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- Lauren Bowles
- Vice President of Communications
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McKibbon Hospitality celebrates year of growth as Covid recovery continues
McKibbon grew its footprint over the past year by assuming management of 19 hotels throughout Florida, Georgia and Virginia, the company has revealed. The new additions – totaling 2,280 rooms – span select-service and extended-stay properties across various Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels Corporation brands. Since the pandemic began in 2020, the company has assumed management of 27 new properties in total. This brings the company’s current portfolio to 96 schemes, which together comprise 11,097 keys.
Read MoreMcKibbon Hospitality Celebrates Considerable Growth in 2021
A mix of select-service and extended-stay properties including flagship Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt brands, McKibbon assumed management of the following 19 hotels in 2021, expanding its existing presence in key Florida, Georgia, and Virginia markets.
Read MoreMcKibbon Hospitality Adds 19 Hotels to Management Portfolio
McKibbon is pleased to announce the addition of 19 new hotels and 2,280 total guest rooms to its ever-growing management portfolio in 2021. This considerable portfolio growth paired with McKibbon’s valued workforce building back to more than 2,300 associates this year, is a clear and promising indication of the company’s ongoing recovery, revitalization and overall upward trajectory following the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. A mix of select-service and extended-stay properties including flagship Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt brands, McKibbon expanded its existing presence in key Florida, Georgia, and Virginia markets.
Read MoreCelebrate Groundbreaking of the Courtyard by Marriott Gainesville, Georgia
Capstone Property Group, LLC, McKibbon Places and McKibbon Hospitality recently celebrated the official groundbreaking of the Courtyard by Marriott Gainesville, Georgia on Monday, December 6. The 130-room select-service hotel is set to anchor the highly anticipated mixed-use development, The National - a revival and redevelopment of Gainesville's long-vacant First National Bank building, which also broke ground during the event. Both the hotel and The National are anticipated to open in mid-2023.
Read MoreUSF announces new partnership to give students access to 93 teaching hotels
Out of the ashes of a grueling pandemic, leading area hotel firm McKibbon Hospitality and the USF Muma College of Business have risen to the challenge of combating the industry's crippling workforce shortage. Through a new partnership, the pair created a program that combines classroom-style of teaching with practical on-the-job experience. The agreement, announced Nov. 10, will provide students access to 93 teaching hotels within the McKibbon portfolio.
Read MoreTampa hotel company’s USF deal aims to train hospitality’s next generation
McKibbon recently announced a partnership with the University of South Florida in which students at USF’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management will engage in hands-on training at some of its nearly 100 hotels across the country, including the Courtyard by Marriott Tampa Downtown and the Kimpton Hotel Arras in Asheville, N.C. The partnership comes as USF aims to expand its hospitality management program from its Sarasota-Manatee campus into St. Petersburg and Tampa, opening the doors to hotel careers for entirely new swaths of students.
Read MoreJames Merrihew Appointed as Asset Manager
Merrihew will be working closely with McKibbon's Vice President of Asset Management, J.B McKibbon on these efforts. The fourth-generation family member to work for the company, J.B. McKibbon oversees all aspects of existing McKibbon investments, including acquisitions and ground-up developments, guiding asset management and financial analysis for our current properties and development analysis for proposed projects.
Read MoreUSF and hotel operator partner to help train the next generation of hospitality managers
McKibbon hopes to shape the next generation of hospitality managers by turning their hotels into learning environments. The partnership became a reality in November as USF and McKibbon Hospitality inked an agreement that will transform the school into a leader in educating the next generation of hospitality managers in the state's most important industry. That partnership will help propel the school to expand from close to 200 students – all located today on USF's Sarasota-Manatee campus – to more than 500 students spread across the Sarasota-Manatee campus, St. Pete campus and the Tampa campus in the next couple of years.
Read MoreWith McKibbon partnership, USF’s hospitality workforce pipeline to expand
USF’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, which is one of six schools in the USF Muma College of Business, has inked a partnership agreement with McKibbon Hospitality, which operates 100 hotels with large brands such as Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt. The partnership agreement with the Tampa-based hospitality group formally creates an accredited internship program for students to gain real-world, hands-on knowledge of working in the sector.
Read MorePartnership between USF and McKibbon Hospitality creates hospitality teaching lab with iconic hotel brands
The University of South Florida Muma College of Business and McKibbon Hospitality today announced a new partnership that will turn some premier hotel brands into intensive student training grounds. The new affiliation creates an innovative hospitality teaching lab program designed to give School of Hospitality and Tourism Management students first-hand experience in hospitality management at some of the world’s largest hotel brands, including Marriott and Hilton.
Read MoreHotel under construction
Construction workers peer over the edge of the new AC Hotel by Marriott under construction at 221 Township Avenue in Ridgeland, which broke ground in March 2019.
Read MoreDual-brand Courtyard By Marriott, Element By Westin Opens In Midtown
Noble Investment Group Thursday held an official ribbon cutting and grand opening of its new LEED-certified Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Midtown and Element by Westin Atlanta Midtown — the “first-ever” combination of the Courtyard by Marriott and Element by Westin brands under one roof.
Read MoreUrsula Howard Appointed Director of Sales At Hilton Garden Inn Jacksonville Ponte Vedra Sawgrass
McKibbon Hospitality, an award-winning leader in hotel management, today announced the appointment of Ursula Howard as Director of Sales for Hilton Garden Inn Jacksonville Ponte Vedra Sawgrass.
Read MoreAsheville boasts one of the longest foliage seasons in the US — these 10 central hotels offer striking views
The 128 rooms, suites, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom luxury condos are bright, airy, and filled with natural woods, white and neutral fabrics, textured walls, art by local Asheville artist Catherine Murphy, a desk, and floor-to-ceiling windows facing downtown Asheville and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Read MoreMcKibbon Family Foundation Makes $5 Million Donation to Florida International University
The McKibbon Family Foundation, led by philanthropists John and Letitia McKibbon, today announced a $5 million contribution to Florida International University’s (FIU) Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. The transformational gift was presented during a recent event celebrating well-loved and influential professor emeritus, Rocco M. Angelo’s 90th birthday, and will be used to establish an alumni center, new technology-focused programming, as well as scholarships for hospitality students.
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