Tokyo hotel takes guests for 200-mph make-believe ride
The Hotel Metropolitan Edmont in Tokyo has accelerated its marketing efforts with a simulator that affords guests a high-speed rail… Read More »
Good times with slime await at Nickelodeon Mexico resort
Paramount Global is luring its TV audience into a sunny new dimension with Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Riviera Maya, the… Read More »
S. Korea says N. Korea is razing hotel that eased relations
The South Korean government has condemned its North Korean counterpart for what the former says is the demolition of a… Read More »
Philadelphia hotel will relive historic past
The Divine Lorraine, which converted to a primarily residential building in 2017 after more than a century as a signature… Read More »
Promising Dayton lodging hopes extended across Ohio
Dayton leaders are bullish on hotel market prospects for the city and Ohio as a whole as rising occupancy meets… Read More »
Ark. casino to debut revamped complex
The Southland Casino Complex and Hotel in West Memphis, Ark., will introduce its new look later this month that features… Read More »
Marriott to bring St. Regis brand to S. Goa
Marriott International, Inc. will introduce its St. Regis brand to South Goa with the purchase of the Leela Goa from… Read More »
Visitors outpace hotel hiring at San Francisco hotels
Almost half of San Francisco’s roughly 9,000 hotel employees keep waiting to be invited back to work as the city… Read More »
Iconic Boca Raton in line for big investment in rejuvenation
Luxury hotelier Daniel Hostettler plans to spend upwards of $200 million in the first of three phases of revival of… Read More »
Revive hotel plan, officials urge Ariz. College of Desert
The tourism marketing agency for Arizona’s Coachella Valley has joined with nine elected officials in a public plea to the… Read More »
Fox adds sports, music notables to Phoenix hotel team
Phoenix Suns basketball star Devin Booker, former Arizona Cardinals footballer Larry Fitzgerald Jr. and country singer Dierks Bentley have added… Read More »
Summery view of leisure travel buoys lodging execs
Hotel executives predict a continuing upswing in leisure travel this summer, despite rising airfares and gasoline prices. The CBRE Hotels… Read More »
Outlook for group travel favorable
March data point to bright prospects for a group travel comeback, but providers must adapt to new post-pandemic realities, writes… Read More »
Legoland theme park to rise in Chuncheon, South Korea
Legoland Korea Resort is scheduled to debut May 5 in Chuncheon, South Korea. The 280,000-square-meter theme park will have a… Read More »
NYC hoteliers lose court battle over severance pay law
A federal judge has rejected a New York City hospitality industry request to suspend enforcement of a city ordinance requiring… Read More »
Slashed price for Gregory highlights NYC hotel sale week
A foreclosure sale of the Gregory hotel in New York City’s Midtown South has yielded about half of the roughly… Read More »
Ryman sells minority stake in subsidiary OEG Attractions
Atairos and NBCUniversal have bought a minority interest in OEG Attractions Holdings, a subsidiary of Ryman Hospitality Properties. The deal… Read More »
Las Vegas casino-hotel to become dedicated Latino venue
The Lucky Club Hotel & Casino in North Las Vegas is undergoing renovations to transform the facility into a dedicated… Read More »
Lovelorn guests find room for recovery at UK’s Heartbreak Hotel
Professional therapy and creature comforts come with the booking at the Heartbreak Hotel in Norfolk County, UK, a retreat for… Read More »
Oft-sold Madison Washington, D.C. changes hands for $61.2M
An affiliate of Crescent Real Estate LLC, based in Fort Worth, Texas, is the latest buyer of The Madison Washington,… Read More »
D.C. ordinance could revive daily hotel cleaning
Labor leaders hope more work hours will result from the District of Columbia Council’s passage of emergency legislation authorizing Mayor… Read More »
Racial history lessons taught by former Ogden, Utah, hotel
The Royal Hotel in Ogden, Utah, now a sober living facility but for decades a haven for African-Americans amid racial… Read More »
2025 debut set for Waldorf Astoria in Sydney, Australia
Construction is proceeding on the first Australian edition of Hilton Hotels’ luxury Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts brand. The 28-floor,… Read More »
Firm pays $248M for Naples, Fla., Grande Beach Resort
HP-SSP Naples Hotel and HP-SSP Naples Golf, possibly affiliates of Pennsylvania-based Aztec Group or London-based Henderson Park Capital Partners, have… Read More »
Arizona AG wins court round in university hotel fight
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovic’s lawsuit against the state’s public university board over a hotel development deal is alive again…. Read More »
Omni CEO: Inflation can’t deflate lodging bounce-back
Omni Hotels & Resorts President Peter Strebel is waxing bullish on hospitality’s prospects in the face of rising inflation, which… Read More »