$10M to be added to Denver hotel fund for homeless
The Denver City Council voted Monday to spend an additional $10.2 million to provide hotel and motel rooms for the… Read More »
VICI CEO: US leisure market could come “roaring back”
The summer could mark the return of the leisure market, which could come “roaring back” due to pent-up demand and… Read More »
St. Louis hotel project taps BIM, prefabrication
Building information modeling and prefabricated components are facilitating construction of a $26.4 million AC Hotel in St. Louis. “BIM has… Read More »
Freebies, cost cuts beckon in new Hyatt campaign
A new promotion by Hyatt Hotels affords guests a choice between a free one-night stay with four paid nights or… Read More »
Amber Rock Resort could rise in Derbyshire, England
A public consultation process has begun on the Amber Rock Resort project set to be built on a former quarry… Read More »
Jungle Island redevelopment in Miami moves forward
Plans to redevelop Jungle Island in Miami into a new resort featuring a 300-room hotel were recently approved by city… Read More »
$5M campaign aims to improve hotel industry equity
The American Hotel & Lodging Association Foundation has launched a $5 million initiative to advance the status of women and… Read More »
Give employees a choice on how to communicate
The pandemic has emphasized that internal communications requires greater choice for employees, writes Kristin Graham, a former Amazon executive. Some… Read More »
Why new CEOs need a plan
New CEOs succeed by “arriving with a plan and with a team,” then getting to the truth of the company’s… Read More »
$5M campaign aims to improve hotel industry equity
The American Hotel & Lodging Association Foundation has launched a $5 million initiative to advance the status of women and… Read More »
“Glass cliffs” and the boards that enable them
Female leaders who are elevated to positions of senior leadership during crises are more likely to discontinue their roles early… Read More »
Southeastern Grocers to increase supplier diversity
Southeastern Grocers is pledging to increase its partnerships with food and personal care suppliers who are 51% owned and managed… Read More »
Black manager sues Amazon over assault, discrimination
A Black female senior manager at Amazon Web Services filed a federal lawsuit against the company and two executives in… Read More »
Large companies improving diversity disclosures
Large US companies are providing more information about diversity within their ranks on company securities filings and elsewhere. The trend… Read More »
Taste the Diaspora celebrates Detroit’s Black chefs
Chef Ederique Goudia founded Taste the Diaspora Detroit to create a platform for the city’s Black chefs and farmers, who… Read More »
New leadership center will honor Marriott’s Sorenson
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation has given $20 million to Howard University to create a leadership center… Read More »
Onwuachi hopes to “shake things up” at Food & Wine
Two decades after cooking his first recipe from Food & Wine as a 9-year-old, Kwame Onwuachi says he wants to… Read More »
Freebies, cost cuts beckon in new Hyatt campaign
A new promotion by Hyatt Hotels affords guests a choice between a free one-night stay with four paid nights or… Read More »
New Grecian hotel, Kalesma, features private terraces
Kalesma in Mykonos, Greece, opened in April with 25 suites and two villas with private terraces and pools that extend… Read More »
Alaska Airlines’ promotion gives free flights to Calif. residents
California residents who enroll in Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan by tomorrow can earn a free interstate flight, minus fees and… Read More »
American frequent flyers can swap miles for COVID-19 tests
American Airlines frequent flyers can now redeem points for at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are offered through a partnership with… Read More »
Southwest adds Fla., Mont. destinations
Southwest Airlines continues to expand its network, adding Florida’s Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport and Bozeman, Mont., to its route map…. Read More »
Health passes may have a role in future of travel
Digital health passes could affect travel in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with the European Union already debating how… Read More »
Hotels turn nightly vacancies to long-term workspace
Hotels stuck in a pandemic-caused slump that’s projected to persist for several years are filling the gap in some cases… Read More »
Air ticket sales remain depressed
Travel agencies sold 58.9% fewer airline tickets in the past six weeks than they did during the same period in… Read More »
FAA approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine for aviation industry
Following the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the Federal Aviation Administration… Read More »