Arlo Hotels Doubles Down on DEI While Corporate America Retreats
Photo Credit: A yoga class at an Arlo Hotels property in midtown Manhattan, with an Equinox trainer. Arlo Hotels
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Jimmy Suh, president of Arlo Hotels, said the hospitality industry isn’t the place to scale back on diversity, equity, and inclusion because it needs the right talent to welcome all types of humans.
Arlo Hotels President Jimmy Suh is expanding the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at his 7-property hotel chain at a time when hundreds of U.S. companies are scrubbing such language from their annual reports.
“It would be rather foolish for any hospitality company to deviate away from the DEI initiatives when our very existence is to serve people from all walks of life, and we (can) only do so if we practice what we preach,” Suh said. "My understanding of DEI has always been ... it's part of the natural formula for having a great hospitality company."
The stance represents a contrarian approach in the current corporate climate. Recent analysis has shown many major firms distancing themselves from DEI terminology amid political pressure and shifting priorities following the
