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 »
Middle Tennessee could see debut of new theme park
Plans to build an immersive theme park named Storyville Gardens in Middle Tennessee have been revealed. Hotels, entertainment facilities and… Read More »
NYC moves homeless people to shelters after hotel stays
New York City has begun the process of bringing homeless people who were housed in hotels for about a year… Read More »
Labor, other costs cloud brisk hospitality comeback
Resurgent demand in the hotel industry is being compromised by increased costs, particularly for labor, along with the lag in… Read More »
Extended Stay America Launches ‘Premium’ Brand
Extended-stay hotel company Extended Stay America has assigned 25 “new or completely renovated” U.S. properties to a new higher-end brand… Read More »
What will happen when hotel-based housing ends?
Hotels have housed people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic, but as travel resumes and hotels reopen they may have nowhere… Read More »
Investors favor leisure hotels as travel rebounds
A revival of hospitality investment from its pandemic doldrums is being led by the leisure sector as consumer demand grows… Read More »
Hotel, flight plans soar with vaccination rate
The vaccination spread has been accompanied by dramatically renewed confidence in travel and hotel stays, according to Deloitte’s State of… Read More »
Eagle Hospitality sells 10 properties to Monarch for $360M
Eagle Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust has sold 10 full-service US hotels and resorts to Monarch Alternative Capital for $360… Read More »
Tip from hotel chain chief: Gratuities grow staff
HEI Hotels and Resorts CEO Ted Darnall submits that increased tips from guests, rather than pay raises and bonuses, will… Read More »
China’s J Hotel Shanghai lays claim to world’s tallest
This month saw the opening of China’s tallest building, the J Hotel Shanghai Tower, which also is touted as the… Read More »
U.S. Extended-Stay Occupancy Nearly Reaches ’19 Level
Occupancy at U.S. extended-stay hotels in April returned almost entirely to April 2019 levels, recovering from the effects of the… Read More »
Senators eye aid to hotels via federal travel allowance
A bipartisan US Senate bill aims to boost the hospitality industry’s recovery by placing a two-year freeze on per diems… Read More »
Va. hotel’s $450K investment makes virtual personal
Virginia’s Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center has invested $450,000 to gear up for the new phenomenon of hybrid — face-to-face… Read More »
Accor, International LGBTQ+ Travel Association join forces
As part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Accor has partnered with the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association to promote… Read More »