New York law eases hotel-to-housing conversions
A new state law is making it simpler for nonprofits in New York to purchase and convert distressed hotels to… Read More »
Local buyer will rebrand historic Syracuse, N.Y., hotel
A 95-year-old hotel in Syracuse, N.Y., has changed hands and will undergo a change of name. The Jefferson Clinton hotel… Read More »
Robots join depleted workforce at swamped hotels
Hotels are enlisting nonhuman help in their struggle to cope with staffing shortages as patronage swells in the waning of… Read More »
Hackers steal 20GB of data from Marriott hotel chain
Hackers have stolen 20 gigabytes of internal business files, including clients’ credit card details, from the Marriott hotel chain, DataBreaches.net… Read More »
Lenders take note of new Michigan hotel revenue law
Michigan has become the first state to classify hotel revenues legally as rents, a move that could significantly affect lending… Read More »
$100M-plus expansion in works for Austin’s Hotel Ella
Austin, Texas’ historic Hotel Ella will see a quadrupling of its guest rooms in an expansion planned by owner Rex… Read More »
Thailand seeks rise in tourist hotel rates as industry boost
Thailand’s tourism ministry plans to ask hoteliers to raise prices for foreign visitors to pre-pandemic levels while maintaining current low… Read More »
American Airlines gets exclusive WBD content
Magnolia Network and discovery+ will provide shows to American Airlines in a deal that features exclusive content and undisclosed financial… Read More »
Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun in Mexico to open Dec. 20
Blue Diamond is planning to open its new Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun in Mexico on Dec. 20. The 1,049-suite resort… Read More »
Airlines offer digital customer service
Pandemic-era emphasis on touchless service and the need to offer more flexibility with staff at a premium has led to… Read More »
United videos highlight Black golfers, HBCU initiative
United Airlines has tapped golf influencer Roger Steele for a four-part video series highlighting Black golfers as part of United’s… Read More »
Delta exec, staffer on NYC’s LaGuardia Airport
From her first incoming flight as a flight attendant 37 years ago to the recent inauguration of a sparkling new… Read More »