White Lodging Explained
White Lodging Services Corporation is a privately held American hotel management company. As of 2022, it manages about 50 hotels.[1] [2]
White Lodging was founded in 1985 by Bruce W. White, who was the company's chairman.[3] [4] In January 2022, Jean-Luc Barone was named the company's CEO, replacing Ken Barrett who remains as president.[4] [5] [3] The company is headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana.[1] [3]
In 2014 and 2015, White Lodging was the subject of data security breaches at numerous locations that it manages.[6] [7] [8] [9] In December 2017, White Lodging announced that it would be selling 82 of its suburban hotel management contracts to Interstate Hotels & Resorts, cutting its hotel portfolio in half and resulting in the loss of more than 50 corporate office staff.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Pete . Joseph S. . White Lodging exits suburban hotels, investing $750 million in new projects . Northwest Indiana Times . November 26, 2022 . May 31, 2022.
- Web site: We are White Lodging . WhiteLodging.com . November 26, 2022.
- Web site: Avila . Larry . White Lodging shuffles executive leadership; names new CEO . Northwest Indiana Business Magazine . November 26, 2022 . January 10, 2022.
- Web site: Leadership . WhiteLodging.com . November 26, 2022.
- Web site: Pete . Joseph S. . White Lodging names new CEO and COO . Northwest Indiana Times . November 26, 2022 . January 8, 2022.
- Web site: Banks: Card Thieves Hit White Lodging Again — Krebs on Security . Krebsonsecurity.com . February 3, 2015 . September 7, 2015.
- Web site: Hotel Franchise Firm White Lodging Investigates Breach — Krebs on Security . Krebsonsecurity.com . January 31, 2014 . April 2, 2017.
- Web site: Yet Another Big Hotel Credit Card Breach - Is Your Information Safe? . TheStreet . April 2, 2017.
- News: Perlroth . Nicole . Latest Sites of Breaches in Security Are Hotels . 2019-12-31 . . 31 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140204164409/http://nytimes.com/2014/02/01/technology/latest-sites-of-breaches-in-security-are-hotels.html . 2014-02-04 . unfit.
- News: Pete. Joseph S.. UPDATE: White Lodging selling off 82 hotel contracts as it goes on national building spree. 9 December 2017 . Northwest Indiana Times. 6 December 2017.
