DiamondRock buys Fla. resorts for $175.5M
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. has bought two Florida hotels for a total of $175.5 million. The properties are Henderson Beach Resort… Read More »
Hotels struggle to keep up with resurgent demand
Hotels are finding themselves shopping at discount stores for amenities and asking for patience with slower service as supply and… Read More »
What does $5M buy these days? A nice Las Vegas wedding
The Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas is preparing for what it calls the city’s 5 millionth wedding by offering a $5… Read More »
Accommodating COVID-19: Playa puts message to work
The new normal of pandemic-conscious caution is much in play at Playa Hotels & Resorts, whose Stay Safe Promise policy… Read More »
AC Hotel in Aventura, Fla., changes hands for $49.5M
The AC Hotel by Marriott alongside Aventura ParkSquare in Florida has been acquired by Atlanta-based Peachtree Hotel Group for $49.5… Read More »
Upbeat travel market sage favors Expedia over Airbnb
Analyst Thomas Champion of the Piper Sandler financial services group has given a thumbs-up to Expedia Group’s stocks and a… Read More »
NYC theater reaching new heights to gain hotel, retail
An elaborate lifting system incorporating steel shoring and a hydraulic jack is helping raise New York City’s historic Palace Theatre…. Read More »
Martha Stewart’s Vegas restaurant will have farmhouse flair
Martha Stewart will open her first restaurant this spring at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, with the dining experience… Read More »
Maui enacts hotel construction hiatus over mayor’s veto
The Maui County Council has imposed a two-year moratorium on new hotel construction, overriding Mayor Mike Victorino’s veto. The delay… Read More »
Asian billionaire Ambani buys Mandarin Oriental hotel
The Asian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has paid just more than $98 million for a controlling interest in New York City’s… Read More »
Hotels adapt to Hong Kong Disneyland’s 2-week closure
Hong Kong Disneyland will be closed through Jan. 20 in accordance with government-required COVID-19 prevention efforts, park officials announced, as… Read More »
Help wanted, and not on horizon for US hotels
The US hotel industry is not celebrating the news that its unemployment rate has reached its lowest level of the… Read More »
Cartoon Network Hotel in Pa. offers family fun
The Cartoon Network Hotel in Lancaster, Pa., offers several family-friendly amenities and attractions. The 159-room hotel boasts decorations inspired by… Read More »
Marriott’s once-hip W Hotels up for rejuvenation
Marriott International is indicating it plans a refurbishment of its nearly 60 W Hotels, which helped pioneer the lifestyle trend… Read More »
4-hotel project in Vietnam outlined by IHG, Sun
IHG Hotels & Resorts and its real estate development partner Sun Hospitality Group plan to build four hotels with 2,709… Read More »
Hotel M&A moving ahead even if COVID’s not moving on
The rebound in hotel merger-and-acquisition activity posted in 2021 should accelerate this year, though the continuing pandemic clouds the picture,… Read More »
Appeals court decision boosts San Diego hotel tax push
San Diego’s effort to affirm a 2020 ballot measure to raise its hotel tax received a lift from an appeals… Read More »
You’ve never seen a Champagne pyramid this large
Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai has set a new world record by erecting a tower of nearly 55,000 Champagne glasses…. Read More »
Low pay called culprit as 1M hotel, dining workers quit
Roughly 1 million of the 4.5 million employees quit their jobs in November in the US were hotel and restaurant… Read More »
COVID-19 readiness marks $500M Miami hotel complex
The $500-million, 55-story Legacy Hotels & Residences at Miami Worldcenter, scheduled to be completed in 2025, will be the world’s… Read More »
NYC’s hotel quarantine service shaken by virus surge
An explosion in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant has slashed vacancies in New York City’s free hotel quarantine… Read More »
Holiday highlights: Occupancy rise, brisk dealing
US hotel occupancy reached a record high on Christmas, according to STR, while a spate of notable acquisitions and expansions… Read More »
Interest in wellness travel is rising
More travelers are expressing an interest in wellness activities as part of their vacations in light of the stress brought… Read More »
Why no boom in distressed hotel sell-offs?
The head of an Atlanta investment company that’s near closing on several properties says he’s not surprised that the large… Read More »
Webster, Texas, to get Great Wolf Lodge water park resort
A Great Wolf Lodge water park resort is expected to open in Webster, Texas, after the resort chain signed a… Read More »
Raze 39 resort buildings, government tells China firm
A provincial government has ordered Chinese real estate developer Evergrande to tear down 39 buildings on the massive Ocean Flower… Read More »