Final week, Alternative Lodges Worldwide concluded its 68th Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV, one of many largest so far. Over the course of three days, Alternative supplied house owners and operators with a roadmap on how collectively they are going to capitalize on their aggressive place to seize the rising demand for journey. Alternative introduced the relaunch of Park Inn by Radisson and its strategic repositioning into the premium worth house. The corporate additionally reintroduced the SOAR program and reaffirmed its over twenty-year dedication to create resort possession alternatives for underrepresented entrepreneurs.
“This 12 months’s conference was about celebrating the brand new degree of success that Alternative and its franchisees have achieved collectively,” mentioned Alternative Lodges President and CEO Patrick Pacious. “I’ve by no means been extra optimistic about our shared future. With our manufacturers effectively positioned to seize much more of the rising journey demand, we’ve an incredible alternative in entrance of us.”
Throughout the occasion, Alternative awarded and celebrated the top-performing motels via Alternative’s Premier Awards and the Better of Alternative Awards, the corporate’s most coveted accolades.
Premier Award Winners
- Kunal Dave of Laxmi Lodges Group (Premier Developer Award): Dave has been a Alternative proprietor for over a decade and at the moment owns greater than 25 Alternative motels spanning Financial system, Midscale, Higher Midscale, and Prolonged Keep. He excels at repositioning and rebranding properties to drive up income and profitability.
- Bob Patel of Omaha Lodges, Inc. (Premier Legacy Award): Patel started his relationship with Alternative over 15 years in the past by buying an Econo Lodge in Janesville, Wisconsin. As we speak, he has 15 Alternative motels below the Consolation, Nation, Sleep Inn, High quality Inn, and MainStay Suites manufacturers. A longtime member of the Wisconsin Resort Affiliation, he’s obsessed with mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs.
Better of Alternative Winners
Just like the Premier winners, the Better of Alternative award recipients have been chosen for his or her demonstrated dedication to superior visitor service and operational excellence. The most effective worldwide properties and the perfect resort per model within the U.S. have been chosen.
- Cambria Resort Traverse Metropolis – Traverse Metropolis, Michigan
- Clarion Resort Oslo – Oslo, Norway
- Clarion Inn Convention Heart – Gonzales, Louisiana
- Clarion Pointe Sulphur Springs – Sulphur Springs, Texas
- Consolation Resort Nagoya Meiekiminami – Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Consolation Inn & Suites Lakewood By JBLM – Lakewood, Washington
- Consolation Inn Blackshear Freeway 84 – Blackshear, Georgia
- Consolation Suites close to Penn State – State Faculty, Pennsylvania
- Nation Inn & Suites by Radisson Belleville, Ontario – Belleville, Ontario, Canada
- Nation Inn & Suites By Radisson, State Faculty (Penn State Space), PA – State Faculty, PA
- Econo Lodge – Lenoir Metropolis, Tennessee
- MainStay Suites Carlisle-Harrisburg – Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- Park Inn by Radisson San Jose, Costa Rica – San Jose, Costa Rica
- High quality Resort Blumenau – Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- High quality Inn Ingleside-Corpus Christi – Ingleside, Texas
- Radisson Resort Colorado Springs Airport – Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Radisson People, the Resort Casa Don Luis by Faranda Boutique – Cartagena, Colombia
- Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Resort – Montevideo, Uruguay
- Sleep Inn Winfield-Teays Valley – Hurricane, West Virginia
- Suburban Studios Washington, Pennsylvania – Washington, Pennsylvania
- The Halifax Tower Resort & Convention Centre, Ascend Resort Assortment – Halifax, Nova Scotia
- The Ingot Resort Perth, Ascend Resort Assortment – Belmont, Western Australia
- The Inn at I’On – Mt. Nice, South Carolina
- The Radisson Blu Aruba – Palm Seashore, Aruba
- The Radisson Blu Toronto Downtown – Toronto, Canada
- The Rodeway Inn – Ainsworth, Nebraska
- Woodspring Suites San Antonio Stone Oak – San Antonio, Texas
