On the Road with Openings & Transitions

Many of our weeks are spent on the road, visiting projects in various stages – whether it’s announcing a transition to a hotel team, onboarding team members for a transition, or reviewing model rooms for an upcoming renovation, collaborating across departments is a vital part of our roles.

While onsite for a Transition, Megan’s day starts with a Transition Team meeting to touch base with the regional leaders to ensure critical path timelines are being met and verify any

outstanding due diligence needs. By mid-morning she’s checking in with IT on the progress of data migrations and visiting HR to ensure all new team members are completing their onboarding and attending orientations.

Throughout the day Megan checks in with the corporate support teams on the status of various legal requirements or systems interfaces. By lunch, the Transition team is hosting a Transition Celebration to welcome the property team to the Davidson Family!

The culmination of months – sometimes years – of work is Opening or Transition Day. Seeing guests walk through the door of a fully operational hotel for the first time; Team members buzzing around bringing all elements of the story to life, is immensely satisfying. It’s a testament to the coordination, effort, and dedication of everyone involved.

When you spend many weeks on the road, away from home and family, your work family becomes even that much more important. We’re lucky to work with amazing peers that make traveling & exploring new cities that much more fun.

Working on Openings & Transitions is dynamic, challenging, and rewarding. It offers the opportunity to bring teams together and spaces to life, blending creativity and strategy in equal measure. No two projects are the same, but the insights from each project inform the next, creating a cycle of continuous improvement. We hope to see you on the road soon at a project near you!