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 »
Hospitality turnaround helps fuel REIT M&A boom
Real estate investment trusts in the hospitality sector have shown a 17% rise in mergers and acquisitions over 2020 as… Read More »
Modular hotel in NYC faces delays due to COVID-19
Marriott’s 26-story AC Hotel in New York City is running into construction delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic despite the… Read More »
Family fun center, hotel part of plans for Franklin, Ky.
One of the attorneys representing Sav Investments LLC has revealed plans for a $70 million tax financing district in Franklin,… Read More »
Pebblebrook to buy Fla. resort for $270M
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has agreed to buy the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort in a $270 million deal with KSL Capital… Read More »
Target reveals new sustainability, equity initiative
Target is launching a new sustainability initiative, Target Forward, in which the retailer will work to co-create an equity, regenerative… Read More »
HR leader: Celebrate LGBTQ employees publicly
Companies should publicly support employees’ LGBTQ rights year-round and ask themselves if their diversity and inclusion policies go far enough,… Read More »
Commentary: Boards should consider diversity
Diversity on corporate boards should go beyond gender and ethnicity, writes New Zealand inclusion advocate Ziena Jalil. Jalil points out… Read More »
Michael B. Jordan to rename rum brand after criticism
“Black Panther” actor Michael B. Jordan issued an apology in his Instagram story and said he would be changing the… Read More »
Sonoma State Univ. launches wine industry inclusion effort
Sonoma State University in California is introducing the Inclusive Excellence Program as part of its Wine Business Institute to help… Read More »
Consider Black subcultures in multicultural marketing
Mario Carrasco, co-founder of ThinkNow, looks at how marketers sometimes lump all Black consumers into one demographic group, ignoring language,… Read More »
Skittles campaign spotlights LGBTQ+ history
Skittles has rolled out the “Recolor the Rainbow” campaign for Pride Month with partially colorized photos that highlight milestones in… Read More »
Quaker Oats begins Aunt Jemima rebranding transition
Quaker Oats has begun replacing the Aunt Jemima line of breakfast products with the Pearl Milling Company brand after promising… Read More »
What to say to employees that builds trust
Saying thank you, apologizing when you’re wrong, clearly defining success and asking your team how you can lead them better… Read More »
$125K balloon trips will take you to edge of space
Space Perspective, a Florida space flight company, is taking reservations for its space balloon, Spaceship Neptune, for flights in 2024…. Read More »
Miss eating on a plane? This guy has your plate ready
Flying enthusiast Nik Sennhauser missed eating on planes so much during the pandemic that he began plating his food on… Read More »
Why leadership is not one-size-fits-all
Leadership is a series of context-specific skills for succeeding in one-on-one situations, with teams or in broader contexts, writes Susan… Read More »
UK expected to lift travel restrictions soon
The UK is poised to lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated Britons traveling to 150 countries, probably starting in August,… Read More »
Sustainable aviation fuel can reduce contrails
Research by NASA and DLR finds the use of sustainable aviation fuel reduces aircraft soot-particle emissions by 50% or more…. Read More »
Pandemic makes for faster work at Tampa, Fla., airport
Some projects in a $2 billion master plan for Tampa International Airport in Florida have proceeded at a faster pace… Read More »
House passes bill to expedite airport upgrades
The US House of Representatives has approved legislation that would allow federal airport improvement funds to be used for incentive… Read More »
Delta, Kenya Airways expand connectivity between US and Africa
Delta Air Lines has expanded its codeshare agreement with Kenya Airways. Passengers on Delta’s flights from New York to Ghana… Read More »