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Lakeland Hospitality Group Celebrates Topping-Out of SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Lakeland, Florida
Tomlinson Construction is serving as the project’s development manager, overseeing the build and day-to-day construction efforts provided by general contractor Rodda Construction. McKibbon Places, an Atlanta-based company focused on hotel development and renovations, is consulting on the development of the hotel, which will be managed by Tampa-based McKibbon Hospitality.
Read MoreAsheville's Kimpton Hotel Arras, former BB&T site, nears opening day, now booking rooms
The 19-story structure at 7 Patton Ave., formerly known as the BB&T Building, has its first rooms available the week of Oct. 14 with rates starting at about $171 a night, its website shows. It marks a milestone for developer John McKibbon's 128-room hotel, which also features 54 condominiums — all sold — as well as two restaurants, meeting space and a fitness center, among other amenities.
Read MoreAround the World, Hotels Projects Are Underway
Tampa, FL-headquartered McKibbon Hospitality and Georgia-based McKibbon Places have broke ground on two new extended-stay hotels: Hyatt House Tampa Airport Westshore, located in Westshore’s Avion Park, and Hyatt House Orlando Airport, located in Orlando, FL’s Gateway Village.
Read MoreAsheville’s the Place for Colorful Leaf-Peeping
The Kimpton brand has finally landed in Asheville with their Hotel Arras, opening this month at Pack Square. The landmark location façade has been updated and transformed into an Art Deco masterpiece of glass, steel and stone.
Read MoreMcKibbon Breaks Ground on Two Hyatt House Hotels in Tampa and Orlando
Tampa-headquartered McKibbon Hospitality and Georgia-based McKibbon Places announced today the groundbreaking of two new top-tier extended-stay hotels: Hyatt House Tampa Airport Westshore, located in Westshore’s Avion Park at the corner of O’Brien St. and Laurel St., and Hyatt House Orlando Airport, located in Orlando’s Gateway Village.
Read MoreMcKibbon breaks ground on two extended-stay hotels in Florida
Tampa, Fla.-based McKibbon Hospitality and Georgia-based McKibbon Places announced the groundbreaking of two new extended-stay hotels: the Hyatt House Tampa Airport Westshore and Hyatt House Orlando Airport.
Read MoreSpinoff zone: McKibbon Hospitality creates a new company
Tampa-based hotel management firm McKibbon Hospitality has launched a spinoff company, McKibbon Places, that will be headquartered in Atlanta and specialize in third-party hotel development and renovation services.
Read MoreMcKibbon Hospitality Appoints Tony Marco as General Manager for Hyatt House Chicago/West Loop-Fulton Market
Fifteen-year hospitality veteran Tony Marco has been appointed General Manager of Hyatt House Chicago/West Loop-Fulton Market. In his new role, Marco will be responsible for overseeing all operations and functions of the 14-story, 200-room property, and a 50-person staff.
Read MoreHawaiian-Themed Party To Celebrate 100 Adopted Dogs Is the Best Thing You'll See This Week
Last month, the Aloft Orlando Downtown hosted an event called the Bow Wow Luau, which celebrated 100 dogs being adopted. The hotel, which participates in a foster dog programme exclusive to Aloft hotels managed by Tampa-based McKibbon Hospitality, reached out to the people who have adopted the 100 dogs in the hopes of getting all to attend.
Read MoreCenter for Craft honors local arts advocate John Cram
The Center for Craft received a $25,000 challenge gift from McKibbon Hospitality Chairman John McKibbon to support the Building a Future for Craft campaign, launched in 2017. “I am honored to support this effort to recognize John’s contribution to the arts in Asheville,” said McKibbon. “I hope my gift will inspire others to donate to this worthy cause.”
Read MoreMcKibbon Hospitality Appoints Leslie Lindley as Director of Sales for Aloft Tallahassee Downtown
Aloft Tallahassee Downtown, the city’s premier boutique hotel, has named Leslie Lindley its new Director of Sales. Lindley brings 12 years of hospitality experience to the position and has worked in sales for such premier brands as Marriott, Sheraton and Hilton.
Read MoreWhat To Expect At This New Asheville Boutique Hotel
Slated to open in late summer, the hotly anticipated Kimpton Hotel Arras marks a monumental transformation of Asheville, North Carolina’s tallest edifice–the former BB&T bank building at 7 Patton Ave.–into a 128-room boutique hotel by Georgia-based Winford Lindsay Associates.
Read MoreOrlando hotel’s ‘Bow Wow Luau’ celebrates 100 lobby dog adoptions through Pet Alliance partnership
The lobby of Aloft hotel in downtown Orlando Saturday was mutt-er chaos— poodles, pit bulls, Pomeranians and more came dressed in their beachiest attire to celebrate the 100th pooch adopted through the hotel’s partnership with the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando.
Read MoreMcKibbon Hospitality Celebrated as a Bicycle-Friendly Business
In keeping with ongoing efforts to maintain a vibrant and progressive workplace, McKibbon Hospitality has been recognized as a bicycle-friendly company on two fronts: It received a Bronze designation as Bicycle-Friendly Business by the League of American Bicyclists; additionally, McKibbon was among four out of a hundred bike-friendly businesses in the Tampa Bay area to receive special recognition at the Bike/Walk Tampa Bay Summit held on June 21.
Read MoreShelter pets find work (and homes) as hotel 'lobby dogs'
A foster dog program at the Aloft Asheville Downtown in North Carolina proved so popular that three other properties managed by McKibbon Hospitality have implemented programs as well.
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