Chicago attracts 4 bidders to open first casino resort
Four companies have submitted five proposals to develop the first integrated casino resort in Chicago, the city announced last Friday…. Read More »
Return reportedly near for San Francisco’s Drake Hotel
The near-century-old Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco’s Union Square is poised to reopen with near-completion of a wholesale… Read More »
Housing needs drive growth in apartment conversions
Conversions of office, retail and hotel properties into multifamily buildings are on track to produce 20,100 new apartments this year,… Read More »
Report says Americans are in the mood to travel
A new NerdWallet report says that 43% of Americans plan to travel during the holidays, a 24% increase over last… Read More »
Hotelier’s $2.5B bid spices courtship of Singapore firm
Billionaire hotelier couple Ong Beng Seng and Christina Ong have offered about $2.5 billion in cash for the commercial properties… Read More »
North Carolina’s Ghost Town in The Sky to be revived
Ghost Town in the Sky LLC has selected Storyland Studios to revive and redesign the shuttered Ghost Town in The… Read More »
Hotel Zena celebrates women
Hotel Zena on Logan Circle in Washington, D.C., is the first hotel to celebrate everything female and was designed by… Read More »
Hoteliers go high-tech for air quality
Guest concerns about air quality in the COVID-19 era have spawned an array of cutting-edge filtration and purification systems for… Read More »
Business travel to remain sluggish
Corporate and travel experts think business travel will rebound slowly with virtual events staying strong. Travel budgets are expected to… Read More »
Privai expands into spa, salon business
Privai is building on the success of its skin and body care products business by establishing Privai Spa + Salon,… Read More »
RLJ Lodging makes $89M deal for Boston hotel
RLJ Lodging Trust has bought the fee simple interest in the AC Hotel by Marriott Boston Downtown in an $89… Read More »
Business upswing helps lift Hilton to $240M Q3 profit
A business travel surge supplemented the mainstay of leisure bookings to propel Hilton Hotels’ third-quarter profits to $240 million. The… Read More »
Ryman Hospitality to buy Block 21 in Austin for $260M
Ryman Hospitality Properties is buying the famed Block 21 in Austin, Texas, for $260 million. Stratus Properties had first announced… Read More »
Hotel-plus project will end Target absence from Detroit
Target will open a small-format store in Midtown Detroit, marking the retailer’s return to a city it left with the… Read More »
UK hotel quarantine, other barriers reportedly may fall
UK officials are poised to drop travel constraints such as a hotel quarantine and a hazard list of seven countries… Read More »
Historic San Francisco hotel will return as homeless site
San Francisco’s near-century-old Abigail Hotel will reopen as a transitional housing center for homeless people, Mayor London Breed announced. The… Read More »
Pandemic toll: Mexico’s Grupo Posadas files Chapter 11
Losses from the pandemic have pushed one of Mexico’s largest hotel chains into a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the… Read More »
Choice Hotels moving HQ to Federal Realty development
Choice Hotels International is relocating its headquarters to the North Bethesda area in Maryland and will occupy 105,000 square feet… Read More »
Hotels herald change for unique Boulder
A pair of hotel projects has boosted hopes for a long-sought revitalization of The Hill near the University of Colorado-Boulder… Read More »
Debut set for Th8 Palm resort in Dubai, UAE for Nov. 15
Th8 Palm boutique resort is scheduled to open Nov. 15 on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, UAE. The new resort will… Read More »
$2B project in Indonesia to include MNC Park theme park
MNC Group has begun work on its 3,000-hectare tract development in the West Java provincial district of Lido, near Jakarta,… Read More »
Scathing report leads to 2-year probation for Crown
The Australian government will closely monitor Crown Resorts Ltd. for two years to determine whether it will retain its Melbourne… Read More »
US lists traveler types eligible for skipping shots
Sharply limited exemptions for some unvaccinated visitors, such as minors, under the new US reopening policy were announced Monday by… Read More »
Hotel software startup Selfbook raises $25M
Selfbook, a startup that develops hotel payment and booking software, raised $25 million in a Series A funding round, giving… Read More »
Vacationers, chains warm to all-inclusive resorts
The increasing popularity of all-inclusive resorts is drawing major newcomers such as Marriott International and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts as… Read More »
Hotel REITs poised for long-term growth
Leisure travel has rebounded after falling during the pandemic, but hotel REITs are continuing to feel the effects as the… Read More »