Commentary: Report shows Hispanic travelers undersold
A new study crediting Hispanic consumers with $113.9 billion in domestic leisure travel spending in 2019 should be a wake-up… Read More »
Going natural without roughing it: “Landscape hotels”
The Piaule in New York’s Catskill Mountains and the Juvet in Norway with their sumptuous cabins in remote settings represent… Read More »
Hotel bookings rebound following weak showing in Aug.
Hotel bookings are headed upward and volatility has calmed after an August slump, Tripbam reports. The hotel reshopping firm projects… Read More »
Owner: Renewable energy will set renewed hotel apart
Architect-developer Bruce Becker proclaims that his ongoing restoration of a historic building in New Haven, Conn., will result in the… Read More »
Ohio city could get “Hollywoodland” riverfront destination
The Middletown City Council will decide whether to approve plans for a riverfront destination entertainment district and theme park called… Read More »
Proposed hotel-casino near Las Vegas Strip approved
The Clark County Commission in Nevada has approved construction of a hotel and casino by Red Rock Resorts southwest of… Read More »
N.C. casino-resort adds convention center, hotel tower
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee, N.C., has finished a $330 million project, with the final phase including a new… Read More »
Spa treatments part of Banyan Tree’s well-being initiative
Thailand’s Banyan Tree Samui and Banyan Tree Krabi resorts have designated “Wellbeing Sanctuary” sections that promote healthful activities. The program… Read More »
Noted hotel builder adds to asset sell-off string
Hotel development mogul Sam Chang’s divestment flurry continued recently with the sale of two of his McSam Hotel Group properties… Read More »
All-inclusive resorts seen by chains as safe bet
All-inclusive resorts are attracting major hotel companies as they anticipate a continuation of the pandemic-induced tendency of travelers to find… Read More »
Flamingo Land’s resort project in Scotland advances
Public consultation has begun on the proposed Flamingo Land resort in Balloch, Scotland. Updated plans for the $54.3 million project… Read More »
STRAT Hotel in Nev. to get new golf attraction
Golden Entertainment has entered into a joint venture with Flite Golf & Entertainment to open a $70 million golf attraction… Read More »
Hotel construction begins at Covington, Ga., complex
Officials have broken ground on a Residence Inn by Marriott in Covington, Ga., the first of three planned major hotels… Read More »
Accor enters lifestyle big leagues with Ennismore deal
Accor commands one of the world’s largest lifestyle portfolios with the closing of a transaction giving it a 66.67% share… Read More »
Piece of Times Square Hotel land debt put up for sale
A $150 million loan on heavily indebted land beneath the Times Square Edition luxury hotel-retail complex is on the sale… Read More »
Hyatt exec on pandemic changes that will continue
Hyatt Hotels reacted quickly after the onset of the pandemic, talking with loyalty program members and developing technology-driven initiatives to… Read More »
Manhattan hotel study: Permanent losses, renewal
Manhattan may have forever lost about 11,100 hotel rooms, or roughly 10% of its pre-pandemic total, but the bulk of… Read More »
No relief in sight for hotels on business travel front
The continuing slump in business travel bodes ill for the final quarter for US hoteliers, offsetting the leisure bookings boost… Read More »
IHG provides deals as part of anniversary
IHG Hotels & Resorts is hosting limited-time offers through April as part of its 75th-anniversary celebration. “We’re delighted to raise… Read More »
What was once a Black beach resort returned to family
The state of California returned a beachfront property to a Black family that was stripped of the land in 1924… Read More »
Full-service hotels draw investors’ interest
Blackstone’s $5.65 billion sale of the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas resort and casino is an example of the resilience of the… Read More »
Appeal against planned Aquaworld in Canada dismissed
The Ontario Land Tribunal has dismissed an appeal challenging a rezoning request that permits the construction of an Aquaworld water… Read More »