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Extended Stay Hotels
May 14, 2025
Hyatt Regency Atlanta Perimeter at Villa ChristinaAtlanta, GA

Michael Blank
Principal at Woodmont Lodging
Speaker

Profile

Michael L. Blank is a Principal at Woodmont Lodging. Mr. Blank has over 30 years of lodging industry experience including real estate investments, capital markets, hospitality and tourism consulting and hotel operations. Since co-founding Woodmont Lodging, Mr. Blank has spearheaded the acquisition, asset management and advisory functions. Prior to co-founding Woodmont Lodging, Mr. Blank was an executive at RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) where he had portfolio analysis, transaction, and corporate finance responsibilities. Prior to joining RLJ, Mr. Blank worked in acquisitions and dispositions at Host Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HST) and in equity research at FBR Capital Markets covering publicly-traded lodging REITs. Mr. Blank also had roles at PKF Consulting and at the Willard Inter-Continental Hotel. Mr. Blank earned his undergraduate degree from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University and earned his MBA from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Agenda Sessions

  • Maximizing the Value of Hotel Assets for Sale

    3:55pm