NewcrestImage closes sale on 27 hotels to Summit Hotel Properties
NEWCRESTIMAGE HAS COMPLETED its sale of 27 hotels to Summit Hotel Properties it first announced in November. The Dallas-based company, led by Mehul Patel...
Report: Leisure and hospitality added 53,000 jobs in December
THE LEISURE AND hospitality sector saw some job growth in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December employment report. Not enough, however,...
Best Western to allow guests to use reward points for rooms
TO USHER IN 2022, Best Western Hotels & Resorts is offering a new program to allow guests Best Western Rewards to use points to...
New Jersey law would require new hotel owners to retain employees
THE NEW JERSEY legislature has passed legislation that will place new requirements regarding employees when a hotel changes hands. Hospitality and business associations are...
NewcrestImage to acquire nine G6 Hospitality hotels
FRESH FROM SELLING off much of its portfolio, NewcrestImage recently agreed to purchase nine hotels in Arizona from G6 Hospitality, six branded Motel 6...
Noble acquires two hotels in Savannah, Georgia
NOBLE INVESTMENT GROUP recently acquired two hotels in Savannah, Georgia. The hotels are the Hampton Inn Savannah Historic District and Holiday Inn Express Savannah...
Report: Travelers in 2022 to focus on reunion and reconnection
TRAVELERS IN 2022 will prioritize reunion and reconnection as the pandemic separated families and friends, according to a report by Hilton. The pandemic has...
COVID continued, leaders changed in 2021
AS 2022 BEGINS, many of the issues U.S. hoteliers faced in 2021, primarily related to the COVID-19 pandemic, are likely to continue. The year...
HotStats: Treat young associates better to improve retention
HOTEL OWNERS MUST treat young associates better as labor is the hot-button issue in the hospitality industry, according to a blog post by HotStats....
Lawmakers press State Department to expedite visa processing
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT may have expanded an immigrant visa program that can bring more workers to the U.S. to ease the labor shortage but...