HVAC upgrades can help hotels serve as care sites

Hotels can be converted into alternate care sites during the COVID-19 pandemic, but doing so poses challenges, including a lack… Read More »
Mich. city’s homeless find help via hotel outreach

Scores of homeless people in Jackson, Mich., have been accommodated through a partnership between the America’s Best hotel and a… Read More »
How Marriott’s marketing woos a new breed of traveler

Marriott International has partnered with Verizon Media to re-gear its marketing approach in response to the pandemic, emphasizing mobile contact… Read More »
Texas-size deal: $95K per night for whole hotel

Those for whom a pandemic-era getaway seems priceless can put their desire to the test at a hotel in downtown… Read More »
Friday reopening set for Legoland Calif.’s Castle Hotel

The reopening of the Castle Hotel at Legoland California in Carlsbad has been set for Friday. Safety measures will be… Read More »
Graduate Hotels will enroll in C3 dining expansion

Graduate Hotels is among the first participants in a collaborative expansion campaign by restaurant innovator C3 that engages hotels, shopping… Read More »
Free virus tests available at Hyatt Latin America sites

Guests at Hyatt Hotels’ 19 Latin America resorts who plan to return to the US can receive free coronavirus tests… Read More »
N.Y. county to raise room occupancy tax rate

Officials in Onondaga County, N.Y., have approved a plan to increase the local room occupancy tax rate to 7% from… Read More »
Local travel to lead post-pandemic recovery

Travel sector players such as Wyndham Hotels, Southwest and Visa will benefit from a recovery in local travel, though businesses… Read More »
San Francisco’s historic Sir Francis Drake Hotel sold

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust says it has transacted with an unnamed party to sell the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, a landmark… Read More »
Asheville, N.C., will allow new hotels, with limits

The city of Asheville, N.C., is lifting a year-and-a-half-old ban on hotel construction, but strict rules on locations are expected… Read More »
Hotel giant IHG gears for future with new name, look

InterContinental Hotels Group has renamed itself IHG Hotels & Resorts in an effort to redesign and revitalize a portfolio that… Read More »
YouTube influencer has designated slots room at Plaza

The Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas has opened Brian Christopher Slots at the Plaza, a special area dedicated… Read More »
Expected Mardi Gras hotel bump won’t match typical year

New Orleans hoteliers project 50%-60% occupancy during the weekend before Mardi Gras, a sharp rise from recent weekends but well… Read More »
Great Wolf Lodge in Ill. plans Thursday reopening

Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee, Ill., will implement its Paw Pledge Program when it reopens Thursday. The program includes measures… Read More »
Japan casino-resorts: Wynn out for now, Mohegan bidding

Wynn Resorts has withdrawn its bid to develop a resort-casino in Yokohama, Japan, but says it remains interested in the… Read More »
Simon Property creates SPAC with $300M target value

Simon Property Group has set a target value of $300 million for its new special purpose acquisition company, known as… Read More »
Super Bowl inspires Fla., Mo. chefs to swap regional fare

Chef Douglas Rodriguez of Hotel Haya in Tampa, Fla., and chef Ian Wortham of Crossroads Hotel in Kansas City, Mo.,… Read More »
Resorts World Sentosa ramps up expansion project

Resorts World Sentosa is using the downturn in guest arrivals to ramp up work on its expansion project, which will… Read More »
Black hotelier: Consumers demand diversity

African-American hotelier Jersey Banks, co-founder of the Urban Cowboy hotel brand, believes the pandemic presents the hospitality industry with an… Read More »
Cancer treatment prompts slowdown for Marriott CEO

Marriott International has announced that CEO Arne Sorenson will cut back his work schedule over the coming months to allow… Read More »
Mashama Bailey to expand the Grey with 2 Austin eateries

Chef Mashama Bailey and business partner John Morisano of celebrated Savannah, Ga., restaurant The Grey will expand the brand with… Read More »