Hotels still climbing in the West, report finds
A January dip blamed on COVID-19 failed to thwart the upward trajectory of Western mountain resort business, the DestiMetrics analytics… Read More »
City may sell indebted Grand Hyatt in San Antonio
The City of San Antonio has put the Grand Hyatt Hotel, adjacent to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, up… Read More »
$113M Israeli bond deal backs NYC’s Hotel Indigo reset
MRR Development has recorded one of the largest pandemic-era transactions by a US real estate firm on the Israeli bond… Read More »
Sky’s no limit for Four Seasons garden in Australia
The signature amenity of the Four Seasons hotel that’s coming to a Melbourne, Australia, skyscraper is a vertical garden stretching… Read More »
Strong Q4 sparks guarded hopes at Booking Holdings
The chief financial officer of Booking Holdings voiced cautious optimism about travel growth after the company reported fourth-quarter profit and… Read More »
Luxury Chicago hotel will cease housing homeless people
An unusual arrangement between the City of Chicago and the luxury Julian Hotel to house homeless people during the pandemic… Read More »
Execs weigh in on popularity of independent hotels
Unique, culturally sensitive ambience is a key driver of the accelerating growth of independent hotel and resort collections, executives leading… Read More »
Lodging tech firm Operto gains $12M in Fuse-led round
The Seattle-based Fuse company led a $12 million Series A funding round for Operto, a Vancouver, B.C., startup providing software… Read More »
Great Wolf Lodge resort proposed for Visalia, Calif.
Plans to open a Great Wolf Lodge water park resort at Sequoia Gateway Commerce Center in Visalia, Calif., have been… Read More »
Europe hotel pipeline slippage offset by renewal rise
Europe’s hotel construction pipeline continued to shrink in the fourth quarter, but renovations and conversions set records in both total… Read More »
Legoland theme park, hotel to rise in Beijing
A Legoland theme park is expected to open in the Fangshan District in Beijing. The 304,000-square-meter Legoland Beijing Resort, a… Read More »
31-story tower with hotel planned for Charlotte, N.C.
Construction may begin late this year on a $600 million, 31-story tower in Charlotte, N.C., said Sagar Rathie, managing director… Read More »
Savannah, Ga., mayor lobbies state for hotel tax hike
Savannah, Ga., Mayor Van Johnson insists the Georgia legislature is passing up a “win-win-win” opportunity by delaying action on the… Read More »
IHG buoyed by 2021 profit turnaround
IHG Hotels & Resorts voiced high hopes for the end of the pandemic last week after reporting a pretax profit… Read More »
Hotel idea revived for Alaska’s largest airport
The possibility of adding a hotel to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport has been raised again. A hotel has been… Read More »
High-end Catskills campground lowers sale price
The Camp Here Here glampsite in New York’s Catskill Mountains, with nine luxury cabins among its amenities, can be had… Read More »
Calif. county ballot referendum could raise hotel tax
Voters in Santa Cruz County on California’s Pacific Coast will be asked in June to approve increases in hotel and… Read More »
Drake’s name dropped from San Francisco hotel
The Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco is losing the name it bore for 94 years in one of… Read More »
Host celebrates Q4 success with Noble merger unveiling
Host Hotels & Resorts accompanied a glowing fourth-quarter earnings report last week with the announcement it’s acquired a 49% interest… Read More »
Hard Rock eyes potential locations for NYC casino
The gambling, hospitality and entertainment company Hard Rock wants to build a $2 billion casino in New York City and… Read More »
Hong Kong hoteliers step up to quarantine appeal
Owners of 21 hotels have answered the Hong Kong government’s plea for quarantine space to quell COVID-19 incidence. The 20,000-plus… Read More »
$298M facelift coming to Genting Singapore resort
Genting Singapore plans a $298 million makeover of its three-hotel Resorts World Sentosa attraction in that city in anticipation of… Read More »