Nishant (Neal) Patel, CHO, CHIA, became Chairman of the AAHOA Board of Directors at the conclusion of the 2022 AAHOA Convention & Trade Show last week, making him the youngest Chairman in AAHOA history. "After all that AAHOA has given me and my family, I'm looking forward to serving this great organization and giving back to the AAHOA community through listening, learning, bringing new ideas to the table, and enacting change at every level of the organization," Patel said. Patel plans to focus on technology to implement improved practices for the association during his year as Chairman, and will continue to promote giving back to the hospitality industry through service. Read the full press release here.

Kamalesh (KP) Patel is the new AAHOA Secretary after being elected this past week at the 2022 AAHOA Convention & Trade Show. AAHOA Members also elected the following 10 members to the Board of Directors:

• Alabama Regional Director: Sanjay M. Patel
• Central Midwest Regional Director: Arti Patel
• North Carolina Regional Director: Pinkesh Patel
• Northeast Regional Director: Preyas Patel
• Northwest Regional Director: Taran Patel
• Upper Midwest Regional Director: Kalpesh Joshi
• Washington DC Area Regional Director: Deepak Patel
• Director at Large Eastern Division: Pinal Patel
• Director at Large Western Division: Hitesh Patel
• Young Professional Director Western Division: Tanmay Patel

Each year, AAHOA honors hoteliers who go above and beyond in service to the hospitality industry. Winners received their awards on the third day of the 2022 AAHOA Convention & Trade Show. The full list of the 2022 award winners can be found here.

 

“Congratulations to the six award recipients who demonstrated exceptional work, and strived for excellence, through two unprecedented years to ensure our industry thrives and creates generational success for years to come,” incoming Chairman Nishant (Neal) Patel said. “We are proud to honor and recognize these individuals for their tremendous impact at AAHOA and in the hospitality industry.”

AAHOA's 2022 Regionals season is upon us! The two upcoming Regionals on the schedule are as folllows:

We look forward to seeing everyone!

Check out our lineup of events coming your way over the next few months! Make plans to join us by registering today. (All times are local.)

Truist Securities reports, “Last week’s RevPAR was up against a +239.3% comparable result in 2021 vs. +311.1% in the prior week. On a 3-year run-rate (vs. 2019), RevPAR was +8.0% vs. +5.4% in the prior week’s 3-year run-rate. Compared against 2019, the Easter comparison, historically a sizable mover of results, is roughly neutral as Easter fell in the comparable week in 2019 vs. 2022. That said, we note strength in leisure vs. 2019 likely drove the week-over-week improvement vs. 2019. Upscale RevPAR: +52.1% y/y and -0.3% over 3 years; Upper Midscale RevPAR: +24.2% y/y and +6.2% over 3 years.”

 

Thanks to recent advances in technology, hoteliers are addressing labor shortages and other age-old problems with artificial intelligence, freeing up existing staff to focus on situations and tasks that require a human touch.

In: Photos and videos of a property and its offerings, OTAs.

Out: Lackluster design, reviews, direct bookings.

With business travel still slow to return to the industry, some properties are scaling back their efforts to attract this segment of traveler, while others are predicating a big bounce back.