Lehighton, PA – (June 11th) – Kana Hotel Group announced today that it has been awarded the management contract for the Hampton Inn Lehighton – Jim Thorpe, PA. The 78 room Hampton Inn Lehighton is located just off exit 74 on I-467 and enjoys easy access to many local attractions such as the historic town of Jim Thorpe, PA, the Pocono Mountains, and many other Skiing, hiking and outdoor destinations. The Lehighton Hotel is perfectly located in close proximity to many local businesses such as Ametek, Blue Ridge Pressure Castings, Carbon County Offices, and the Palmerton Hospital just to name a few.

Kana Hotel Group, a Knoxville, TN based Hotel Management and Development Company currently has forty-two properties in its portfolio, with an additional eight under development. Thirty-four of these hotels are Hilton branded, including fifteen that are Hampton Inns.

Alpesh Patel, CEO of Kana Hotel Group stated “This is a well located and well performing asset that we’re happy to add to our growing portfolio. We have twelve other Hamptons already open, and an additional three, including two dual-branded, opening in 2016; we love the brand and are glad to keep growing with them.” Kevin Mahoney, President of Kana Hotel Group added, “This property will fit in nicely with our other Award Winning Hampton that we operate in the nearby Easton, PA market. It will be great to have some operating synergies and efficiencies across the two.”