Nonprofit finds new home for old hotel soap
Shawn Seipler formed Clean the World after discovering that hotels throw away used soap and other toiletries that could be… Read More »
Asian hotel moguls delve into metaverse
Millennium Hotels and Resorts and Regal Hotels Group purchased virtual properties in two blockchain video game platforms — Decentraland and… Read More »
2022 HD Expo looks at well-being, sustainability
Hospitality industry professionals who attended the 2022 HD Expo at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas this week saw sessions… Read More »
Dallas voters will be asked to raise hotel tax by 2%
The Dallas City Council has voted to place a 2% hotel tax increase on the November referendum ballot in the… Read More »
Tenn. legislature allows hotel tax boost for NFL stadium
The Tennessee legislature has voted to permit the city of Nashville to raise the local lodging tax by 1% as… Read More »
Luxury hotel in the works at Wash. Casino
Ilani Casino and Resort in Ridgefield, Wash., which just celebrated its fifth anniversary, is building a 14-story luxury hotel that… Read More »
Golden Nugget owner reportedly buying Strip property
Tilman Fertitta, owner of the Golden Nugget casinos, the Houston Rocket NBA team and multiple restaurant chains, is reportedly in… Read More »
Accor’s China plans: 1,300 Jo&Joe Hotels and counting
Accor Hotels and Resorts says it will open at least 1,300 Jo&Joe lifestyle hotels in China under its upscale Ennismore… Read More »
Ala. group helps hotels meet autism challenges
An Alabama group has given tutorials to staffs at more than 100 hotels in the special needs of guests with… Read More »
All-inclusive resort demand goes viral in COVID-1 era
A new survey by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts affirms the surging popularity of all-inclusive resorts following the disruptions of the… Read More »
Upcoming hotel in Glendale touted as Arizona’s largest
City officials say the beach resort hotel being built in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale will be the largest in… Read More »
Whiting-Turner to build Caesars casino in Va.
Whiting-Turner will be the general contractor for the planned $500 million Caesars Virginia casino in Danville, Va. The project includes… Read More »
$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 »