BEST HOTELS AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA: THE LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
One of the fastest-growing cities in the US, Austin is making plenty of room for guests, too, with more than 3000 new hotel rooms expected by 2019.…
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Home2 Suites by Hilton Mishawaka South Bend Opens
Located Near the University of Notre Dame, New Hotel Welcomes Guests Visiting Northern Indiana Home2 Suites by Hilton, part of Hilton’s (NYSE: HLT) All Suites portfolio, announced today its newest…
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Italian Comfort Food (Plus Small Plates and Craft Cocktails) at Stella Van Buren
The best of all worlds can be found on the third floor of the newly opened Westin Hotel located Downtown. Stella Van Buren, the hotel’s Italian American steak house, is…
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Technology Challenges in the Days of Hyper Competition, Personalization, and Super Hacking
From a strategic perspective, my focus is the implementation and design of technological solutions that fiscally protect the assets of White Lodging and the owners that contract us to manage…
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Business or Pleasure? Both at the Westin Austin Downtown
Whether you are headed to Austin, Texas for a conference, a corporate takeover, or a weekend away with your favorite sidekick, the Westin Austin Downtown is ready to make every…
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White Lodging to Open Aloft and Element Hotel Complex in Downtown Austin
The company’s 22nd and 23rd hotels in the city will offer tech-savvy and eco-conscious experiences White Lodging is proud to announce the opening of the dual branded Aloft and Element…
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Think Like a Marketer: Four Tips to Fast-Track Your Career and Build Your Brand
As director of communications for White Lodging, a hotel management company with 165 properties nationwide, I witness every day the power of marketing a brand. Oddly enough, many of us…
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Look inside new downtown hotels Aloft/Element
The 32-story building, located at 109 East Seventh Street (the corner of Seventh Street and Congress Avenue), will house two different Starwood hotels (the aforementioned Aloft and Element) with a…
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Take a Look at New Downtown Restaurants Caroline and Upstairs at Caroline
Aloft Austin Downtown and its sister hotel Element Austin Downtown have finalized its opening date, and with it comes two restaurants that will be shared between the two spaces.…
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Louisville Marriott Downtown to make over rooms, close sports bar
One of the city’s top-drawer hotels, the Louisville Mariott Downtown, will soon embark on a $32 million renovation that will include replacing two longtime dining spots and feature a major…
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10 New Venues in Austin for Summer Entertaining and Events
White Lodging is opening two hotels in one building in downtown Austin, the 278-room Aloft and 144-room Element Austin hotels, in July. The properties will share two eateries, the casual…
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Perfect Days: Colorado
The Residence Inn in Grand Junction is beautiful! It is conveniently located right off the highway and near the Grand Junction airport. The rooms are huge and every room has…
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Creative Combo: White Lodging Poised To Bring First AC/Le Meridien To Denver Market
It was only a matter of time before the first post-merger dual-development project featuring a Marriott brand and a Starwood brand would come to fruition.…
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Stella Van Buren offers comfort food with ambiance
“For me, Stella represents Milwaukee moving forward,” notes general manager Denise Ploof. “This concept is so on-trend. In essence, the menu is comfort food, but what draws me to it…
View ArticleOld look, new features as Farragut Hotel becomes Hyatt Place
Though the Farragut Hotel building’s name is changing, when renovation is complete the outside should look familiar to people who saw the century-old building in its prime.…
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White Lodging expands footprint, scale of redevelopment at I-65 and U.S. 30 intersection
New development will encompass 30-acres, requiring closure and demolition of the Star Plaza Theatre and Twin Towers office complex. White Lodging today announced that redevelopment plans for the Star Plaza…
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Well-being is brewing in Milwaukee as Westin Hotels & Resorts debuts in Wisconsin
Westin Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced the opening of The Westin Milwaukee, the brand’s debut in Wisconsin. Owned by an affiliate of Jackson…
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A Fresh Take on Traditional Steakhouse Dining
Stella Van Buren is a modern Italian-American restaurant located at the new Westin Milwaukee hotel downtown.…
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Downtown Denver hotel opening this summer will boast highest open-air rooftop bar in the city
The first dual-branded hotel combining a Marriott brand with a Starwood brand to open since the hotel companies’ high-profile merger last year will be in downtown Denver.…
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White Lodging women’s group advocates for career growth
Merrillville-based hotel development and management company White Lodging has started its first official advocacy group, WL Women, which promotes growth opportunities for women in business.…
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White Lodging expanding on success of Wyoming ranch
Merrillville-based White Lodging has been upgrading its acclaimed luxury ranch that spans 30,000 acres in the Platte River Valley in southeast Wyoming.…
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Where to Sip Cocktails Poolside in Austin
Take in the view from the tallest rooftop bar in Austin with a drink in hand and toes dipped in the water at Azul. The (free!) pool at The Westin…
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Dual-Brand Hotels Usher In A New Era As Bigger Properties Go Out Of Style
Of the 165 hotels in White Lodging’s portfolio, it operates eight as dual-brand properties in the U.S. with three more under construction. Maintaining brand distinction and integrity in these properties…
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These Destinations Are Using Virtual Reality to Put You in Their Place
Marriott IndyPlace consists of five Marriott hotels connected to the Indiana Convention Center. The complex is working with WeCreate Media to produce four 60- to 90-second virtual-reality videos, scheduled to…
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Indianapolis Hotels Sign Up For Wind Energy
Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (IPL), a subsidiary of The AES Corp., says six prominent hotels in downtown Indianapolis have pledged their participation in IPL Green Power Option, a program…
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