Blackstone, Starwood Sweeten Extended Stay America Offer
Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Starwood Capital Group have increased their offer to purchase Extended Stay America to $20.50 per… Read More »
Tenn. city OKs temporary housing options for homeless
City Council members in Chattanooga, Tenn., have approved a plan to lease rooms from local hotels to provide temporary shelter… Read More »
Josun Palace brings Luxury Collection to South Korea
Josun Palace in Seoul is the first South Korean edition of The Luxury Collection by Marriott. Built in 1914, the… Read More »
Google unveils search, ad tweaks to meet travel surge
Three changes to Google’s travel platform are designed to bring hotel searching and advertising up to speed with growing demand…. Read More »
$49M sought for Calif.’s historic Hotel Santa Barbara
The 87-year-old owner of the Hotel Santa Barbara in California is putting the near-century-old boutique property up for sale with… Read More »
SCOTUS upholds $2M in online booking firms’ court costs
The US Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a decision that more than 170 Texas municipalities must pay more than $2… Read More »
Montreal hotel, restaurant to serve up in-room feasts
Gourmet dining via room service will be offered to guests at the Ritz Carlton, Montreal in an innovative collaboration with… Read More »
$810M deal ends TUI’s 49% stake in Spain joint venture
TUI Group says it will sell its 49% share in Spain’s RIU Hotels SA to co-owner RIU-Group for more than… Read More »
Why Indonesia’s Mandalika ‘new Bali’ is accused of human rights violations
Think of pristine waters, endless beaches, lined with palm trees and lush green mountains as a glorious backdrop. With travel… Read More »
UK prison dating to 1779 reborn as upscale hotel
The UK’s new Bodmin Jail luxury hotel is true to its name and heir to a long history, having been… Read More »
Las Vegas to be Memorial Day hot spot, AAA predicts
Las Vegas is projected to be one of the most popular travel spots for Memorial Day weekend, according to the… Read More »
Despite hotel REIT bankruptcy, distress remains low for CRE
Hospitality Investors Trust’s Chapter 11 filing last week was a rare exception to the lack of commercial real estate distress… Read More »
Miami firm heads $31M Del. public-private hotel venture
An 11-story office building in downtown Wilmington, Del., is undergoing conversion to a Staybridge Suites hotel under a program that… Read More »
Work begins on Tenn. development with 2 hotels
Work on the Liberty Park development in Memphis, Tenn., starts Tuesday after the Tourism Development Zone Bonds that can be… Read More »
Ground Round has a new concept on tap
Casual dining chain Ground Round has partnered with a Best Western Hotel in Waterloo, Iowa, to create a beer-centric concept… Read More »
Europe pipeline hits historic highs in Q1
Europe’s hotel construction pipeline set records in both projects and room totals in the first quarter, posting 1,928 and 310,523,… Read More »
Hospitality execs on the industry’s role in fighting racism
Forty percent of restaurant managers and 60% of chefs are people of color, according to the National Restaurant Association, and… Read More »
Pandemic prompts New Zealand hotel to create spa
Eichardt’s Private Hotel in New Zealand has added the Vault Spa, initially opened as a way to serve local guests… Read More »
Hotel, flight prices rise sharply with enlivened market
Hotel rates and airline fares are soaring right along with demand as American wanderlust emerges from the pandemic. But while… Read More »
Skift: Index tracking 22 countries shows uneven recovery
The Skift Recovery Index, which tracks real-time travel data in 22 countries, finds the recovery uneven. In Asia, for instance,… Read More »
New attraction with hotel proposed for Jamestown, N.D.
The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation is seeking requests for letters of intent for the development of Bison World, A Legendary Experience… Read More »
STR: April was US hospitality’s best month in year-plus
New figures from STR show April as the highest-performing month for the US hotel industry since February 2020, the month… Read More »
Some Disney hotel rooms in Fla. to become timeshares
Walt Disney World Resort is moving to increase revenue and bolster occupancy by converting some rooms at its Grand Floridian… Read More »
Alarm over construction near ancient city of Teotihuacán in Mexico
The Mexican government has condemned unauthorised building work being carried out at the ancient city of Teotihuacán, near Mexico City…. Read More »
Arizona dining figure Sam Fox plans Phoenix hotel
Internationally noted Arizona restaurateur Sam Fox plans to open an upscale hotel in Phoenix in 2023, featuring a cosmopolitan mix… Read More »
‘Explor-cation’ brings Hyatt guests up close and local
Hyatt Hotels is affording guests in-depth engagement in local destinations at select hotels across the globe through a program called… Read More »