IHG Hotels and Resorts launches sustainability programme
IHG Hotels and Resorts has today launched an internal sustainability programme called ‘Journey to Tomorrow‘…
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IHG Hotels and Resorts launches sustainability programme
IHG Hotels and Resorts has today launched an internal sustainability programme called ‘Journey to Tomorrow‘…
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Hilton to add ten German hotels under Hampton, Garden Inn and Motto brands
Hilton has signed an agreement to develop ten new properties in Germany under its Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton and Motto by Hilton brands.
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The Post-Pandemic Hotel Experience from the Experience Expert
As COVID-19 continues to upend travel and rewrite daily habits, hotels must nevertheless continue to differentiate their products in order to better appeal to guests in the next normal and build revenues…
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RobertDouglas: Lenders Express Optimism, Anticipate Increase in Hotel Lending Volumes and Values
RobertDouglas conducted its eighth annual lender survey to measure the current state of financing market conditions and to ascertain critical future expectations through the lens of the specialist hospitality lending community…
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U.S. Hotel Jobs Recovery Stalls, Unemployment Rises
The U.S. hotel sector’s unemployment rate is once again on the rise, as experts point to a slower-than-expected vaccine rollout hindering the industry’s recovery.
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A British millionaire has been ordered to demolish the $64 million chateau
British millionaire property developer Patrick Diter and his wife, Monica, wanted to buy a villa in Tuscany…
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IHG Hotels & Resorts Rebrands, Restructures
IHG Hotels & Resorts has refreshed its branding and restructured its brands into four collections…
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Horwath HTL Industry Report: Tourism & Hospitality Sector Assistance (V.5)
Horwath HTL decided to start collating industry support measurements on a country by country basis so that we can create a best practice benchmark that shows the different approaches.
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SH Hotels names Arash Azarbarzin CEO, provides business update
Starwood Capital Group has named Arash Azarbarzin CEO of its SH Hotels & Resorts subsidiary, which operates the 1 Hotels, Baccarat Hotels and Treehouse Hotels brands.
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AHLA: Hotel and Travel outlook in 2021
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) released “AHLA’s State of the Hotel Industry 2021” outlining the forecasted state of the hotel industry in 2021 and into the immediate future…
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After Unanticipated 2020, Hotel Industry Knows What It’s Up Against
The end of 2020 is not the end of the problems for the global hotel industry, but it does bring hope on the wings of a vaccine that, in time, could be a panacea for wait ails it: fear.
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The Fire Sale That Never Happened
Expecting a tidal wave of distressed selling and recapitalizations at 30-50% discounts to pre-COVID values, the private equity industry raised an unprecedented amount of capital in the early months of the pandemic…
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China’s Hotel Recovery Falls Off Rails Amid New Coronavirus Flare-Ups
The hotel industry’s geographic revenue bright spot during the pandemic is even grappling with second surge setbacks.
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Airport Hotels Contend With Drop in Passengers
Marketing efforts at airport hotels are targeting specific groups of travelers such as remote workers, staycation guests, construction crews and front-line workers. With U.S…
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Executives re-evaluate operations as pandemic continues
Hotel executives on a webinar hosted by HVS and The Lodging Conference discussed adjusting operations, needed liability protection and the benefits of bleisure travel.
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A Best Western hotel in London is now taking in Covid-19 patients as hospitals run out of beds
The Best Western Hotel in the London suburb of Croydon would normally be packed with visiting families, out-of-town construction workers, and business travelers.
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Covid-19 crisis sees Premier Inn owner cut 1,500 jobs
Premier Inn’s owner Whitbread says that around 1,500 staff have left the business as a result of travel restrictions and decreased demand caused by Covid-19.
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How leisure demand shifted day-of-week trends
With leisure stays dominating hotel demand due to the pandemic, some hotels, especially those in the U.S. top 25 markets, have seen a trend in stronger Thursday demand.
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‘Nobody Gets Out of This Stronger’ Says Langham Hotels CEO
Hospitality will be permanently altered by the pandemic. Here’s how one hotel group is handling it
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Travel + Leisure Magazine Acquired by Wyndham Destinations for $100 Million
This pandemic world has really changed everything: The new year brings the unlikeliest of travel marriages between a timeshare company and one of the industry’s leading media brands.
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Restructured Paris Inn Group seeks to grow luxury brand
Paris Inn Group wants to be the third-largest operator and owner in France and Europe and has restructured to seek equity, revenue increases and the expansion of its luxury Maison Albar Hotels brand.
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“A VUCA world”, “a VUCA environment”, “VUCA leadership” and even “vucability”. These seemingly insightful phrases beg the question: What is VUCA?
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From the rebound of key hotel performance metrics to the potential return of group demand and international travel, the U.S. hotel industry could take its first steps on a long road to recovery in 2021…
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Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous and Chip Rogers, President and CEO of AHLA, discuss the COVID-19 impact on the hotel industry.
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