Calif. city considers motel purchase for homeless people
Officials in West Hollywood, Calif., are moving forward with a $4.2 million plan for the city to acquire and renovate… Read More »
Joint venture will transform Fla. golf site into posh resort
Luxury lodging will be featured in a multifaceted makeover of Cabot Citrus Farms in Brooksville, Fla., funded by the VICI… Read More »
Hotel, other improvements coming to Australian safari park
Monarto Safari Park in Australia has announced several of its new and upcoming projects aimed at improving guest experience. These… Read More »
Clouds intrude on sunny boutique hotel investment outlook
Boutique hotels enjoy a popularity with investors that analytics firm STR predicts will continue, but headwinds may come in the… Read More »
Biden tourism plan wins qualified plaudits from USTA
President Biden’s new National Travel and Tourism Strategy is a welcome step toward reversing the massive loss of international tourism… Read More »
VICI Properties CEO discusses impact of S&P 500 inclusion
The inclusion of hotel and casino specialist VICI Properties in the S&P 500 is the “latest chapter in the institutionalization… Read More »
Regulators advance Blackstone’s $6.3B Crown Resorts bid
Blackstone Inc.’s impending $6.3 billion buyout of the Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd. has moved closer to fruition with… Read More »
Hotel execs have positive outlook, with caveats
Hospitality CEOs were buoyant in their near-term outlook for revenue but wary of headwinds as they opened the 44th annual… Read More »
From hotel janitor to hotel app tycoon: Lee Su-jin’s saga
A 44-year-old former hotel janitor has entered the pantheon of South Korea’s self-made billionaires by hatching a lodging and travel… Read More »
Eastern US hits heights as world hotel prices soar
Nantucket, Mass.; The Hamptons, N.Y., and Miami ranked among the leading seven destinations for hotel price hikes in a Google… Read More »
Pop-up Hilton hotel plays along with Toronto links
Visitors to St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto will see an unusual site: the Hilton on the Green…. Read More »
Robots no longer a novelty under new normal of short staff
Use of robots for room service, cleaning and other functions has accelerated since the onset of the pandemic and during… Read More »
Urgo acquisition flexes HHM bargaining muscle
HHM’s purchase of Urgo Hotels & Resorts increases the Philadelphia-based firm’s 30,000-room portfolio by about 30% and reflects a general… Read More »
NYC hotel conversion to housing gets boost from new law
A new law passed by the state legislature last week removes some of the regulatory obstacles to conversion of distressed… Read More »
Hotel deal offers fresh sign of Times Square’s recovery
Apollo Global Management and Newbond Holdings have made an $85 million deal to buy the 478-room Hilton Times Square, which… Read More »
Vietnam resort launches transparent submersible
Immersive tourism has taken on a whole new meaning with the launch of a transparent submersible at the Vinpearl complex… Read More »
Hard Rock hard at it at 50th anniversary with full agenda
Hard Rock International is observing its 50th anniversary with more than 30 signed hotel deals moving through the pipeline atop… Read More »
More options available for LGBTQ tourists
Travel advisors see the LGBTQ travel sector growing as more destinations offer Pride Packages and targeted services. Oluwaseyi Aladeselu, a… Read More »
Marriott commits $50M to development diversity effort
Marriott International will spend $50 million on a campaign aimed at boosting the role of underrepresented groups such as woman… Read More »
Ind. casino groundbreaking set for this month
A June 21 groundbreaking is scheduled for the $260 million Churchill Downs casino in Terre Haute, Ind. The project is… Read More »
Sources: $200M plus headed to Traveloka after SPAC nix
Indonesia-based Traveloka, the largest online travel startup in Southeast Asia, is reportedly near raising more than $200 million from investors… Read More »
EPR Properties buys 2 Canadian assets, including resort
EPR Properties is acquiring two Canadian properties for a total of $142 million, and Premier Parks will lease the assets… Read More »
New hotel featured in expansion of Wash. Casino
Work has begun on an expansion of Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Wash., that will include a 215-room hotel and an… Read More »
Midtown Manhattan sees an uptick in activity
Midtown Manhattan has seen a return of foot traffic, with pedestrians, shoppers, hotel visitors and restaurant patrons out in force… Read More »
$1.35B Gaylord project with 1,600-key hotel OK’d in Calif.
Construction of the $1.35 billion Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center project in Chula Vista, Calif., has been approved by… Read More »
Marriott cites West curbs in halting Russia operations
Marriott International said Friday that sanctions imposed on the Russian economy by the US and European governments have prompted the… Read More »