$6.5B bid not enough, Crown Resorts tells Blackstone
Australia’s Crown Resorts has rejected as too low the $6.5 billion takeover offer from Blackstone Group. Other concerns, including doubts… Read More »
Hotels seek $75M cut of Chicago’s COVID aid
The Illinois hotel industry is asking the city of Chicago for a $75 million share of federal pandemic relief funds… Read More »
U.S. employers announce COVID-19 vaccine requirements as workplaces reopen
Delta’s mandate that all new employees be vaccinated went into effect Monday. Some US businesses requiring employee vaccines The list… Read More »
Business travel has disappeared, how quickly will it rebound?
Book tickets. Schedule meetings. Obsess over your presentation. Pack a carry-on. Rush to the airport. Check out the lounge. Priority boarding…. Read More »
$21.6M N.Y. loan honors hotel’s green commitment
Developers of the Wildflower Farms hotel in New York’s Hudson Valley are touting it as one of the industry’s most… Read More »
Former New Orleans orphanage reborn as high-end hotel
A new upscale boutique hotel in New Orleans occupies an imposing Victorian building that was founded as an orphanage during… Read More »
Hotel points “star” in Amazon Prime’s Florida promotion
A quirky dramedy, “Life’s Rewards,” streaming on Amazon Prime, YouTube and GoUSA TV, is a marketing campaign for Visit Florida… Read More »
Caribbean welcome mat getting intense workout
Hotel reopenings, flight resumptions and a host of other signs point to a rebound for Caribbean tourist destinations hammered by… Read More »
$70M refurbishment graces star-studded Arizona Biltmore
A sprawling Phoenix hotel that’s played host to US presidents and show business headliners since its birth in 1929 has… Read More »
Disney touts Paris park reopening, hotel unveiling
Disneyland Paris, including its Newport Bay Club Hotel, will reopen June 17 after the pandemic brought on two lockdowns that… Read More »
End mask rule for vaccinated guests, hotel group urges
The American Hotel & Lodging Association is recommending that hotels drop mask requirements for fully vaccinated guests, but without demanding… Read More »
Change Austin, Texas, hotel tax spending, panel urges
The Austin, Texas, Tourism Commission is asking the City Council to consider a variety of new tourism-promotion uses for the… Read More »
Bullish St. Regis pursues measured but major expansion
Luxury brand St. Regis Hotels & Resorts plans a near-doubling of its portfolio by 2024, with Aruba, Bermuda, the Dominican… Read More »
Bulk of LGBTQ+ populace plans 2021 trips, survey shows
Three-quarters of LGBTQ+ people surveyed in the US and globally say they plan to take vacations this year, and two-thirds… Read More »
Watch for hotel transaction uptick, expert advises
Hotel investors aren’t scooping up distressed properties as yet, though transactions appear to be on the upswing coming out of… Read More »
Long-awaited tribal casino in Calif. to break ground
Construction is set to begin next month on the North Fork Indian Tribe’s casino in Madera, Calif., a project that… Read More »
7 more locations added to surging avid hotels portfolio
IHG Hotels & Resorts is adding seven cities to its avid hotels brand, including three in fast-growing Texas. Launched in… Read More »
Biden infrastructure push lifts roadside hotel prospects
The roadside hotel sector is waxing enthusiastic over President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure rebuilding plan, with Choice Hotels International and… Read More »
Hilton’s latest resort opens in Yucatan
Hilton’s new Yucatan Resort Playa del Carmen has opened in Mexico, catering to all-inclusive, adults-only tourists. The resort has 60… Read More »
Las Vegas casinos, not hotels, freed for full capacity
Some Las Vegas casino resorts, including all nine operated by Caesars Entertainment Inc., have been permitted by state authorities to… Read More »
Amadeus developing new products in incubator
Amadeus has launched a business incubator, NexWave, to develop new products for the travel tech industry. A 100-member team is… Read More »
Marriott’s new HQ will accommodate collaboration, remote work
Marriott International’s new headquarters under development has been redesigned to accommodate fewer individual workspaces and will instead emphasize collaboration and… Read More »