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 »
Schiphol saw 20.9 million passengers in 2020
A total of 20.9 million passengers travelled from, to or via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol last year, a decrease of 71% compared… Read More »
APOC Aviation opens a new warehouse facility in Singapore
As part of the on-going strategic plan to expand its global footprint, APOC Aviation, the innovative leasing, trading, aircraft component… 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 »
Capacity Test Centre Brussels Airport increases fourfold for testing returning passengers
Thanks to the airport’s own Test Centre, which opened its doors in September, Brussels Airport can quickly respond to the… Read More »
The aviation industry’s ambitious goal: Norwegian aviation to be fossil-free by 2050
Norwegian aviation to be a world leader in climate solutions. That is the goal, according to a recent report from… Read More »
JetBlue receives its first Airbus A220 powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines
Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Airbus and JetBlue Airways (“JetBlue”) celebrated the 31 December with the… Read More »
Must see safari lodges in Tanzania
With 2021 arriving with high expectations, we hope it will fulfill every travel desire that 2020 did not. Tanzania is… 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 »
Pair wages national jobs crusade for ex-hotel staffers
Two laid-off hotel employees have started a campaign to alert other industries to the transferable skills of their peers and… Read More »
MGM Resorts gets cool response to $11B Entain bid
MGM Resorts International has made an $11 billion purchase offer for Entain PLC, owner of the British gaming company Ladbrokes…. Read More »
Hotel trade rises as China bears down on coronavirus
China’s hotel industry has paced the world in recovery from the pandemic that originated there, and the country’s vigorous response… Read More »