Tenn. initiative rewards hotel guests with air coupons
Visitors who book hotel stays at any of four Tennessee cities will be offered $250 airline vouchers under a new… Read More »
LGBTQ Americans find home in hospitality sector
Pride Month is a highlight but no break from business as usual for a hotel industry that’s been a leader… Read More »
Kosher hotel is all about the environment
A 17th-century manor house in Kent, England, has been transformed into a vegetarian, kosher ecohotel with a zip line, vegetable… Read More »
Entertainment center could open at Calif. casino
Red Hawk Casino in California has announced plans to build an entertainment center atop its eight-level parking garage. Plans for… Read More »
Legoland New York’s hotel to open Aug. 6
Legoland New York Resort in Goshen will take reservations for Aug. 6 and beyond for its Legoland Hotel. The resort… Read More »
DiamondRock Hospitality completes sale of NYC hotel
DiamondRock Hospitality has sold New York City’s Lexington Hotel in a $185.3 million deal. The REIT could use the net… Read More »
STR: Rise continues, 95% of hotels break even on profit
Gross operating profit reached the break-even point for 95% of US hotels as the sector climbed to 70% of the… Read More »
How 6 building failures pointed to a safer future
Investigations into the deadly partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., are expected to lead to revised building… Read More »
Second Sensei wellness retreat opening next year
Sensei Porcupine Creek, the brand’s second retreat, will open next year in California. The sister resort to Hawaii’s Sensei Lana’i,… Read More »
Hotel room cleaning reset prompts employment fears
Suspension of daily housekeeping commands broad support from hotel customers, according to an industry study, but labor leaders suggest that… Read More »
UN: Vaccination rate slowing tourism recovery
A new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development says the uneven vaccination rate around the world… Read More »
Fed study: Hotel, dining jobs grow via vaccinations
A new report from the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank credits the spread of COVID-19 vaccinations with boosting jobs recovery in… Read More »
NYC’s Four Season offers “street gallery” tour
The Four Seasons Hotel NYC Downtown is offering guests a three-hour guided tour, “The Streets are a Gallery,” to visit… Read More »
Hotel quarantine crisis spurs Australia entry reduction
Stress to its coronavirus hotel quarantine system wrought by emergence of the highly contagious delta variant has prompted Australia to… Read More »
MGM Resorts makes deal for Las Vegas Strip’s CityCenter
MGM Resorts International is buying the 50% stake in CityCenter Holdings controlled by Infinity World Development in a $2.13 billion… Read More »
At the high end, hotels offer maximum distancing
From exclusive gym sessions at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills to gourmet cooking at private homes… Read More »
Hospitality to LGBTQ guests makes business sense
Destinations, hotels and travel agencies that don’t welcome LGBTQ customers are losing out on billions of dollars from a burgeoning… Read More »
Americans itching to hit road, book stays, Google finds
A new Google analysis shows US demand for travel rising exponentially, with apps for hotel bookings and “travel to” searches… Read More »
Disneyland-area hotel market heats up as pandemic cools
Hotels near California’s Disneyland are attracting investors as tourism emerges from the pandemic. American Koyu Hotels’ $22 million purchase of… Read More »
McCann says “It’s Time” for MGM Resorts
McCann’s “It’s Time” campaign for MGM Resorts features two spots specifically promoting the Bellagio that are reminiscent of “Old Hollywood”… Read More »
Extended Stay America changes include new brand
Extended Stay America, fresh from its acquisition by Blackstone Group and Starwood Capital, has added an upgraded line to its… Read More »
New alliance merges top US lodging associations
The nation’s largest hospitality organizations, associations, the American Hotel & Lodging Association and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, have… Read More »
MGM Resorts go green with solar
MGM Resorts International has started up a roughly 100-megawatt solar array outside Las Vegas that will be managed by Invenergy… Read More »
Hotel investors confront unanticipated landscape
Foreclosures and forced sales of distressed hotel properties have not materialized nearly to the wide extent many predicted, leaving investors… Read More »
High-tech, hands-off approach marks lodging’s future
Contactless check-in, digital room keys, vending-machine dining and guest temperature monitoring are among aspects of the new normal as the… Read More »
$100M casino planned on Gila River Indian Community land
Gila River Indian Community plans to build a new casino on tribal land near Chandler, Ariz., now that a revised… Read More »