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At SPIRE Hospitality™, we believe in staying current, informed, and abreast of the times. Our commitment to remaining the industry leader in hospitality management, and elevating each of our hotels, is evident in global hotel management news. Stay in the know by perusing our latest hotel industry news below.

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50+ Hotel Management Companies to Know in 2022

SPIRE Hospitality™ April 11, 2022
In the two years since the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. hotel industry has made significant progress toward recovery. U.S. hotels recaptured 83 percent of pre-pandemic RevPAR…
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Driving Occupancy by Segment During Changing Times

SPIRE Hospitality™ October 19, 2021
Driving Occupancy by Segment During Changing Times What a life saver the Transient Leisure segment has been over the last year to year and a half. During the worst part…
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High Peaks Resort

SPIRE Hospitality™ September 20, 2021
High Peaks Resort Can any other season really compare with winter at a top ski resort? In New York’s gorgeous Adirondacks—home to famed Lake Placid and its premier hill, Whiteface…
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Q&A with Chris Russell – Spire Hospitality

SPIRE Hospitality™ September 13, 2021
Q&A with Chris Russell – Spire Hospitality For Chris Russell, CEO, Spire Hospitality, success comes from experience. With humble beginnings in the restaurant industry, he learned in high school the…
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Hoteliers Struggle With Ongoing Labor Shortages

SPIRE Hospitality™ September 13, 2021
Hoteliers Struggle With Ongoing Labor Shortages Hoteliers across the U.S. are welcoming the increasing demand this year, but dampening that optimism is the ongoing labor shortage in the industry. Starting…
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Curbing rampant management transition cost

SPIRE Hospitality™ August 19, 2021
Curbing rampant management transition cost Transitioning from one management company to another typically costs an owner hundreds of thousands of dollars in disruption and hard costs if not done right.…
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40+ Management Companies to Know in 2021

SPIRE Hospitality™ April 16, 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 over 35 years of industry experience that…
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Concierge Desk: Doubletree by Hilton Annapolis

SPIRE Hospitality™ March 23, 2021
Concierge Desk: Doubletree by Hilton Annapolis If you really want to get people trash-talking around Annapolis streets, just ask them where you can get the best cream of crab soup.…
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How Hoteliers Are Inducing Future Demand

SPIRE Hospitality™ March 19, 2021
Flexibility With Cancellation, Attrition Rates Key to Group Offers Dawna Comeaux, chief operating officer and senior vice president of Spire Hospitality, said prepaid or advanced purchase programs that offer percentages…
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Cincinnati Marriott Wraps Renovation

SPIRE Hospitality™ March 4, 2021
Cincinnati Marriott wraps renovation The Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter has completed a multimillion-dollar renovation of the property’s 321 guestrooms, meeting rooms, public spaces, M Club and Marriott Greatroom. Each of…
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How leisure demand shifted day-of-week trends

SPIRE Hospitality™ January 12, 2021
HNN: How leisure demand shifted day-of-week trends With leisure stays dominating hotel demand due to the pandemic, some hotels, especially those in the U.S. top 25 markets, have seen a…
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6 U.S. Road Trips to Take This Winter

SPIRE Hospitality™ December 9, 2020
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 and soothing post-slope spa…
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5 Stunning Places to See Fall Foliage

SPIRE Hospitality™ October 5, 2020
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, and trees put…
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Top Fall Foliage Getaways in the Northeast

SPIRE Hospitality™ September 30, 2020
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 leaf peeping…
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Care Packages: Hotels can attract business with cause marketing

SPIRE Hospitality™ September 16, 2020
COVID-19 reshapes the traditional sales-and-marketing funnel Theresa Hajko is director of revenue management for Spire Hospitality, a third-party management company in Irving, Texas. Hajko works from her home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and…
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Hotel Optimization: Insiders talk health, revenue alternatives

SPIRE Hospitality™ September 10, 2020
Hotel Optimization: Insiders talk health, revenue alternatives Spire Hospitality also had to adapt quickly, said Richard Sandoval, the company’s VP of operations. “All hotels … recognized [that the] historical share…
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Spire Hospitality streamlines daily health checks

SPIRE Hospitality™ September 10, 2020
Tracking employees’ symptoms through a mobile app can help lessen the burden on human resources collecting daily health checks during the pandemic, according to Spire Hospitality’s VP of Human Resources…
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Hotels navigate guest conflicts over mask mandates

SPIRE Hospitality™ September 3, 2020
Over the last few months, the American Hotel & Lodging Association has urged hotels to require face masks for all guests, which sources said so far has been well-received. But…
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The Spire Drill | Episode 007 – Alan Tate

SPIRE Hospitality™ February 16, 2020
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 Marriott Burbank…
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The Spire Drill | Episode 005 – Antonio Jones

SPIRE Hospitality™ January 27, 2020
The Spire Drill | Episode 005 Spire Hospitality CEO, Chris Russell, is joined by Antonio Jones, General Manager of our dual-branded Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites in Midtown Atlanta.
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The Spire Drill | Episode 004 – Nicole Poggione

SPIRE Hospitality™ January 17, 2020
The Spire Drill | Episode 003 Spire Hospitality CEO, Chris Russell, sits down for a discussion with Nicole Poggione, Director of Sales at the Embassy Suites Detroit Livonia Novi.
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AWH Partners Acquire DoubleTree Nashville Downtown

SPIRE Hospitality™ January 17, 2020
AWH Partners Acquire DoubleTree Nashville Downtown AWH Partners, LLC, a privately held real estate investment, development and management firm, announces today an investment into the DoubleTree by Hilton Nashville Downtown, a…
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Annapolis’ Award-Winning Soup

SPIRE Hospitality™ October 18, 2019
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 crab soup in Annapolis, look no…
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Embassy Suites Laredo Acquired by AWH Partners

SPIRE Hospitality™ October 3, 2019
Embassy Suites Laredo Acquired by AWH Partners  AWH Partners, LLC, a privately held real estate investment, development and management firm, announces today the purchase of Embassy Suites by Hilton Laredo, a…
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The Spire Drill | Episode 003 – Chris Russell

SPIRE Hospitality™ August 23, 2019
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 questions about himself…
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The Spire Drill | Episode 001 – Bill Keating

SPIRE Hospitality™ June 25, 2019
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 interests.
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Checking In With Chris Russell, CEO of Spire Hospitality

SPIRE Hospitality™ October 25, 2018
Checking In With Chris Russell, CEO of Spire Hospitality In June, Chris Russell became CEO of Spire 
Hospitality, AWH’s hospitality management division. He recently described to LODGING how he moved…
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Spire Hospitality appoints Dawna Comeaux to SVP

SPIRE Hospitality™ August 31, 2018
Spire Hospitality appoints Dawna Comeaux to SVP Spire Hospitality added Dawna Comeaux as SVP. Comeaux previously guided the sales, revenue management and operation teams at Pillar Hotels and Resorts. Alongside…