Blackstone grows leisure footprint with purchase of Crown Resorts
In June, Blackstone closed on a deal for Australia’s Crown Resorts worth $6.3 billion. Australian resorts have been slower to… Read More »
New structure coming to Accor’s 5K-plus stable
Accor, Europe’s largest hotel chain, will reorganize its global portfolio of 4,816 properties as of Oct. 1, designating two divisions… Read More »
Gun ban by NYC hotels touted as economic boost
Firearms will be forbidden at approximately three of every four hotel rooms in New York City under an agreement between… Read More »
Trouble grows for Brooklyn’s contested Tillary Hotel
The owner of Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Tillary Hotel, which is under bankruptcy protection and operating as a homeless shelter, is fighting… Read More »
John Lewis debuts culinary apprenticeship program
John Lewis Partnership has created an apprenticeship program aimed at growing the number of qualified chefs in Britain. The Chef… Read More »
Best boost in hotel occupancy claimed by Dallas in STR data
Dallas led the nation in hotel occupancy improvement as gauged against 2019, STR reports. Occupancy of 74.1% for June 19… Read More »
World’s tallest hempcrete construction to include hotel
Hemporium and Afrimat Hemp are embarking on a project that will result in the world’s tallest building to be constructed… Read More »
Southwest pilot duo enjoys Father’s Day flight
A father and son who are both Southwest Airlines pilots enjoyed their first flight together in the flight deck on… Read More »
Australia removes pandemic travel restrictions
Australia has lifted COVID-19 travel restrictions as of July 6. “Removing these requirements will not only reduce delays in our… Read More »
Vaccine transport has permanently impacted UPS’ operations
Demand for COVID-19 vaccines, many of which demand cold-chain storage, have lifted the fortunes of UPS’ health care operations, which… Read More »
Renowned wine consultant joins American Airlines
Wine journalist and consultant Julia Coney, founder of Black Wine Professionals, is now curating wine pairings for American Airlines’ flight… Read More »
Federal nod clears way for Hawaiian’s satellite internet
The Federal Communications Commission has given SpaceX approval to provide StarLink satellite internet on moving vehicles such as aircraft and… Read More »
Air Canada policies help minimize airport congestion
Air Canada is working to minimize airport congestion by increasing minimum connection times and scheduling more flights outside peak hours…. Read More »
5 casino-resorts may be proposed in Thailand
A National Assembly committee in Thailand has recommended the development of five casino-resorts in the country, with the goal of… Read More »
Scholars Group likely to buy pair of Penn State hotels
Penn State University plans to sell the famed Nittany Lion Inn and The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center in… Read More »
Vermont moves to lengthier hotel plan for homeless
Vermont will modify a pandemic-era program that used hotels and motels to shelter thousands of homeless people, channeling most of… Read More »
Palatial Carlo IV Hotel in Prague sports facelift
The Carol IV in Prague, a five-star hotel with more then a century of history, has reopened after a modernization… Read More »
Staff-strapped European hotels drop application standards
Major hotel companies in Europe are setting aside experience and qualification requirements in the face of critical worker shortages converging… Read More »
Hotel-casino project to break ground in Las Vegas
A groundbreaking is scheduled for Friday on Dream Las Vegas, a $550 million, 531-room casino-resort on Las Vegas Boulevard. The… Read More »
American suspends ticket sales for flights to Amsterdam
American Airlines will suspend ticket sales for flights departing from Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport between July 7 and July 31. Schipol… Read More »
Hawaii hotels take on urgent task of conserving water
Hotels have responded to calls from the Hawaii government and Hawaii Tourism Authority to conserve water in light of drought… Read More »
$4.2B cleared for Calif. Central Valley high-speed rail
The portion of California’s high-speed rail project that runs through the Central Valley region is advancing with legislative approval of… Read More »