november / December 2020
Vol . 54 , No . 8
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Personalities
Paying homage
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In 2018 , Damon Lawrence opened his first property , the four-room The Moor in New Orleans . Its success was a validation for Lawrence , whose Homage Hospitality puts black culture in the spotlight . “ The hospitality industry is just missing a very important component , which is diversity ,” says the ambitious Oakland , California-based developer .
A wild ride
travel essentials + kit
In a year when many hotel owners are nervously eyeing the exits , others are sharpening their pencils . This issue of HOTELS ’ Investment Outlook focuses on Highgate , a New York City-based real estate investment and hotel management company that hasn ’ t let the pandemic interfere with its shopping spree . Also : a region-by-region M & A outlook , observations from the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference , and how China is bouncing back from COVID-19 . Starting on Page A
M . I . S . T . ™ multi-functional innovative sanitizing technology
Departments essentials + kit
6 Editor ’ s diary World-class
12 trEnding COVID jobs Corporate travel Tech evolution
18 PErsonalitiEs Damon Lawrence
42 F & B Sustaining service
48 dEsign
La Réserve Eden au Lac
58 salEs & MarkEting
Work from hotel
61 tEchnology Future trends
66 suPPlylinE
68 Products
72 lagniaPPE Thibaut Stettler Awei Metta
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