Author: Katie Fernando

Hotels like to posit themselves as one’s home away from home, but lately this has been given a new twist. With the continued rise of home-sharing services such as Airbnb, hotels have decided to get into the arena by creating their own space in the private high-end home rental market. “Now they see it’s the same travelers just choosing different accommodations based on the occasion or situation,” Boston University assistant professor of hospitality marketing Makarand Mody told The New York Times, adding that guests who choose a hotel for a…

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The hotels that Hospitality Management LLC runs like to take part in their local communities. The Best Western Plus Patterson Park Inn, located in Arkansas City, is no exception and participated in one of their favorite community events this past weekend. The Patterson Park Inn has partnered with Southwestern College and made it a tradition of having a TV giveaway at senior night games. Last weekend the team attended the football game. They gave away of 50-inch Smart TV and also ran a hot chocolate bar for the game attendees.…

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We are so excited to announce that our latest hospitality project, the Best Western Plus West Lawrence, is open! It has been a great experience seeing this hotel come together. The hotel was developed by the Martens Companies’ Hospitality Development of America LLC division, and is being managed by Hospitality Management LLC. General manager Judy Riling started working for the company in July getting everything ready for the hotel to open. The Best Western Plus West Lawrence features 112 rooms, a meeting room, fitness center, indoor pool, outdoor grilling area…

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