Dallas complex to feature 500-room hotel-convention center
The $1 billion Sapphire Bay mixed-use project on Lake Ray Hubbard in Dallas will include a 500-room hotel and conference… Read More »
Basketball tourney gives bounce to Indy hotel trade
Next week’s Big 10 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are giving the struggling downtown hotel business in Indianapolis a shot… Read More »
Classic Vacations purchase signals upswing for upscale
Expedia Group has agreed to sell high-end trip provider Classic Vacations to the Najafi Companies, a private equity firm whose… Read More »
Hotels among targets as $300B awaits equity firms
Global private equity firms have accumulated more than $300 billion in their real estate funds, according to Preqin, positioning them… Read More »
Work resumes on Universal’s Epic Universe in Fla.
Work on the new Epic Universe theme park resumed at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida. The theme park, which will… Read More »
Partnership between Loews, Omni reflects new normal
A new partnership between Loews Hotels & Co. and Omni Hotels & Resorts will promote collaboration and cross-marketing with focus… Read More »
VICI Properties, Apollo funds buy Las Vegas assets
Las Vegas Sands has struck a deal with VICI Properties and funds tied to Apollo Global Management to sell its… Read More »
Hyatt’s independent brands slated for global growth
Hyatt Hotels’ three independent brands will have openings in several new countries by 2025, including Japan, Finland, Mexico and Thailand,… Read More »
Marriott plans use of AI in hotel design
Marriott International Inc. has announced it will become the world’s first hotel company to employ artificial intelligence to help design… Read More »
Extravagance continues with 2nd Xcaret resort in Mexico
The Hotel Xcaret Arte in Riviera Maya, Mexico, will showcase Maya culture while regaling travelers with 900 suites, 10 bars… Read More »
New factor in hotel choice: Sustainability
Sustainability can join the selling points for hotel selection thanks to a formula developed by the corporate lodging platform HRS…. Read More »
Hotel surge spurs demand worry in St. Augustine, Fla.
The five hotels in development in and around downtown St. Augustine, Fla., along with two in nearby Vilano Beach, may… Read More »