Airlines take safety precautions for flights in D.C. area
Airlines are working with law enforcement after President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol. American Airlines has beefed up… Read More »
Nongaming Vegas hotel’s builder likes odds for oddity
Locally born developer Lorenzo Doumani is making an $850 million bet that a nongaming, nonsmoking resort near the Las Vegas… Read More »
Iowa city speeds up $1.2M loan issuance for new hotel
The Clear Lake, Iowa, City Council has voted to extend a $1.2 million loan to a Marriott hotel and event… Read More »
Ski vacations still popular but different
Colorado’s ski resorts are proving popular with locals and travelers even as they implement new reservation systems and other restrictions…. Read More »
Commentary: Hotel property values slumping, unsettled
Hotel property values have declined sharply during the pandemic, but sellers and buyers won’t arrive at levels of discounts until… Read More »
Philadelphia to welcome $600M Live! Casino & Hotel
The $600 million Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia will open this month in the city’s Stadium District, more than two… Read More »
Hyatt loyalty campaign encourages stays at new hotels
An initiative by Hyatt Hotels Corp. incentivizes members of the World of Hyatt rewards program to book stays at new… Read More »
Sell 20% of China business, financier advises MGM
MGM Resorts International has been urged by an investment firm to sell 20% of its China business to a strategic… Read More »
Investor pushes for Ashford Hospitality to overhaul board
Activist investor Cygnus Capital expressed concerns about the management of Ashford Hospitality Trust and notified shareholders that it is backing… Read More »
Virtual can be hospitality’s new reality
Operating remotely can work well for a hotel industry that’s historically relied on face-to-face interaction, but a host of challenges… Read More »
Hotel REIT sector could offer opportunities for public-to-private deals
Consolidation in the hotel REIT sector might be more likely to come through public-to-private transactions than through public-to-public ones, analysts… Read More »
Safari lodges give new meaning to ecotourism
Some of the most cutting-edge advances in tourism can be found in the wilds of Africa, where some tours are… Read More »
Kauai quarantine lifted for pre-testers as tourism lags
Kauai, which had opted out of the state’s loosening of visitor restrictions, now plans to ease entry in the face… Read More »
Orlando, Fla., board to weigh 1,000-room hotel plan
A local developer proposes building a 1,000-room convention hotel near SeaWorld Orlando, Fla. Westwood Land Corp. was scheduled to present… Read More »
Wyndham widens reach with $100M buy of Travel + Leisure
Wyndham Destinations Inc. will pay $100 million to Meredith Corp. for the Travel + Leisure publication, forming a company with… Read More »
Union, hoteliers spar as job cuts continue
Leaders of the hospitality union Unite Here are vehemently contesting industry claims of hardship justifying new and planned layoffs for… Read More »
King County, Wash., hopes to house 2K homeless people
The Health Through Housing initiative in King County, Wash., will allow the county to acquire up to a dozen local… Read More »
Call this work? Hotel Bel Air offers off-site style
Office workers seeking the social-distancing safety of a hotel setting will find much more at the Hotel Bel Air, a… Read More »
Pandemic aggravates Oyo’s pre-existing maladies
The once-soaring startup Oyo Hotels & Homes has taken a severe beating from the pandemic, but analysts note that a… Read More »
Bankruptcy looms despite infusion, major hotelier says
Ashford Hospitality Trust, owner of hotels in 27 states, has warned that it could face Chapter 11 bankruptcy, even though… Read More »
$90M purchase of RLH lifts Sonesta to top tier
Sonesta International Hotels Corp. will ascend to the upper ranks of US hospitality companies with its acquisition of RLH Corp…. Read More »
Hotels score big with Indiana-only basketball tourney
Nearly 3,000 rooms have been set aside by Indiana’s hotel industry to accommodate the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which will… Read More »
Brookfield Asset Management makes offer for rest of Brookfield Property Partners
Brookfield Asset Management and a group of investors have proposed buying the remaining interest in Brookfield Property Partners as part… Read More »
Baltimore extends hotel contracts for homeless
The city of Baltimore will cover hotel fees for local homeless residents through March 2021, by extending an arrangement between… Read More »
These hotel openings won’t lack for grandeur
Resorts World Las Vegas, touted as perhaps the costliest hotel-casino project in history, joins properties from Australia to Vietnam on… Read More »
Circa CEO: Vegas casinos will have “robust” 2021
Derek Stevens, CEO of Las Vegas’ D Casino and Hotel, Circa Resort and Casino and the Golden Gate Hotel and… Read More »