High-tech, hands-off approach marks lodging’s future
Contactless check-in, digital room keys, vending-machine dining and guest temperature monitoring are among aspects of the new normal as the… Read More »
$100M casino planned on Gila River Indian Community land
Gila River Indian Community plans to build a new casino on tribal land near Chandler, Ariz., now that a revised… Read More »
Middle Tennessee could see debut of new theme park
Plans to build an immersive theme park named Storyville Gardens in Middle Tennessee have been revealed. Hotels, entertainment facilities and… Read More »
NYC moves homeless people to shelters after hotel stays
New York City has begun the process of bringing homeless people who were housed in hotels for about a year… Read More »
Labor, other costs cloud brisk hospitality comeback
Resurgent demand in the hotel industry is being compromised by increased costs, particularly for labor, along with the lag in… Read More »
What will happen when hotel-based housing ends?
Hotels have housed people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic, but as travel resumes and hotels reopen they may have nowhere… Read More »
Investors favor leisure hotels as travel rebounds
A revival of hospitality investment from its pandemic doldrums is being led by the leisure sector as consumer demand grows… Read More »
Hotel, flight plans soar with vaccination rate
The vaccination spread has been accompanied by dramatically renewed confidence in travel and hotel stays, according to Deloitte’s State of… Read More »
Eagle Hospitality sells 10 properties to Monarch for $360M
Eagle Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust has sold 10 full-service US hotels and resorts to Monarch Alternative Capital for $360… Read More »
Tip from hotel chain chief: Gratuities grow staff
HEI Hotels and Resorts CEO Ted Darnall submits that increased tips from guests, rather than pay raises and bonuses, will… Read More »
China’s J Hotel Shanghai lays claim to world’s tallest
This month saw the opening of China’s tallest building, the J Hotel Shanghai Tower, which also is touted as the… Read More »
Senators eye aid to hotels via federal travel allowance
A bipartisan US Senate bill aims to boost the hospitality industry’s recovery by placing a two-year freeze on per diems… Read More »
Va. hotel’s $450K investment makes virtual personal
Virginia’s Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center has invested $450,000 to gear up for the new phenomenon of hybrid — face-to-face… Read More »
Accor, International LGBTQ+ Travel Association join forces
As part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Accor has partnered with the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association to promote… Read More »
Days Inn in Chattanooga, Tenn., sells for $10.75M
Kamalaamrut Hospitality Corp. has sold the Days Inn by Wyndham in downtown Chattanooga, Tenn., for $10.75 million. Rivergate Hotel Property… Read More »
Plans for Blackpool Central in England include hotel
Nikal and Media Invest Entertainment has replaced the name of the 126,000-square-foot indoor theme park element of the Blackpool Central… Read More »
3 contenders vie to run casino-resort in Japan
The competition to operate an integrated casino-resort in Nagasaki, Japan, has been narrowed down to three candidates — Casinos Austria… Read More »
Hotels offer new allure to residential developers
The pandemic has generated bargains in the hotel sector that are shifting the attention of real estate developers who normally… Read More »
Recommended post-pandemic spa resorts
Greece’s Euphoria Retreat, Lake Austin Spa Resort in Texas and Spain’s Oceano Tenerife Hotel & Health Spa lead this list… Read More »
85-week high recorded; hotel occupancy nears 2019 mark
US hotel occupancy reached 68% for the week of June 13-19, its best in 85 weeks and just 9.9% below… Read More »
Major mixed-use project with hotel planned in South Fla.
Miami-Dade County, Fla., commissioners have approved a $1.17 billion lease to Terra for a 43-acre mixed-use project. The plan calls… Read More »
Flushing Creek waterfront renderings released
Pei Partnership Architects has unveiled its latest vision for a 29-acre mixed-use project in Queens, N.Y., along the waterfront at… Read More »
The latest luxury trend — floating breakfast
Asian resorts have launched a trend — floating breakfasts — with the meal served in a hot tub or pool…. Read More »
Once-submerged Hawaii hoteliers ride tidal comeback
Hawaii’s hospitality business has a new and welcome problem only months after suffering the nation’s worst setback from the pandemic:… Read More »
Alternative home-stay firms woo travelers fleeing bias
An emerging niche group of short-term rental companies focuses on African-American, LGTBQ and other travelers who feel discriminated against at… Read More »
Making the most of travel’s comeback
Longer trips, reconnection with family and preference for remote locations over popular destinations are among consumer tendencies emerging from the… Read More »