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Asian Hospitality: Edition 220

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COVER STORY

24 The adventure of her life

Wyndham’s Checchio talks marketing and

diversity for the Leadership Series

NEWS

6 Choice seeks to acquire Wyndham despite

rejection

Wyndham’s board calls the proposal

‘unsolicited’ and ‘underwhelming’

8 Poll: Many concerned about safety with

proposed L.A. hotels homeless housing

mandate

AAHOA, AHLA also oppose the ballot

initiative put forth by Unite Here hotel

workers’ union

12 Report: Black and women representation

in industry boards rising

The research is part of AHLA Foundation's

DE&I eff ort in hospitality

14 NewcrestImage, Dabu Group JV acquires

Texas Marriott

The 294-room hotel will undergo a full

renovation

Peachtree invests $1.1 billion in commercial

real estate

The company aims to surpass $1 billion in

originations for 2023, with continued growth

in 2024

15 Survey: Boston most expensive U.S. city for

hotel stays

The least expensive double room averaged $167

in all 50 cities surveyed

DIWALI

16 In times of trouble

The light from this year’s Diwali celebrations

shines on a troubled world and Asian

Hospitality’s readers share their hopes for

humanity

DESIGN

22 New life for London’s OWO

The restored building includes nine restaurants

and a Raffl es Hotel

PRODUCT FEATURE

30 Bugging out

New technology leads to new solutions for bed

bugs

Gujarati translation of top stories begins on

page 36

On The Cover

Lisa Checchio, chief marketing offi cer for

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, shares her story

is Asian Hospitality’s Leadership Series.

Checchio discussed marketing in the digital

age, including plans to target marketing around

infrastructure projects near Wyndham hotels,

as well as the company’s programs to advance

women and minority ownership of hotels.

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