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Wynn Resorts has withdrawn its bid to develop a resort-casino in Yokohama, Japan, but says it remains interested in the… Read More »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 »
Study: Good news for small business skips hospitality
Hospitality and leisure are exceptions to a trend of overall stability across US small business, according to a new report… Read More »
Commentary: Giving women a hand up in hospitality
A recent survey of hotel managers found the promotion of women over equally qualified men to be perceived as less… Read More »
Hotel’s “Gambit” move aims to keep losses in check
A room redesign inspired by “The Queen’s Gambit” brings the 21C hotel in Lexington, Ky., into the fold of properties… Read More »
Hotels, coworking firms raise remote office game
The letting of hotel space for temporary office use is taking on permanence as the pandemic-triggered trend exerts its popularity…. Read More »
Vegas, New Orleans, NYC on tap for Virgin Hotels in 2021
Virgin Hotels says it plans to open three new hotels this year, beginning with Las Vegas and following with New… Read More »
Work begins on $1B mixed-use project in Texas
Work is underway on a $1 billion mixed-use development near a multibillion-dollar expansion of Samsung chipmaking facilities in Austin, Texas…. Read More »