New Graduate Hotels President Sees Bigger Opportunities Beyond College Towns
Photo Credit: The Graduate Hotels portfolio includes the Graduate Berkeley (pictured) in California. Graduate Hotels
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Graduate Hotels is a company already roaring ahead with expansion into new countries and major cities. The pandemic can provide further investment opportunities for the college town-focused company to elbow into new destinations.
The rapidly growing Graduate Hotels brand doubled in size in two years. Its future isn't so centered on being a high-end hospitality offering in small-town America.
New leadership at the expanding brand indicates the company is intent on scaling up. The company named Kevin Osterhaus its new president Monday, Graduate Hotels exclusively announced to Skift. Osterhaus previously served as chief operating officer at Ennismore and oversaw global operations for The Hoxton Brand and its expansion across Europe and into the U.S.
Graduate Hotels is one of the fastest-growing hotel companies in the U.S., and Osterhaus will play an important role in maintaining growth for the independent hotel brand at a time when global conglomerates like Hilton
