$275M development with hotel coming to Raleigh, N.C.
Construction is underway in Raleigh, N.C., on the 500,000-square-foot Raleigh Union Station Bus Facility, GoTriangle leaders announced. The $275 million… Read More »
These hotels have raised the bar for industry greening
From the Hotel Marcel New Haven in Connecticut, advertised as the nation’s first net-zero-carbon lodging, to the Populus in Denver,… Read More »
Wyndham’s Women Own the Room makes room at top
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is taking concrete measures to correct a glaring imbalance in the tourism industry, where women comprise… Read More »
Hotel construction numbers down, project planning soars
At the end of the first quarter, just 961 hotel projects were under construction nationally, down 27% year over year,… Read More »
Atlantis Bahamas resort undergoing major upgrades
New additions are coming to Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas this year as part of a major renovation project,… Read More »
Brutalist building sees new life as net-zero hotel
The former Pirelli Tire Building in New Haven, Conn., will soon reopen as a solar-powered, net-zero building dubbed Hotel Marcel… Read More »
Happy talk predicted in hospitality earnings meetings
Hotel industry watchers expect optimism to ring out from first-quarter earnings calls in light of a strong response to the… Read More »
Many patients stay at luxury hotels post-surgery
Many patients who underwent plastic surgery choose to stay in first-class hotels and prestigious resorts, which can offer around-the-clock services,… Read More »
Hoteliers to NYC: Lower room tax, spur rebound
The Hotel Association of New York City is petitioning Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council to smooth the industry’s… Read More »
New venture pairs hotel figures Sondland, Alibhai
Hotel developers Gordon Sondland and Karim Alibhai have teamed up to form a specialty enterprise called GenPro, to which they… Read More »
Posh ski resorts see Russian patronage melt away
Wealthy Russians who’ve commonly frequented Alpine ski resorts charging as much as $250,000 per week have been conspicuous for their… Read More »
$11M plan would diversify Quebec ski resorts
The Quebec government plans to spend $11 million to turn ski resorts into year-round attractions. A range of activities, from… Read More »
Check out of Russia, Ukraine hotel group urges industry
The Ukrainian Hotel and Resort Association has called out major hotel chains for not following the example of Hyatt Hotels… Read More »
Forthcoming Denver hotel called pioneer in carbon curbs
Construction has begun on Denver’s Populus, whose developers call it the first carbon-positive hotel in the US when it opens… Read More »
Wash. hotel bought for homeless will take in refugees
Officials in King County, Wash., have decided to provide emergency shelter for refugees from Ukraine in a hotel originally purchased… Read More »
Tightly packed hotel sites still attract entrepreneurs
Hotel development is so vibrant these days that even already-built-up destinations such as Oahu, Hawaii, Miami Beach, Fla., and New… Read More »
Famed, faded Sicilian villa reborn as posh resort
The Grand Hotel Villa Igiea, once a vacation destination for royal personages and opera stars visiting Palermo, Sicily, has reopened… Read More »
Inn on Fifth of Naples, Fla., changes hands for $156M
The upscale Inn on Fifth in Naples, Fla., will join the portfolio of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust via a $156 million… Read More »
$1.4B Atlantis Royal raises upscale ante in Dubai
The $1.4 billion Atlantis Royal hotel-residence complex in Dubai has staked its claim to luxury leader in a city where… Read More »
Hilton’s Marcel Hotel makes energy-saving history
The Hotel Marcel New Haven in Connecticut that’s scheduled to open May 19 is being called the nation’s first net-zero… Read More »
Carbon-neutral Canada hotel invites eco-minded groups
Meeting planners are encouraged to stage eco-friendly events at Victoria’s Inn at Laurel Point, which advertises itself as British Columbia’s… Read More »
Trivago fined $32.91M in Australia over hotel info
Expedia Group’s Trivago unit has been fined $32.91 million by an Australian federal court for allegedly dispensing misleading information about… Read More »
With contract talks coming, Bay Area hotel unions merge
San Francisco and Oakland locals of the Unite Here hotel workers’ union have agreed to merge in anticipation of new… Read More »
Miss. casino resort bought by Saratoga Springs, N.Y., firm
A Saratoga Springs, N.Y., company has agreed to add the Magnolia Bluffs Casino & Hotel in Natchez, Miss., to its… Read More »
Top travel group offers 12-part green initiative for hotels
A 12-point hotel sustainability plan ranging from energy conservation to elimination of plastic straws was issued this week by the… Read More »
Radisson’s growth plan includes 150 Asia-Pacific hotels
Radisson Hotel Group intends to capitalize on lowered travel barriers and improving economies to add 150 properties in the Asia-Pacific… Read More »