Black-owned Hotel Coming to Albany

The Gordon Hotel, scheduled to open in 2022, will be part of the Marriott International Brand, but of more note is that it will be the chain’s first black-operated hotel.

“We knew there would be a brand flag, but when we first started we didn’t know what the flag would be,” Lequerica Gaskins, Albany’s Downtown manager, said. “We’re excited it’s going to be the Marriott flag moving forward.”

“Started in 2016 by Damon Lawrence, Homage Hospitality is one of the few black-owned hotel brands and operators in the space that is truly and uniquely embracing black heritage, legacy, history, and culture of cities through the medium of hotels,” the statement said…

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