed a Break From Home? These Hotels Are Work-From-Home-Friendly
Need a Break From Home? These Hotels Are Work-From-Home-Friendly Autumn is always a great time to visit the Adirondacks in upstate New York, so this y...
Read More5 Stunning Places to See Fall Foliage
5 Stunning Places to See Fall Foliage Everyone can agree, autumn is an absolutely stunning time of year. The skies seem to clear, the air gets crisp, ...
Read MoreTop Fall Foliage Getaways in the Northeast
Top Fall Foliage Getaways in the Northeast Whether you’re looking to get away from home or the office this fall, or just want to get in some serious...
Read MoreCare Packages: Hotels can attract business with cause marketing
COVID-19 reshapes the traditional sales-and-marketing funnel Theresa Hajko is director of revenue management for Spire Hospitality, a third-party ma...
Read MoreHotel Optimization: Insiders talk health, revenue alternatives
Hotel Optimization: Insiders talk health, revenue alternatives Spire Hospitality also had to adapt quickly, said Richard Sandoval, the company’s VP ...
Read MoreSpire Hospitality streamlines daily health checks
Tracking employees’ symptoms through a mobile app can help lessen the burden on human resources collecting daily health checks during the pandem...
Read MoreHotels navigate guest conflicts over mask mandates
Over the last few months, the American Hotel & Lodging Association has urged hotels to require face masks for all guests, which sources said so fa...
Read MoreDawna Comeaux in Lodging Magazine
COVID-19 leads to new ways of behaving, gathering, cleaning, and working...
Read MoreSpire Hospitality Seeks Opportunistic Growth
SPIRE Hospitality™ CEO Chris Russell has deep roots in DFW...
Read MoreQ&A with Dawna Comeaux, SPIRE Hospitality™
Since joining SPIRE Hospitality™ in 2018, Dawna Comeaux has risen to COO ...
Read MoreForbes: Why You Should Visit Lake Placid, New York, This Summer
This summer, many families are taking driving vacations due to COVID, and ...
Read MoreSPIRE Relocates Headquarters to Dallas-Ft. Worth
SPIRE Hospitality™, a nationally recognized third-party hotel management company ...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 008 – Bob Schrader & Jodi Garcia
The Spire Drill | Episode 008 Chris Russell hosts a roundtable with Seattle Airport Marriott GM, Bob Schrader, and Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Midtown DOS, ...
Read MoreShozib Khan named VP of Hotel Performance and Analytics for Spire Hospitality
Shozib Khan named VP of Hotel Performance and Analytics for Spire Hospitality Spire Hospitality has announced the promotion of Shozib Khan to VP of Ho...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 007 – Alan Tate
The Spire Drill | Episode 007 In this episode of The Spire Drill, our CEO Chris Russell is joined by Alan Tate, General Manager of the Los Angeles Mar...
Read MoreSpire Hospitality Appoints Barbara Doucet Vice President of Human Resources
Spire Hospitality Appoints Barbara Doucet Vice President of Human Resources Spire Hospitality, one of the nation’s leading and most respected hotel ...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 006 – Theresa Hajko
The Spire Drill | Episode 006 Spire Hospitality CEO, Chris Russell, has a conversation with Spire Regional Director of Revenue Management, Therea Haj...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 005 – Antonio Jones
The Spire Drill | Episode 005 Spire Hospitality CEO, Chris Russell, is joined by Antonio Jones, General Manager of our dual-branded Crowne Plaza and S...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 004 – Nicole Poggione
The Spire Drill | Episode 003 Spire Hospitality CEO, Chris Russell, sits down for a discussion with Nicole Poggione, Director of Sales at the Embassy ...
Read MoreAWH Partners Acquire DoubleTree Nashville Downtown
AWH Partners Acquire DoubleTree Nashville Downtown AWH Partners, LLC, a privately held real estate investment, development and management firm, announ...
Read MoreAnnapolis’ Award-Winning Soup
Annapolis’ Award-Winning Soup Nothing serves up Maryland-style comfort like a bowl of cream of crab soup. If you’re looking for the best cream of ...
Read MoreValue Add Packaging To Drive Guests To Book Via The Brand
Value Add Packaging To Drive Guests To Book Via The Brand What is a Value-Add Package? It’s is an amenity, product and/or service bundled togeth...
Read MoreEmbassy Suites Laredo Acquired by AWH Partners
Embassy Suites Laredo Acquired by AWH Partners AWH Partners, LLC, a privately held real estate investment, development and management firm, announce...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 003 – Chris Russell
The Spire Drill | Episode 003 In a special edition of the Spire Drill, Spire Hospitality CEO, Chris Russell, goes behind the mic to answer a few quest...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 002 – Chad Cooley
The Spire Drill | Episode 002 Spire Hospitality CEO Chris Russell had a conversation with AWH Partners Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Chad Cooley....
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 001 – Bill Keating
The Spire Drill | Episode 001 Spire Hospitality CEO Chris Russell sits down with Bill Keating to learn a little more about his past and some of his in...
