Crowne Plaza takes new view of business travelers
IHG Hotels & Resorts flag Crowne Plaza is changing its long-time marketing push toward “bleisure” conference-goers and frequent business travelers,… Read More »
Marriott exec details service policy grounded in listening
Customer service at Marriott International, decades in the making, stays aligned with guest expectations, says Julius Robinson, head of sales… Read More »
Splash Universe in Dundee, Mich., partially reopens
Splash Universe in Dundee, Mich., has reopened its hotel under new ownership. The water park is set to reopen later… Read More »
Latest tool for hotel hackers: OpenDocument
Hackers using a new scheme based on OpenDocument text files pose an especially sinister threat to hotel cyber-security, experts warn…. Read More »
Chicago lodging winds blowing favorably, officials report
Hotel and tourism leaders are bullish on Chicago’s hospitality prospects, but cite caveats of staff shortages, lagging business travel recovery… Read More »
Wake up sense of the city by savoring hotel breakfast
A traveler wishing to learn about the destination of the moment would do well to start with the hotel breakfast… Read More »
Sunstone in, Vonage out in S&P SmallCap 600
Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc., a real estate investment trust, will replace communication services provider Vonage Holdings Corp. in the S&P… Read More »
Opinion: Hotelier wins in Boston convention center plan
Most local hotels figure to gain little benefit from the proposed $400 million expansion of the Boston Convention & Exhibition… Read More »
Wellness walks wild side in resort’s animal-aided amenity
The Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa in England’s Lake District is enlisting the animal kingdom as a stress relief regimen… Read More »
Inflation, interest rates cited as red flags for hotel buys
Rising inflation and interest rates are cooling the ardor of small-to-medium-size hotel investors despite the heat-up of leisure travel, a… Read More »
Hopes rise along with occupancy for Chicago Loop hotels
Hotel occupancy in the Chicago Loop has reached its highest level since the pandemic started, and a board member of… Read More »
MCR secures $420M in refinancing for 30 hotels
Four firms have combined to provide hotel owner-operator MCR with a $420 million refinancing package for 30 Marriott- and Hilton-affiliated… Read More »
Dallas’ NewcrestImage continues growth after sell-off year
Dallas-area chain NewcrestImage is expanding its portfolio by nearly 700 rooms with the purchase of four La Quinta-branded properties in… Read More »
Colo. community looks to hotels for transit worker housing
Transportation officials in Glenwood Springs, Colo., plan to acquire a hotel for conversion to housing for employees and may make… Read More »
Kalahari Resort project in Thornburg, Va., approved
A rezoning request by Kalahari Resorts & Conventions to convert an almost 135-acre plot of agricultural land in Thornburg, Va.,… Read More »
MGM Resorts, others said to be courting Genting Singapore
MGM Resorts is among parties showing interest in one of Singapore’s two casino operators as tourism rebounds, insiders say. MGM… Read More »
Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel in Hong Kong opening soon
Ocean Park is slated to open its new Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel in Hong Kong on Monday. The hotel will… Read More »
Nevada hotel well-known to ghost buffs goes on block
The historic Goldfield Hotel, named for a small deser town that was the most populous in Nevada during gold rush… Read More »
Hotels sweeten deals with free gas as inflation sours travel
Many hotels are offering free gas cards as perks this summer to counter higher fuel prices — and room rates… Read More »
Pebblebrook may be selling another San Francisco hotel
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust could be close to selling the 236-room Hotel Spero in San Francisco, the latest in a series… Read More »
California hotel comeback falls off sharply, survey shows
The first half of this year saw a dramatic slowdown in California hospitality’s recovery from the pandemic, with hotel openings… Read More »
Make it more than just a job, hospitality leader suggests
Hoteliers in the US and UK should respond to worker shortages by emulating other countries where hospitality is a career… Read More »