Watchmaker’s upscale Alps suite keeps up with times
A bubble-like multi-sensory domed suite designed under the auspices of a Swiss watchmaker highlights the Whitepod eco-resort nestled 4,600 feet… Read More »
Pandemic issues bode ill for European hotel upturn
The brisk recovery of Europe’s hotel industry could be undercut by the Omicron variant’s emergence, as several countries already have… Read More »
French tourism reeling after UK travel ban
France’s ban on British travelers last week has thrown the tourism industry into crisis mode just as the country was… Read More »
Hoteliers weigh future of a la carte fees
Charging extra fees for amenities historically expected by guests as part of room rates will become more common as hotels… Read More »
Court tiff over NYC’s Standard High Line Hotel heats up
A countersuit by the owner of New York City’s Standard High Line Hotel accuses lenders who are seeking foreclosure of… Read More »
Tribe makes history with Las Vegas resort licensing
California-based San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has become the first Native American tribe to own and operate a casino… Read More »
New Boston hotel fee touted as tourism transfusion
Boston hospitality leaders are celebrating the state’s creation of a tourism marketing district that will allow hotels to impose a… Read More »
No wasting away at Buffett’s booming Margaritaville
The hospitality enterprise singer Jimmy Buffett founded and named for his hit drinkers’ song has burgeoned into a global empire… Read More »
L.A. hotel said to fetch lofty price from Paris firm
Paris-based LVMH reportedly has bought the former Luxe hotel on Los Angeles’ Rodeo Drive for $200 million. The purchase of… Read More »
AAA: 109M Americans to travel for holidays
More than 109 million Americans are expected to travel this holiday season, according to AAA Travel. Most of them will… Read More »
Sweden’s prince designs new suite for Icehotel
Sweden’s seasonal Icehotel, located above the Arctic circle, has opened its newest luxury suite, Midsummer Night’s Dream, designed by Prince… Read More »
Full comeback cited for L.A. hotel bookings
Los Angeles hotels bested the national average by achieving 100% of their pre-pandemic occupancy levels in October and November, online… Read More »
Panama chosen for Hyatt Unbound Central America entry
A 17th-century convent in Panama City will resume operations as the first Central American hotel in the Unbound Collection by… Read More »
Cherokee casinos in N.C. to remain smoke-free
A permanent smoking ban has been enacted at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee, N.C., and Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River… Read More »
Not all share in rebound of S. Fla. hotel sale prices
A resurgent South Florida hotel market produced five sales in excess of $100 million this year after only two deals… Read More »
Rail takes big share as mayor signs 3% Oahu hotel tax
A 3% tax on hotel rooms and short-term rentals became law in Oahu on Tuesday with Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s… Read More »
UK’s Foxhills Club & Resort offer Tea & Tonic massages
Foxhills Club & Resort in Surrey, England, has partnered with Tea & Tonic to offer specialized massage treatments that finish… Read More »
Guest-centered tech firm Mews grabs Salesforce funding
Amsterdam-based hotel software management provider Mews has added Salesforce Ventures to its stable of investors. Accor has certified the startup,… Read More »
Connecticut’s Marcel called first net-zero energy hotel
A hotel touted as the first in the nation to achieve net-zero energy use is scheduled to open in Connecticut… Read More »
New day dawns for N.C. sanctuary for Black travelers
A North Carolina hotel once listed in the Jim Crow-era “Green Book” of safe lodging for African-Americans has reopened after… Read More »
House panel: Trump hotel issues escaped GSA scrutiny
A US House committee report accuses the federal agency in charge of the Trump International Hotel lease of failure to… Read More »
Speedier hotel recovery forecast by CBRE
Growing domestic leisure travel and eased government restrictions have prompted analysts at CBRE to move up their predicted return to… Read More »
County allots $1.7M for hotel buy for homeless
Officials in Douglas County, Neb., have granted an Omaha nonprofit $1.5 million in pandemic relief funds toward the planned purchase… Read More »
Sandals’ new chairman shares his vision for expansion
The new executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International, Adam Stewart, says he plans to double the size of the company… Read More »
Trivago blames coronavirus for global bookings plunge
Global hotel reservation cancellations have soared 35% since November, online hotel search platform Trivago says, citing Omicron variant worries and… Read More »
Japan central bank weighs persistent small hotel pinch
Small hotels and restaurants in Japan remain in financing straits linked to the pandemic, though their plight has eased, a… Read More »