Hotel included in proposed Facebook city-within-city
A 193-room hotel, 1,700 apartments, office space, a supermarket and more will comprise a town Facebook plans to build for… Read More »
Tenn. panel approves $100M in bonds for mountain hotel
A $100 million bond issue to finance a proposed hotel on Tennessee’s Lookout Mountain was approved last week by the… Read More »
Ground broken for $60M Viva Wyndham Dominican resort
The presidents of Viva Wyndham Resorts and the Dominican Republic were on hand last week as the company broke ground… Read More »
Timing of Oyo IPO undecided, CEO says
The Indian startup Oyo Hotels and Homes is looking seriously into going public in an initial public offering but no… Read More »
Vive la difference: Women hoteliers make it new
Six female independent hotel owners are previewing the future of a traditionally male-dominated industry by combining distinctive personal touches with… Read More »
Qatar to open 100+ hotels for 2022 FIFA World Cup
Qatar, host for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, will be ready with 105 new hotels and serviced apartments. The properties… Read More »
Legal issue slams brakes on NYC pandemic hotel closure
A court filing stopped New York City’s transfer of more than 8,000 homeless people from pandemic hotels to shelters as… Read More »
NYC’s $370M Margaritaville Resort makes debut
The $370 million Margaritaville Resort Times Square hotel has opened in Manhattan’s entertainment district, complete with the city’s only year-round… Read More »
Hard-pressed hotel workers suffer hard time from guests
The New England hospitality industry is making formal pleas for courtesy to the public and mapping coping strategies for personnel… Read More »
Daily housekeeping ended at most of Hilton’s US hotels
Housekeeping at Hilton hotels in the US will be done daily only at the request of guests, except for the… Read More »
Walt Disney World Resort hotels in Fla. to reopen soon
Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., will reopen its Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort on July 19 following an extensive… Read More »
Pittsburgh pandemic hotel nears end of year-plus run
A county- and nonprofit-run hotel in Pittsburgh that’s been a free refuge from the pandemic for the vulnerable since April… Read More »
Serve yourself, buyer beware: Buffets back, carefully
The all-you-can eat buffet, once considered a permanent casualty of the pandemic, is re-emerging to a highly limited extent and… Read More »
RevPAR snapshot shows first pre-pandemic leap for hotels
Revenue per available room for US hotels rose 5.7% last week compared to the same period in 2019, according to… Read More »
Jacksonville, Fla., panel keeps Four Seasons drive alive
A bid by Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Kahn to build a Four Seasons hotel cleared the city’s Downtown Investment Authority… Read More »
Host Hotels CEO discusses Fla. hotel acquisition, industry outlook
Host Hotels CEO James Risoleo talks about the recent acquisition of a property in the Florida Keys, noting that the… Read More »
Not coming back, most hospitality workers tell pollster
A new survey of about 13,000 idled US hospitality workers finds that more than half would not return to their… Read More »
Elvis’ Hawaiian movie resort lands on auction block
The Coco Palms Resort in Kauai, immortalized in the 1961 Elvis Presley film “Blue Hawaii” but closed since 1992, will… Read More »
Canada eases quarantine requirements for some visitors
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that Canada is easing travel restrictions for visitors from some countries, including the US…. Read More »
Marriott’s new campaign is brand’s largest so far
Marriott’s largest global campaign — “Where Can We Take You?” — will use Pinterest, storefronts and in-app quizzes to market… Read More »
Travel reps to White House: Lower access barriers
Representatives of 24 travel industry organizations ranging from lodging to airplane manufacturing urged the Biden administration Wednesday to relax restrictions… Read More »
CBRE US hotels checkup: Good news with caveats
Steady growth in room revenues, improvement in the labor market and the benefits to US lodging from travel restrictions elsewhere… Read More »
Hotel spas create treatments with men in mind
The reopening of borders and rise in international travel is bringing business to hotel spas worldwide, and destinations such as… Read More »
Host Hotels pays $200M for 200-room Florida Keys asset
Host Hotels & Resorts has purchased the fee simple interest in a hotel in the Florida Keys for $200 million… Read More »
AHLA, employee group send new SOS to Congress
The nation’s hotel industry and labor organizations are amplifying their plea for aid from Congress with new data showing a… Read More »
D.C.’s Mayflower Hotel acquired by Apollo affiliate
Downtown Washington D.C.’s Mayflower Hotel has traded to an affiliate of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. The company bought an… Read More »