Keyword: Even Hotels

The former Hyatt exec now oversees the expansion of the Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo and Even Hotels brands in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.

A third of the company’s more than 5,600 hotels and nearly 843,000 guestrooms already is adopting the change.

Plastic straws have already been removed from nearly 1,000 hotels in IHG's Europe, Middle East, Asia & Africa region.

The new properties consist of the Even Hotel Ann Arbor, Even Hotel Charlotte and Even Hotel Austin, and all are expected to open by 2020.

Hernandez has a career track with more than 20 years in the hospitality industry, and most recently served as GM of the Ramada Hialeah-Miami Airport North.

InterContinental Hotels Group has signed 10 new deals to grow seven of its brands in Western China. 

Hall Structured Finance closed a new first lien loan totaling $14.6 million to finance the construction of the 132-room Even Hotel in Alpharetta.

Set to open in the third quarter of 2019, the new-build hotel continues the expansion of the brand’s footprint in the Southeast.

The new properties are located in Sarasota, Fla., and Eugene, Ore., and once open they will add 234 guestrooms and suites to IHG's portfolio.

Karin Sheppard, former COO of IHG in Australasia and Japan, will take over as MD in Europe to drive company growth and hotel performance.