Read MoreChecking In With Chris Russell, CEO of Spire Hospitality
Checking In With Chris Russell, CEO of Spire Hospitality In June, Chris Russell became CEO of Spire Hospitality, AWH’s hospitality management div...
Read MoreSpire Hospitality appoints Dawna Comeaux to SVP
Spire Hospitality appoints Dawna Comeaux to SVP Spire Hospitality added Dawna Comeaux as SVP. Comeaux previously guided the sales, revenue management ...
Read MoreAWH Partners, LLC Hires Chris Russell to Lead Spire Hospitality
AWH Partners, LLC Hires Chris Russell to Lead Spire Hospitality AWH Partners, LLC, a privately held real estate investment, development, and managemen...
Read MoreSpire Hospitality Appoints New Chief Development Officer
Spire Hospitality Appoints New Chief Development Officer Spire Hospitality, a nationally recognized third-party hotel management company owned by AWH...
Read More40+ Management Companies to Know in 2021
40+ Management Companies to Know in 2021 Spire Hospitality is a comprehensive and hands-on hotel management company. Its executive team has a combined...
Read MoreU.S. hotel industry begins to see return of small meetings
317 | Together Again: U.S. hotel industry begins to see return of small meetings Morrison has seen some promising signs of a return to business as boo...
Read MoreOne Year Later, Hoteliers Expect Elevated Disinfecting Efforts To Stick Around
Total Team Collaboration Helps Avoid Staff Burnout Steve Neth, vice president of operations at Spire Hospitality, said building and maintaining consum...
Read MoreConcierge Desk: Doubletree by Hilton Annapolis
Concierge Desk: Doubletree by Hilton Annapolis If you really want to get people trash-talking around Annapolis streets, just ask them where you can ge...
Read MoreSpire Hospitality Assumes Management of Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Lake Oswego
Spire Hospitality Assumes Management of Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Lake Oswego Spire Hospitality has assumed management of the Hilton Garden Inn Portl...
Read MoreHow Hoteliers Are Inducing Future Demand
Flexibility With Cancellation, Attrition Rates Key to Group Offers Dawna Comeaux, chief operating officer and senior vice president of Spire Hospitali...
Read MoreCincinnati Marriott Wraps Renovation
Cincinnati Marriott wraps renovation The Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter has completed a multimillion-dollar renovation of the property’s 321 gue...
Read MoreHow leisure demand shifted day-of-week trends
HNN: How leisure demand shifted day-of-week trends With leisure stays dominating hotel demand due to the pandemic, some hotels, especially those in th...
Read MoreHoteliers expect group business to return in late 2021
HNN: Hoteliers expect group business to return in late 2021 With group business at hotels in the U.S. expected to pick up later in 2021 and into 2022,...
Read MoreGinny Morrison Joins the Lodging on Demand Podcast
Our VP of Sales & Marketing, Ginny Morrison, spoke with Lodging on Demand about the impact of COVID-19 on Meetings and Groups....
Read More6 U.S. Road Trips to Take This Winter
6 U.S. Road Trips to Take This Winter Where to stay: Nestled between Stowe Village and the slopes lies Topnotch Resort, an upscale haven with dining a...
Read MoreCrisis Managers: Coronavirus challenge redefines GM role
Coronavirus challenge redefines GM role Antonio Jones has been a general manager in hotels in several cities over the past 20 years. And he’s worked...
Read MoreDoubleTree Nashville Downtown Honored With ConventionSouth’s Readers’ Choice Award
GULF SHORES, Ala. (Oct. 12, 2020)—It is with honor that the publishers and editors of ConventionSouth, the national multimedia resource for planning...
Read MoreStrategies for Revenue Success in a New Hotel Environment
Strategies for Revenue Success in a New Hotel Environment Who would ever have thought at the start of 2020 that by March of 2020 the hotel industry wo...
Read MoreSpire Hospitality Launches Safety Program for Meeting Planners
Spire Hospitality Launches Safety Program for Meeting Planners “We believe meetings and events will play a critical role in the return of both the h...
Read MoreNeed a Break From Home? These Hotels Are Work-From-Home-Friendly
Need a Break From Home? These Hotels Are Work-From-Home-Friendly Autumn is always a great time to visit the Adirondacks in upstate New York, so this y...
Read More5 Stunning Places to See Fall Foliage
5 Stunning Places to See Fall Foliage Everyone can agree, autumn is an absolutely stunning time of year. The skies seem to clear, the air gets crisp, ...
Read MoreTop Fall Foliage Getaways in the Northeast
Top Fall Foliage Getaways in the Northeast Whether you’re looking to get away from home or the office this fall, or just want to get in some serious...
Read MoreCare Packages: Hotels can attract business with cause marketing
COVID-19 reshapes the traditional sales-and-marketing funnel Theresa Hajko is director of revenue management for Spire Hospitality, a third-party ma...
