63% Quality Assurance Score
December 2016
The Hilton Anchorage Hotel
June 14, 2017
Alaska OSHA “Hazard Alert Letter”
Where Alaska OSHA finds a workplace hazard, but determines that it does not meet the requirements for a General Duty Clause violation, it issues a “Hazard Alert Letter.” Alaska OSHA sent the Hilton such a letter on April 13, 2017 after finding that “the outdoor parking garage had problems with aging/weathered paint, such as bubbling, flaking, and peeling.” Read the letter here.
Hilton Anchorage Update
On Thursday January 26, 2017, Housekeeping manager Ivan Tellis announced to the housekeeping department that Holland America Cruise line will not be using the Hilton Anchorage Hotel to lodge guests this summer. Holland America had been a regular customer of the hotel.
Report: Flagging Debt Issues for Lenders and CMBS Bondholders re: Columbia Sussex Corporation
January 20, 2017
At its peak, Columbia Sussex had over 80 properties; today the company has less than half of that number. Much of the shrinkage is attributable to the company’s failure to meet debt obligations, an issue the company has struggled with even while the lodging industry recovered following the global financial crisis.