CHLA Lodging News July/August 2019

2 Message from the Vice Chair 4 Hotelier Profile: Sunil “Sunny” Khatri 7 Insight into California Hotel Performance 8 Hotel Franchisors 13 The Origins and Growth of Franchising in the Hotel Industry 18 Northern California Hotel & Lodging Conference 20 Southern California Hotel & Lodging Conference 22 Upcoming Events 24 CHLA Marketplace 36 The CHLA Partners OUR MISSION CHLA is the indispensable resource for communicating and protecting the rights and interests of the California lodging industry, for providing educational training and cost-saving programs for all segments of the industry, and for supporting strategic alliances to promote the value of California tourism and travel. 18 13 LODGING  NEWS TABLE OF CONTENTS ON THE COVER The cover photography was taken by Steve Pate-Newberry SPN Photography www.spnphotographer.com