Read MoreHotel Optimization: Insiders talk health, revenue alternatives
Hotel Optimization: Insiders talk health, revenue alternatives Spire Hospitality also had to adapt quickly, said Richard Sandoval, the company’s VP ...
Read MoreSpire Hospitality streamlines daily health checks
Tracking employees’ symptoms through a mobile app can help lessen the burden on human resources collecting daily health checks during the pandem...
Read MoreHotels navigate guest conflicts over mask mandates
Over the last few months, the American Hotel & Lodging Association has urged hotels to require face masks for all guests, which sources said so fa...
Read MoreDawna Comeaux in Lodging Magazine
COVID-19 leads to new ways of behaving, gathering, cleaning, and working...
Read MoreSpire Hospitality Seeks Opportunistic Growth
SPIRE Hospitality™ CEO Chris Russell has deep roots in DFW...
Read MoreQ&A with Dawna Comeaux, SPIRE Hospitality™
Since joining SPIRE Hospitality™ in 2018, Dawna Comeaux has risen to COO ...
Read MoreForbes: Why You Should Visit Lake Placid, New York, This Summer
This summer, many families are taking driving vacations due to COVID, and ...
Read MoreSPIRE Relocates Headquarters to Dallas-Ft. Worth
SPIRE Hospitality™, a nationally recognized third-party hotel management company ...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 008 – Bob Schrader & Jodi Garcia
The Spire Drill | Episode 008 Chris Russell hosts a roundtable with Seattle Airport Marriott GM, Bob Schrader, and Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Midtown DOS, ...
Read MoreShozib Khan named VP of Hotel Performance and Analytics for Spire Hospitality
Shozib Khan named VP of Hotel Performance and Analytics for Spire Hospitality Spire Hospitality has announced the promotion of Shozib Khan to VP of Ho...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 007 – Alan Tate
The Spire Drill | Episode 007 In this episode of The Spire Drill, our CEO Chris Russell is joined by Alan Tate, General Manager of the Los Angeles Mar...
Read MoreSpire Hospitality Appoints Barbara Doucet Vice President of Human Resources
Spire Hospitality Appoints Barbara Doucet Vice President of Human Resources Spire Hospitality, one of the nation’s leading and most respected hotel ...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 006 – Theresa Hajko
The Spire Drill | Episode 006 Spire Hospitality CEO, Chris Russell, has a conversation with Spire Regional Director of Revenue Management, Therea Haj...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 005 – Antonio Jones
The Spire Drill | Episode 005 Spire Hospitality CEO, Chris Russell, is joined by Antonio Jones, General Manager of our dual-branded Crowne Plaza and S...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 004 – Nicole Poggione
The Spire Drill | Episode 003 Spire Hospitality CEO, Chris Russell, sits down for a discussion with Nicole Poggione, Director of Sales at the Embassy ...
Read MoreAWH Partners Acquire DoubleTree Nashville Downtown
AWH Partners Acquire DoubleTree Nashville Downtown AWH Partners, LLC, a privately held real estate investment, development and management firm, announ...
Read MoreAnnapolis’ Award-Winning Soup
Annapolis’ Award-Winning Soup Nothing serves up Maryland-style comfort like a bowl of cream of crab soup. If you’re looking for the best cream of ...
Read MoreValue Add Packaging To Drive Guests To Book Via The Brand
Value Add Packaging To Drive Guests To Book Via The Brand What is a Value-Add Package? It’s is an amenity, product and/or service bundled togeth...
Read MoreEmbassy Suites Laredo Acquired by AWH Partners
Embassy Suites Laredo Acquired by AWH Partners AWH Partners, LLC, a privately held real estate investment, development and management firm, announce...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 003 – Chris Russell
The Spire Drill | Episode 003 In a special edition of the Spire Drill, Spire Hospitality CEO, Chris Russell, goes behind the mic to answer a few quest...
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 002 – Chad Cooley
The Spire Drill | Episode 002 Spire Hospitality CEO Chris Russell had a conversation with AWH Partners Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Chad Cooley....
Read MoreThe Spire Drill | Episode 001 – Bill Keating
The Spire Drill | Episode 001 Spire Hospitality CEO Chris Russell sits down with Bill Keating to learn a little more about his past and some of his in...
Read MoreChecking In With Chris Russell, CEO of Spire Hospitality
Checking In With Chris Russell, CEO of Spire Hospitality In June, Chris Russell became CEO of Spire Hospitality, AWH’s hospitality management div...
Read MoreSpire Hospitality appoints Dawna Comeaux to SVP
Spire Hospitality appoints Dawna Comeaux to SVP Spire Hospitality added Dawna Comeaux as SVP. Comeaux previously guided the sales, revenue management ...
Read MoreAWH Partners, LLC Hires Chris Russell to Lead Spire Hospitality
AWH Partners, LLC Hires Chris Russell to Lead Spire Hospitality AWH Partners, LLC, a privately held real estate investment, development, and managemen...
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