HotelNewsNow.com is a division of STR and is affiliated with STR Global, STR Analytics and RRC Associates. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, HotelNewsNow.com is an online news resource that combines the decades worth of experience from its editorial team along with unprecedented access to STR data to provide vital, up-to-the-minute information for hotel decision makers throughout the world.
HotelNewsNow.com comprises a website and numerous email newsletters, including the Daily Update, Hotel Investment Barometer and Product Showcase. Its reader community includes executives who own, manage, or finance hotels, as well as the managers and employees who oversee the operations of hotels worldwide.
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Jeff Higley
Editorial Director, Digital Media/Director of Communications
jeff@HotelNewsNow.com
Jeff Higley is the former editorial director for Hotel & Motel Management magazine and has specialized in hotel industry journalism for a dozen years. He oversees all aspects of the HotelNewsNow.com digital platform, including the HotelNewsNow.com website and daily newsletters. Jeff also leads STR’s corporate public relations efforts and is a speaker at a number of industry events.
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Patrick Mayock
Editor in Chief
patrick@HotelNewsNow.com
Patrick Mayock leads the day-to-day production of the HotelNewsNow.com website and the Daily Update newsletter. In addition to writing articles and special reports, he manages columnists and oversees video and multimedia production. Patrick is a graduate of the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.
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Jason Q. Freed
News Editor - Americas
jfreed@HotelNewsNow.com
Jason joined HotelNewsNow.com as News Editor of the Americas region in September 2010 after reporting on the hotel industry for three years at a print publication. Prior, he spent five years in the newspaper journalism field and has won several awards for his writing. Jason is a graduate of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State University.
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Shawn A. Turner
Finance Editor
shawn@HotelNewsNow.com
Shawn A. Turner covers the financial side of the hotel industry. He also heads up the Hotel Investment Barometer, which focuses on hotel transactions, debt, and other topics the industry’s real-estate pros need to know. Prior to joining HotelNewsNow.com, Shawn worked as a business reporter in Vermont and finance/legal reporter in Ohio as well as a media and investor relations professional at a publicly held technology company. He earned his undergraduate degree in newspaper journalism from Kent State University in Ohio and his graduate degree in business journalism from Baruch College in New York.
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Lynsie Chamberlain
Director of Business Development
chamberlain@HotelNewsNow.com
Lynsie Chamberlain is responsible for developing and maintaining partnerships with clients of HNN and STR. Lynsie brings with her two years of award-winning advertising sales experience in the newspaper industry. She is a member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s Under 30 Gateway.
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Stephanie Wharton
Reporter
swharton@HotelNewsNow.com
Stephanie Wharton joined the HotelNewsNow.com team in June 2011, and covers all aspects of the hotel industry. In addition to writing articles, she also assists with video and media production. Stephanie is a graduate of the School of Communications and Theater at Temple University.
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Alissa Ponchione
Copy Editor/Reporter
aponchione@hotelnewsnow.com
Alissa Ponchione handles the daily copy editing duties at HotelNewsNow.com. Additionally, she writes articles and handles columnists. Before joining the HotelNewsNow.com team, Alissa worked at a nightclub and bar industry trade publication. She is a graduate of American University with a master's degree in literature. She also graduated from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.
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Samantha Worgull
Editorial Assistant
sworgull@hotelnewsnow.com
Samantha Worgull is responsible for a variety of tasks at HotelNewsNow.com, including daily production, social media and analytics. She also contributes a story or two a month along with a monthly hotel app blog called Kickin' Apps. Samantha is a graduate of the Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
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