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Krish Tolani, 17, in foreground reading plans,
overseeing an ongoing renovation at 74-room
Holiday Inn Express in Alamosa, Colorado,
expected to cost $20,000 a key. Tolani, who
oversaw his first hotel PIP last year, is one of a
growing number of young people entering the
hotel industry in increasingly important roles.
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News
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Product Feature
20 | Getting an early start
Young hoteliers taking care of business in
their teens
5 | Former AAHOA Chairman MP Rama
passes away
The 74-year-old co-founded Auro Hotels
with his brothers
6 | Oklahoma hotel owner dead after
assault
Mistry is the second Indo American hotelier
to die from on-duty violence this year
7 | AAHOA, AHLA applaud passage of No
Hidden FEES Act
The act would establish a uniform standard
for transparent and mandatory fee
displays in the lodging industry
8 | Hilton to double lifestyle portfolio to
700 hotels in four years
Hilton to double lifestyle portfolio to 700
hotels in four years
10 | Report: Hilton, Hyatt lead in value,
Taj is strongest brand
Hilton and Hyatt are the only two U.S. hotel
brands to feature in the list
Peachtree issues $40 million CPACE
financing for AC Hotel San Diego
BLG San Diego LLC opened the 147-room
hotel in March 2023
11 | HSMAI Global introduces hotel sales
leader certification program
Applicants need a minimum of two years'
sales experience in hospitality
12 | AHLA: U.S. hotels add 700 jobs in
May despite workforce challenges
Survey found 76 percent of hoteliers are
experiencing a stafÏng shortage
15 | Not just a drop in the bucket
Hospitality organizations are adopting water
and power conservation initiatives
18 | Showing a little Moxy
Vision Hospitality opens first hotel in Boulder,
CO, since 2018
26 | Securing a touchless future
Contactless hospitality trending despite
security challenges
On the cover
14 | LE: U.S. leads global full-service
hotel pipeline in Q1 with 2,272 projects
Dallas and Los Angeles are among the top
five cities globally in the pipeline
Canary secures $50 million to research
AI guest tech
Insight Partners led the round, with existing
investors participating
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