Hotelier’s murder spotlights national issues

THE MURDER OF a Cleveland, Mississippi, hotelier who was beaten to death by a guest he had just evicted, has had an industry wide...

Mississippi hotelier killed, group calls for justice

LAST WEEK, CLEVELAND, Mississippi, hotelier Yogesh Patel was beaten to death by a guest he had had evicted from his hotel earlier in the...

STR: Western states see highest occupancy

THE MASSIVE MOTORCYCLE rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, gave that state the highest hotel occupancy of the week ending Aug. 8 at 71.6 percent,...

AAHOACON 2020 conference wraps up with elections, speeches

AAHOACON 2020, AAHOA’s first virtual annual conference and trade show, has concluded. The final day included a few more sessions on how hotels are...

STR moves forecast for COVID-19 recovery to 2024

RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 pandemic took one more step further away with the release of STR and Tourism Economics forecast. The forecast, released at...

Second day of AAHOACON sees talk of recovery

ON DAY TWO, the theme for AAHOACON 2020 was “Where do we go from here?” The main topic of discussion in the day’s general...

IHG minimized pandemic losses in first half of 2020

LIKE OTHER LARGE hotel companies, InterContinental Hotels Group reported serious impacts on its business performance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, even...

AAHOACON 2020 kicks off

AAHOA’S FIRST VIRTUAL annual convention and tradeshow, AAHOACON 2020, is officially under way. Tuesday was a warm up with speeches by leadership at the...

‘Life was like a smile with her’

THOUSANDS of mourners bid an emotional farewell to Hasmita Patel, who passed away peacefully last week on Aug.6 with her family by her side. Hasmita,...

Marriott, ESA release second quarter results

TWO MORE MAJOR hotel companies, Marriott International and Extended Stay America, have reported losses from the second quarter as a result of the COVID-19...