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HospitalityNet
Riley Nail has been promoted to Vice President, Creative & Brand Experience at Makeready
Makeready, a Dallas-based hospitality company with hotels, restaurants, and retail brands across the United States, announces the promotion of Riley Nail to Vice President, Creative & Brand Experience, reflecting the company's continued investment in creative innovation and brand development across its growing portfolio.
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HospitalityNet
Mary Doyle has been promoted to Senior Director, Marketing & Communications at Makeready
Makeready, a Dallas-based hospitality company with hotels, restaurants, and retail brands across the United States, announces the promotion of Mary Doyle to Senior Director, Marketing & Communications, reflecting the company's continued investment in localized marketing excellence across its growing portfolio.
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HospitalityNet
Erica Purtill has been appointed as Director of Strategic Partnerships + Brand Activations at Makeready
Makeready, a Dallas-based hospitality company with hotels, restaurants, and retail brands in 11 U.S. cities, announces the appointment of Erica Purtill as Director of Strategic Partnerships + Brand Activations, a newly created role designed to elevate the company’s focus on innovative collaborations, immersive programming, and culturally relevant brand moments.
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Wall Street Journal
Is It a Hotel or an Exclusive Social Club? The Answer Is Both
Will people pay thousands of dollars a year to socialize at a hotel? That is the question facing the hospitality business as hotels across the country try to break in to a new line of business: members-only social clubs. But these clubs aren’t aimed primarily at out-of-town guests. Instead, hotels are mostly pitching the places to young locals, in hopes of creating a trendy destination in their hometowns—an intimate place to mingle with other members, or enjoy special amenities and activities.
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Houston Chronicle
How to Houston: A comprehensive guide to Houston's booming hotel renaissance
Inquiring about a hotel recommendation in Houston just five years ago might have sent the respondent into a minor panic. The city has an abundance of corporate and convention-adjacent accommodations, sure. A glassy and carpeted 20-story tower from a global chain is a far cry from a boutique, cozy or local stay. No offense — not everything that’s bigger is better in Texas when it comes to lodging.
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Forbes
This Boutique Hotel’s Breezy Design Brings A Subtle Vintage Surfer Vibe To Charleston
In the heart of Charleston is an intentionally designed boutique hotel that brings coastal charm to the city. Helmed by Cortney Bishop Design, The Ryder offers sun-soaked escapes inspired by vintage surf culture and 1960s motels. Laid-back bohemian style is at the core of the 91-guestroom property’s design, offering a fresh, playful energy that is arguably unlike any other property in Charleston.
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Hotel Management
Hotel Management’s 2026 Forty over 40
Hotel Management is proud to celebrate the achievements of the 2026 class of Forty over 40. We honor their wealth of experience, unmatched dedication, and unwavering commitment to elevating the standards of service and guest experience. These individuals embody the epitome of leadership, vision and resilience, serving as inspirations to the next generation of hoteliers and shaping the future of the hospitality industry.
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Hotel Management
Influential Women in Hospitality
Though Magrann is now the president/CEO of Makeready - a hotel, restaurant and retail "place maker" that specializes in branding, design, and operations - she began her hospitality career as a restaurant dishwasher, noting that her intrest in the industry was sparked by the art of hospitality and how it creates the power of community.
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Hotel Business
8he Junto offers lifestyle living with elevated design
The Junto, which opened earlier this year, is an independent lifestyle hotel offering its guests cozy accommodations, public gathering spaces and dynamic programming. Nestled in the “little west” area of downtown Columbus, OH, The Junto brings the community together, with ample opportunities to connect, dine and experience elevated design.
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Fox 4 News
86 Cancer: Local Chefs, Students Compete to Raise Money
There's a Chopped-style food competition happening in North Texas to raise awareness and money for cancer research. It's called 86 Cancer. Andres Jiminez with MakeReady joined Good Day to talk about the event Monday night at the Adolphus Hotel.
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Nations Restaurant News
Lifestyle hospitality company Makeready is ready to launch freestanding restaurants
After eight years, Makeready, a hospitality, restaurant and retail management company, is ready to open freestanding restaurants for the first time.
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Hotel Business
Q&A: with Christine Magrann, Makeready
Christine Magrann, president/COO, Makeready, leads with passion. From humble hospitality beginnings to heading up a company specializing in branding, design and operations of hotels, restaurants, retail and other experiential platforms, she prides herself on hard work and collaboration, which she uses to guide her team.
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Lodging Magazine
Rockbridge ‘Ready’ For Lifestyle Growth With New Brand
Longtime Rockbridge CEO Jim Merkel recently spoke about how the company he co-founded in 1999 has evolved over the decades.
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Insider Travel Report
Discover Makeready Hotels and The Junto in Columbus
Jim Merkel, CEO of Makeready Hotels, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about The Junto, his company’s new boutique property making its debut in up-and-coming Columbus, Ohio.
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D CEO Magazine
Coffee With: Makeready President and COO Christine Magrann
The leader behind the company that operates The Adolphus hotel shares why DFW is an important part of the brand's portfolio, industry trends to watch, and more.
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AOL
These 7 Hotels Will Give You the Royal Treatment, Just in Time for the Coronation
Inspired by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s stay at The Adolphus in 1991, book A Royal Stay at this iconic Dallas hotel and you will definitely feel like you’re getting the red carpet treatment.
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Lodging Magazine
Making a Good Impression: Makeready President Christine Magrann on Growing a Unique Brand
A self-described gardener, Makeready President and COO Christine Magrann was tapped by Jimmy Merkel, CEO and founder of investment firm Rockbridge, in 2015 to take on a position that entailed tending to a relatively new variety of guest, one seeking a more personal experience than that offered by the traditional brands.
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Supper Magazine
These 7 Hotels Will Give You the Royal Treatment, Just in Time for the Coronation
Inspired by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s stay at The Adolphus in 1991, book A Royal Stay at this iconic Dallas hotel and you will definitely feel like you’re getting the red carpet treatment.
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Hospitality Design
Five on Friday: February 17th, 2023
A look at the must-read news stories impacting the hospitality industry this week. Sleep tourism is on the rise, Black chefs and restaurateurs are reframing New Orleans dining, and HD Expo + Conference teases details about this year’s show. All that and more in this week’s Five on Friday.
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Skift
Independent Hoteliers Seek Every Edge Against the Big Brands
Talent retention, digital marketing tactics, partnerships with local brands, and sustainability strategies were among the topics that independent hoteliers discussed the most at last week’s Independent Lodging Congress 2023 event in Austin, Texas.