Bar managers trim menus, cross-train staff amid challenges
Bar managers and beverage directors grappling with the effects of the pandemic and labor shortages are streamlining cocktail menus and… Read More »
Mohegan withdraws from casino-resort project in Greece
Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment is no longer planning to develop a casino-resort in Athens, Greece, at a former airport site… Read More »
STR: Hotel metrics picking up pace toward 2019 levels
A report this week from STR and Tourism Economics projects a nominal return to 2019 levels of demand and average… Read More »
Luxury hotels treat guests to big-screen viewing
Upscale hotels around the globe are adding private cinemas to their roster of amenities, offering VIP guests wider variety than… Read More »
Foxwoods Casino in Puerto Rico plans soft opening in fall
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation will unveil its first casino outside of the mainland US when it opens Foxwoods El… Read More »
Contemporary concierges confound conventional concept
An “Instagram concierge?” A “carbon offset concierge?” A “concierge of weird?” Hotels and resorts around the world are getting creative… Read More »
Robust hotel trading fueled by unleashed money flow
Pandemic-era inhibition is giving way to enthusiasm on the hotel investment scene, with recent highlights including Lone Star Funds’ purchase… Read More »
Historic W.Va. hotel will live again in upscale style
The Hill Top House in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., built in 1888 near where abolitionist John Brown raided a federal arsenal,… Read More »
Aloft hotels reawaken breakfast, for a price
Breakfast will be back in January at more than 150 Aloft hotels, parent Marriott International announced. Unlike the return of… Read More »
Hospitality warms as Delta chill recedes
Hotels are repopulating and airports are swarming as the Delta variant loosens its grip on leisure travel, boding well for… Read More »
What stays in Vegas? Commitment to environmental care
The top resorts in Las Vegas are defying their destination’s profligate image by going all in for recycling, water conservation,… Read More »
Hotels wise up to more thoughtful imbibing
Hotel bars and restaurants are adapting to growing consumer demand for beverages packing reduced alcohol and healthier ingredients. “We’re seeing… Read More »
It’s 2019 again for hotel rates — depending on location
Hotel prices have returned to 2019 levels in vacation-oriented markets, but still lag in cities reliant on business bookings, travel… Read More »
Ski resorts face uphill struggle with climate change
Climate change is all too real for ski resorts, which have warmed up to the phenomenon with such measures as… Read More »
Redevelopment project with hotel advances in UK
Plans to redevelop the Galleries Shopping Centre in Wigan, England, into a new leisure complex have been approved, with work… Read More »
Hotels house thousands of Calif. homeless
California, where more than a quarter of the nation’s homeless people live, has parlayed underused hotels and largely federal funding… Read More »
Decoration won’t do for hoteliers displaying art
Hotels are increasingly doubling as art galleries to strike cultural chords in guests and to showcase local creators and local… Read More »
Dream Group’s upscale Chatwal New York back in business
The sumptuous Chatwal New York reopened this week in New York City’s theater district, in time for the resumption of… Read More »
Walt Disney World Swan Reserve in Fla. now open
The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Fla., opened its new Swan Reserve hotel on Wednesday. The… Read More »
Leisure trade boosts Marriott to $220M profit in Q3
Marriott International credits growth in leisure travel, dampened by slowed corporate bookings, with raising its third-quarter profit to $220 million,… Read More »
How often to clean? Hoteliers spar with workers
The pandemic-impelled hotel practice of room-cleaning at guests’ request rather than daily has set management and labor at odds, with… Read More »
Host Hotels sells property at LAX
Host Hotels & Resorts has reportedly sold a Westin hotel at the Los Angeles International Airport to Lone Star Funds…. Read More »