Proposed legislation would provide payroll support grants to hotels
PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD provide hotels with another specific set of grants to help them retain their employees. Major hotel associations are calling for the...
Report: Pandemic puts damper on diversification
WOMEN AND MINORITIES made very little advancement in the hospitality industry over the last year, according to the fourth Women in Hospitality Industry Leadership...
Organizations form new website to encourage hotel ownership
TWO ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED on promoting the careers of women in the hospitality industry are teaming up to form a new means to that end....
Contactless check-in software company Virdee brings in new investments
CONTACTLESS CHECK-IN TECHNOLOGY company Virdee has brought in new funding that brings its total seed money to $4 million. The new investments puts the...
Bill would reauthorize, reform EB-5 investor visa program
THE EB-5 INVESTOR visa program, a source of financing for construction projects such as hotels, is set to expire in June. Newly proposed legislation...
HHM added 25 hotels over the past year
HERSHA HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT added 25 hotels with approximately 4,000 rooms total over the last year. This expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic was made possible...
Report: Extended-stay hotels leading the COVID-19 recovery
IN THE FIRST two months of 2021, extended-stay hotels continued to see the strongest performance among hotel segments, according to hotel investment advisors The...
Report: International travel lost $4.5 trillion in 2020
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SPENDING dropped precipitously worldwide in 2020, leading to a nearly $4.5 trillion loss for the global travel industry, according to an analysis...
Reports: U.S. leads world in hotel openings as pipeline shrinks
HOTEL CONSTRUCTION IN the U.S. has declined during the pandemic, according to STR and Lodging Econometrics. At the same time, the country saw more...
CDC gives more leeway to vaccinated travelers
TRAVEL JUST BECAME much easier for those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to new federal guidelines. That’s good news for the...