Housing needs drive growth in apartment conversions
Conversions of office, retail and hotel properties into multifamily buildings are on track to produce 20,100 new apartments this year,… Read More »
Report says Americans are in the mood to travel
A new NerdWallet report says that 43% of Americans plan to travel during the holidays, a 24% increase over last… Read More »
Hotelier’s $2.5B bid spices courtship of Singapore firm
Billionaire hotelier couple Ong Beng Seng and Christina Ong have offered about $2.5 billion in cash for the commercial properties… Read More »
North Carolina’s Ghost Town in The Sky to be revived
Ghost Town in the Sky LLC has selected Storyland Studios to revive and redesign the shuttered Ghost Town in The… Read More »
Hotel Zena celebrates women
Hotel Zena on Logan Circle in Washington, D.C., is the first hotel to celebrate everything female and was designed by… Read More »
Hoteliers go high-tech for air quality
Guest concerns about air quality in the COVID-19 era have spawned an array of cutting-edge filtration and purification systems for… Read More »
Report: U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Declines
The U.S. hotel construction pipeline as of Sept. 30 declined 8 percent year over year to 4,837 projects, according to… Read More »
Wyndham: Q3 Blue-Collar Business Travel Strong, Consistent
Demand during the third quarter from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ “everyday business travel segments” outpaced the company’s third-quarter 2019 results,… Read More »
Business travel to remain sluggish
Corporate and travel experts think business travel will rebound slowly with virtual events staying strong. Travel budgets are expected to… Read More »
Privai expands into spa, salon business
Privai is building on the success of its skin and body care products business by establishing Privai Spa + Salon,… Read More »
RLJ Lodging makes $89M deal for Boston hotel
RLJ Lodging Trust has bought the fee simple interest in the AC Hotel by Marriott Boston Downtown in an $89… Read More »
Business upswing helps lift Hilton to $240M Q3 profit
A business travel surge supplemented the mainstay of leisure bookings to propel Hilton Hotels’ third-quarter profits to $240 million. The… Read More »
Ryman Hospitality to buy Block 21 in Austin for $260M
Ryman Hospitality Properties is buying the famed Block 21 in Austin, Texas, for $260 million. Stratus Properties had first announced… Read More »
Hotel-plus project will end Target absence from Detroit
Target will open a small-format store in Midtown Detroit, marking the retailer’s return to a city it left with the… Read More »
UK hotel quarantine, other barriers reportedly may fall
UK officials are poised to drop travel constraints such as a hotel quarantine and a hazard list of seven countries… Read More »
Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas Offers Special ‘Singles Day’ Package
November 11 is Singles’ Day, an unofficial Chinese holiday whose popularity has extended to the Western world as a sort… Read More »
The Ritz-Carlton Debuts In Mexico City, Center of Commerce and Culture
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. is excited to announce the debut of The Ritz-Carlton, Mexico City, providing discerning travelers with a… Read More »
Top Hotel News Stories From October
Top Hotel News From October October is a great month, filled with spooky activities, lively fall colors and a distinct,… Read More »
Hilton: Booking Future Group Business a ‘Delicate Balancing Act’
Hilton Worldwide president and CEO Christopher Nassetta sounded very optimistic about his company’s recovery and future demand prospects during a… Read More »
Accor: Leisure Demand Boosts Q3 Revenue
Accor reported third-quarter revenue of €589 million, up 79 percent like for like, year over year, yet down about 40… Read More »
Historic San Francisco hotel will return as homeless site
San Francisco’s near-century-old Abigail Hotel will reopen as a transitional housing center for homeless people, Mayor London Breed announced. The… Read More »
Pandemic toll: Mexico’s Grupo Posadas files Chapter 11
Losses from the pandemic have pushed one of Mexico’s largest hotel chains into a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the… Read More »