Hospitality

Amsterdam-Based Hospitality Platform Mews Launches New Commercial Hub in Dallas

by | Oct 8, 2025
Mews said its decision to open the Dallas hub follows the company's recent growth in the U.S. and reflects its strategy to build a stronger pipeline of early-career sales talent. The company—which serves 12,500 customers across more than 85 countries—sees Texas as "a magnet for tech expansion."
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Dallas’ Pacific Elm Forms 3-O Real Estate With Ignite-Rebees Founders to Develop ‘Irreplicable’ Mixed-Use Destinations
by | Sep 26, 2025
Pacific Elm CEO Jonas Woods will helm the new venture, with Billy Prewitt stepping up to replace him at the company. Backed by veterans of placemaking, investment, and hospitality, 3-O is expected to oversee more than $4 billion in projects spanning Dallas, LA, and other major markets.
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Hospitality Tech Platform Craftable Taps Former Black Box Intelligence Chief as New CEO
by | Aug 21, 2025
David Cantu joins Dallas-based Craftable to lead its next phase of growth. Craftable co-founder Samuel Zats will shift roles to focus on AI, product innovation, and long-term strategy as the company prepares a brand refresh.
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Dallas Hospitality Tech Co. Enseo Promotes Its CFO to CEO Post
by | Feb 6, 2025
Enseo—a leader in guestroom hotel TV and entertainment, managed Wi-Fi, smart room controls, and employee safety devices—said Brian Gurley will guide its vision and strategic direction as the company executes its multi-faceted growth strategy.
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Dallas Hospitality Company Makeready Appoints New President of Operations

by | Oct 11, 2024
Eric Gavin will work alongside Christine Magrann, president of brand development and restaurants, in leading Makeready.
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‘Smart Spaces’ Conference Returns to North Texas, Spotlights IoT Innovation in Multifamily and Hospitality
by | Sep 12, 2024
Parks Associates' "Smart Spaces" conference in Richardson will bring together property owners, building managers, and tech leaders to discuss innovations in the industry Sept. 24-25. Keynote speakers from Amazon Key, Luma Residential, and Stoneweg US promise insights from industry heavyweights.
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Aimbridge Hospitality Names New Chief Global Growth Officer
by | May 10, 2024
Eric B. Jacobs joins Aimbridge after nearly 20 years at Marriott International. He succeeds Allison Reid, who served as Aimbridge's chief global growth officer from July 2022 to May 2024.
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Ashford Hospitality Trust Announces Leadership Transition as Veteran CEO Steps Down
by | Apr 19, 2024
Stephen Zsigray, Ashford's current SVP of corporate finance and strategy, is set to lead Ashford Hospitality Trust into a new era following Rob Hays’ departure.
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Sabre Acquires E-Commerce Provider Techsembly to Expand, Accelerate its Hospitality Retailing Solutions

by | Jul 30, 2023

Sabre Corp., the Southlake-based provider of software and technology for the travel industry, has acquired Techsembly, a U.K.-based hospitality e-commerce provider.

No financial details of the transaction were released.

“Sabre’s agreement with Techsembly reaffirms our position as a leading global hotel commerce and distribution platform in the hospitality industry,” Sabre Hospitality President Scott Wilson said in a statement....

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Dallas-Based Architecture and Development Firm Premier Welcomes SVP of Strategic Partnerships
by | Jun 9, 2023
Athena Christodoulatos brings 11 years of experience in the hospitality industry and adds extensive strategic planning and relationship building to Premier's growing team, the company said.
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Merriman Anderson Architects Names Director of Hospitality, Historic/Adaptive Reuse
by | Feb 15, 2023

Jennifer Picquet-Reyes has been named director of hospitality, historic/adaptive reuse by Dallas-based Merriman Anderson Architects.

“Jennifer has a unique passion for architecture and creating new spaces,” MAA President Milton Anderson said in a statement....

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Hyosung Innovue: The ATM Maker Rebrands to Embrace a ‘Customer-Led Revolution’   
by | Jan 31, 2023
The Irving-based maker of ATM technology based its new "Innovue" branding on the words "Innovation + VIsion"—expressing Hyosung's goal of creating exciting new solutions, services, and experiences. "Nowhere in our new frame of reference will you find the words ATM, cash, retail, or banking," CMO Brad Nolan told Dallas Innovates. "We have opened the aperture and unshackled our employees to think big."
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‘The Social Hotel’: SOVA Prepares to Open its Doors in Downtown Dallas

by | Apr 28, 2021
Two local brothers are preparing to open the city's first "social" boutique hotel this summer. The new approach puts guests in micro-rooms in exchange for access to luxurious elements sourced from around the world at a lower rate. Geared toward frequent travelers, the hostel-meets-luxury model provides group spaces, curated travel itineraries, and daily activity recommendations.
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How a Plano-based Hospitality Tech Firm is Using Innovation to Expand During the Pandemic
by | Mar 9, 2021
From hiring more women executives to inking a new deal with HBO, Enseo continues to thrive by delivering touchless tech and digital communications to make it safer to return to hotels. Next up? CEO Vanessa Ogle is eyeing new markets such as senior living and hospitals. The Latina-led Plano company survived the pandemic by creating new products to reduce the number of surfaces and people travelers must come in contact with as COVID turned the hospitality sector upside down.
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How Plano-Based SalesBoost Uses Patented Voice Tech to Train Teams With On-Demand Learning
by | Nov 9, 2020
The woman-owned company has a new partnership with Beekeeper, a mobile platform used by Hilton, Mandarin Oriental, and more, to provide hospitality workforce courses. Based on the neuroscience of adult learning, users tap into role-based content to learn by doing.
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Mayor’s Star Council Announces Its 2020-21 Class of Emerging Leaders
by | Oct 26, 2020
This year, 40 young Dallas professionals in eight areas of cultural and industry influence were picked to join the Mayor's Star Council. Here's a look at MSC's ninth class, dubbed #Redefine9.
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