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White Lodging Plans Late 2024 Opening of Kimpton Santo Hotel in San Antonio
IHG Hotels & Resorts | February 12, 2024
First Kimpton Hotel in San Antonio reveals name, announces leadership appointments SAN ANTONIO, TX (February 12, 2024) – Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury and lifestyle portfolio, announces today the name of its first hotel in San Antonio, Kimpton Santo, set to open in late 2024. White Lodging, the hotel’s owner and operator, also confirmed leadership appointments of Lynn Snyder, who will serve as the property’s general manager, and Jeremy Lander, as its director of sales and marketing. The inspiration behind Kimpton Santo’s name stems from the soulful essence of San Antonio’s namesak...
White Lodging Set to Open Plaza San Antonio Hotel & Spa
AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION HOTELS | January 17, 2024
- Plaza San Antonio Hotel & Spa to open on Thursday, January 18 - - The luxury hotel features 253 oversized modern guest suites, elevated dining, a resort-style pool, expansive meeting spaces and more - SAN ANTONIO, TX (January 17, 2024) - San Antonio’s first Autograph Collection Hotel, Plaza San Antonio Hotel & Spa, is set to open this Thursday, January 18. The new luxury hotel at the corner of South Alamo Street and East Cesar Chavez Boulevard features 253 oversized guest rooms, two restaurants/bars, expansive meeting space, and repurposed 19th century historic buildings that are home to a day spa and a one-of-a-kind bungalow s...
Kimpton San Antonio Celebrates Its Topping Out on Schedule
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants | July 20, 2023
SAN ANTONIO, TX (July 20, 2023) - White Lodging and its partners are pleased to announce that they have officially topped out the first Kimpton Hotel in San Antonio. The construction milestone on the 10-story building keeps the project on schedule after breaking ground in October of last year. Kimpton San Antonio, located at 423 S Alamo in downtown San Antonio, is set to open in the fourth quarter of 2024. As a part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury and lifestyle portfolio, Kimpton San Antonio stands at the forefront of a new wave of hospitality destinations in the city, offering a truly exceptional luxury lifestyle hotel experience. N...
White Lodging Rebrands The Otis Hotel as Plaza San Antonio Hotel & Spa, Autograph Collection
Autograph Collection® Hotels | February 9, 2023
SAN ANTONIO, TX (February 9, 2023) - White Lodging is pleased to announce the renaming of its new Autograph Collection hotel in San Antonio, TX., formerly known as The Otis Hotel. The new name, the Plaza San Antonio Hotel & Spa, Autograph Collection, is a nod to the area’s roots and hotel’s past identifiers. The 253-room hotel, located at 555 South Alamo Street in San Antonio, has had “plaza” in its name since it first opened in 1979 as the Plaza Nacional, making its new name a natural fit for this social gathering place. The hotel and spa is slated to open in Summer 2023. Representing an intersection of many diverse neighborhoo...
Hospitality Icon Bruce White Dies at 70
Bruce White | January 20, 2023
Merrillville, Indiana (January 20, 2023) – Bruce White, hospitality industry icon and Founder and Chairman of White Lodging, has died at the age of 70 after a nearly year-long battle with cancer. Bruce White founded White Lodging in 1985 with a single hotel in Northwest Indiana, ultimately growing the business into one of the industry’s largest privately held development, ownership and management companies. “Bruce was a visionary, a leader, and a hospitality icon like no other,” said White Lodging Chief Executive Officer Jean-Luc Barone. “I have learned more from Bruce about hard work, leadership, and family, than any other p...
White Lodging Breaks Ground on Kimpton in San Antonio, Texas
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants | October 13, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO (October 13, 2022) – Today, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Luxury & Lifestyle Collection, announced it will open its first hotel in San Antonio, Texas in late 2024. Located in the Central Business District and at the intersection of the city’s vibrant La Villita and Southtown neighborhoods, the 347-room hotel will be part new-build and part adaptive reuse of an 1850s-original schoolhouse. The property’s juxtaposition of the historic and the modern will embrace the city’s spirit of authenticity and the neighborhood’s creative energy. Owned and operated by White Lodging and ...
White Lodging to Bring First Kimpton Hotel to San Antonio, Texas
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants | July 12, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO (July 12, 2022) – Today, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Luxury & Lifestyle Collection, announced it will open its first hotel in San Antonio, Texas in late 2024. Located in the Central Business District and at the intersection of the city’s vibrant La Villita and Southtown neighborhoods, the 347-room hotel will be part new-build and part adaptive reuse of an 1850s-original schoolhouse. The property’s juxtaposition of the historic and the modern will embrace the city’s spirit of authenticity and the neighborhood’s creative energy. Owned and operated by White Lodging and wi...
UniFocus Helps Prepare Future Hospitality Leaders With Donation of Labor-Management Technology to The Union Club Hotel at Purdue University, Autograph
UniFocus | June 20, 2022
Award-winning boutique hotel is the only student-run Autograph Collection hotel in the world. DALLAS, TX— June 20, 2022— UniFocus, the leading provider of Workforce Management Systems, is pleased to announce that it is donating its advanced labor management platform to The Union Club Hotel at Purdue University, Autograph Collection. The historic boutique property on Purdue University’s campus is managed by White Lodging and offers Purdue University students real-word hotel management experience. Like other common systems in place at the hotel that are used across the industry, this donation by UniFocus helps ensure that future ind...
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