Hilton’s Egypt growth plan: 9 hotels, 3 new brands
Hilton Worldwide plans to add nine hotels by 2026 to the 14 it lists in Egypt, with three new brands… Read More »
Progress, with far to go, found in US hotel occupancy
US weekly hotel occupancy reached a 20-week high in the Feb. 28-March 6 period, though it remained well below that… Read More »
Report: Casino resort may be be in cards for NYC
Bally’s Corp., Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts reportedly are vying to bring a casino resort to New York City,… Read More »
Eagle Hospitality Trust to auction 15 US hotels
Singapore-listed Eagle Hospitality Trust is holding a stalking-horse auction for 15 US hotel properties with a starting price of $470… Read More »
Miami chosen for Kayak’s foray into hotel trade
The travel search engine company Kayak has entered the hotel business in partnership with the Life House chain, planning the… Read More »
$1.4B purchase by Hilton Grand Vacations signals upturn
Hilton Grand Vacations, a timeshare spinoff from Hilton Worldwide, says it plans to purchase Diamond Resorts International for $1.4 billion…. Read More »
Yucatan resort up next for Hilton-Playa partnership
Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Playa Hotels & Resorts will open their second all-inclusive property in Playa del Carmen, Mexico,… Read More »
Hotel tax bumped in Portland, Ore., to aid tourism
The city tax on hotels and vacation rentals in Portland, Ore., will rise to 3% from 2% after June 30… Read More »
Valle de Guadalupe is for wine lovers
Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California is just 45 minutes south of the US border and is a destination for… Read More »
Robots are made to deliver in hotels
The pandemic has turned the concept of customer service on its head, and hotels have had to get creative to… Read More »
Hotels can now join Tripadvisor Plus
Hotels can now join Tripadvisor Plus, as the platform expands its services to become a distribution site for hotels. Membership… Read More »
Vaccines pave way for return of business travel
The distribution of coronavirus vaccines worldwide should help speed up a rebound in global business and leisure travel, industries hard… Read More »
Redevelopment with hotel eyed for Phoenix indoor mall
Developers are proposing a mixed-use project that includes a hotel, offices and residences on the 98-acre site of Phoenix’s oldest… Read More »
Pharrell: The Goodtime in Miami will justify its name
Bookings have begun as a scheduled April opening approaches for The Goodtime, a hotel in Miami’s South Beach developed by… Read More »
130-plus UAE restaurants link to new Marriott platform
Marriott International lists more than 130 United Arab Emirates restaurants in a new online dining platform for the Middle East,… Read More »
American Express poll shows wanderlust in fine health
Pent-up desire for travel is much in evidence in a new poll conducted a year into the pandemic. The American… Read More »
Hyatt Place OK in Portland, Ore., will be appealed
Opponents say they’ll appeal the Portland, Ore., City Council’s approval of a proposed 23-story Hyatt Place Hotel in the city’s… Read More »
Down the tubes? Not for hotels that join TV Land
The show has gone on, literally, for some hotels with pandemic-shrunken bookings, as they’ve transformed themselves into sets for television… Read More »
2024 pegged as full rebound point for hotel values
Distressed hotel assets will take until 2023 to surpass 50% of their recent value and until 2024 to reach full… Read More »
Bankruptcy ushers out guests of San Jose, Calif., hotel
The San Jose, Calif., Fairmont hotel closed without warning Friday after a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, but a spokesman voiced… Read More »
Foreclosure looms for Times Square upscale hotel
Foreclosure on a complex that includes the 42-story Times Square Edition hotel and retail property, once valued at $2 billion,… Read More »
Travel is becoming more vegan friendly
The increasing popularity of veganism is creating an opportunity for travel advisors to help vegan travelers find hotels and restaurants…. Read More »
67% of hotel leaders facing panic button mandates want this
Hotel panic buttons are a must-have for worker safety. While some brands and management companies have started mandating them, a… Read More »
Google unveils free booking links, enhanced options
Google is removing fees from its hotel booking links as of today in a shift that includes expanding choices for… Read More »
Hotels-for-homeless effort won’t grow, L.A. County says
Los Angeles County officials have decided not to expand a program using hotels to house homeless people at risk of… Read More »
Lag in business travel may become permanent
The effect of the pandemic on the business travel industry has been 10 times more serious than both the Sept…. Read More »