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 »
Grand plan for resort hotel in St. Barts draws protests
A $170 million, 16-bulding upscale hotel project in an exclusive section of St. Barts island has met opposition over its… Read More »
Niagara Falls hotel project called first in COVID-19 era
Ground was broken Tuesday for a hotel in downtown Niagara Falls that is touted as the first to be built… Read More »
Plan to sell Trump International’s D.C. lease is official
The Trump Organization has formally notified the federal agency that owns its flagship hotel in Washington, D.C., of its proposal… Read More »
Hotels.com unveils the “Not-So-Silent-Night Challenge”
Hotels.com, with ICF Next, is inviting consumers to win a chance to participate in the “Not-So-Silent-Night Challenge” — a two-night… Read More »
Hotel rates skyrocket 25.5% since 2020
The price of hotel rooms has helped the inflation rate skyrocket. Hotel rates have risen 25.5% since November 2020, according… Read More »
Skiers pour in as resorts ponder environmental impact
US ski resorts are especially fretful about climate change, including the carbon emissions from aircraft bringing their customers, and have… Read More »
Commercial mortgage market benefits from lodging rise
Improved lodging loan performance led the way as life insurers’ commercial mortgage investments enjoyed an uptick in the third quarter,… Read More »
Seven Luck Casino moving to new complex in South Korea
Grand Korea Leisure’s Seven Luck Casino in Seoul, South Korea, will reportedly be relocating to Seoul Dragon City, as the… Read More »
Boston hotel-for-homeless move draws fire
A plan by the city of Boston to use the vacant Best Western Roundhouse Hotel as a housing and support… Read More »
Las Vegas’ Mirage sold to Hard Rock, which plans hotel
MGM Resorts International is selling the Mirage Hotel & Casino to Hard Rock International for $1.08 billion, returning the Seminole-owned… Read More »