New York law eases hotel-to-housing conversions
A new state law is making it simpler for nonprofits in New York to purchase and convert distressed hotels to… Read More »
Local buyer will rebrand historic Syracuse, N.Y., hotel
A 95-year-old hotel in Syracuse, N.Y., has changed hands and will undergo a change of name. The Jefferson Clinton hotel… Read More »
Robots join depleted workforce at swamped hotels
Hotels are enlisting nonhuman help in their struggle to cope with staffing shortages as patronage swells in the waning of… Read More »
Hackers steal 20GB of data from Marriott hotel chain
Hackers have stolen 20 gigabytes of internal business files, including clients’ credit card details, from the Marriott hotel chain, DataBreaches.net… Read More »
Lenders take note of new Michigan hotel revenue law
Michigan has become the first state to classify hotel revenues legally as rents, a move that could significantly affect lending… Read More »
$100M-plus expansion in works for Austin’s Hotel Ella
Austin, Texas’ historic Hotel Ella will see a quadrupling of its guest rooms in an expansion planned by owner Rex… Read More »
Thailand seeks rise in tourist hotel rates as industry boost
Thailand’s tourism ministry plans to ask hoteliers to raise prices for foreign visitors to pre-pandemic levels while maintaining current low… Read More »
American Airlines gets exclusive WBD content
Magnolia Network and discovery+ will provide shows to American Airlines in a deal that features exclusive content and undisclosed financial… Read More »
Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun in Mexico to open Dec. 20
Blue Diamond is planning to open its new Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun in Mexico on Dec. 20. The 1,049-suite resort… Read More »
Airlines offer digital customer service
Pandemic-era emphasis on touchless service and the need to offer more flexibility with staff at a premium has led to… Read More »
United videos highlight Black golfers, HBCU initiative
United Airlines has tapped golf influencer Roger Steele for a four-part video series highlighting Black golfers as part of United’s… Read More »
Delta exec, staffer on NYC’s LaGuardia Airport
From her first incoming flight as a flight attendant 37 years ago to the recent inauguration of a sparkling new… Read More »
United “challenged” by air traffic staffing
Unless the air traffic control system adds enough staffing, US aviation “will remain challenged this summer and beyond,” a United… Read More »
Air Canada suspends pet travel in cargo holds
Air Canada will not accept new requests for pets to travel as baggage until Sept. 12 due to congestion, delays… Read More »
FAA awards $1B in infrastructure grants to 85 airports
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded almost $1 billion in funding from the 2021 infrastructure bill to 85 airports to… Read More »
Biden nominates Denver airport CEO to head FAA
President Joe Biden has nominated Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Prior to his… Read More »
Blackstone grows leisure footprint with purchase of Crown Resorts
In June, Blackstone closed on a deal for Australia’s Crown Resorts worth $6.3 billion. Australian resorts have been slower to… Read More »
New structure coming to Accor’s 5K-plus stable
Accor, Europe’s largest hotel chain, will reorganize its global portfolio of 4,816 properties as of Oct. 1, designating two divisions… Read More »
Gun ban by NYC hotels touted as economic boost
Firearms will be forbidden at approximately three of every four hotel rooms in New York City under an agreement between… Read More »
Trouble grows for Brooklyn’s contested Tillary Hotel
The owner of Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Tillary Hotel, which is under bankruptcy protection and operating as a homeless shelter, is fighting… Read More »
John Lewis debuts culinary apprenticeship program
John Lewis Partnership has created an apprenticeship program aimed at growing the number of qualified chefs in Britain. The Chef… Read More »
Best boost in hotel occupancy claimed by Dallas in STR data
Dallas led the nation in hotel occupancy improvement as gauged against 2019, STR reports. Occupancy of 74.1% for June 19… Read More »
World’s tallest hempcrete construction to include hotel
Hemporium and Afrimat Hemp are embarking on a project that will result in the world’s tallest building to be constructed… Read More »
Southwest pilot duo enjoys Father’s Day flight
A father and son who are both Southwest Airlines pilots enjoyed their first flight together in the flight deck on… Read More »
Australia removes pandemic travel restrictions
Australia has lifted COVID-19 travel restrictions as of July 6. “Removing these requirements will not only reduce delays in our… Read More »
Vaccine transport has permanently impacted UPS’ operations
Demand for COVID-19 vaccines, many of which demand cold-chain storage, have lifted the fortunes of UPS’ health care operations, which… Read More »