Companies adapt airline products to hotel industry
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN the airline and hotel industries has always been clear. Now, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a blending of...
New company launches multi-purpose, ‘contactless’ concierge program
THE SOFTWARE COMPANY chaired by Rajiv Trivedi, former brand president for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.’s La Quinta Inn, has officially launched its first...
AAA survey finds Americans willing to travel in fall
AMERICANS ARE PLANNING to travel this fall, but they remain cautious about whether they will be able to realize those plans, according to a...
Arizona hotelier found dead in lake
A LAKE HAVASU City, Arizona, hotelier was found dead in a lake in an apparent drowning. On a community website, Pishit Patel was remembered...
Associations keep up pressure on Congress for stimulus
NEGOTIATIONS OVER THE next round of federal stimulus continue to falter, industry associations are redoubling their efforts to pressure Congress to act. Those efforts...
Study: COVID-19 reversing diversity progress in hospitality industry
COVID-19 MAY HAVE reversed some of the progress made in diversity and inclusion in the hospitality, travel and leisure sector, according to a new...
STR: U.S. had most hotel openings during pandemic
WHILE THE COVID-19 pandemic continues, the U.S. leads the world in hotel openings, according to STR. However, the number of project deferrals and abandonments...
RLH Corp. relaunches GuestHouse as extended-stay brand
LOOKING TO CASH in on the extended-stay segment’s resilience during the COVID-19, Red Lion Hotels Corp. has relaunched its GuestHouse International brand as the...
Stimulus negotiations continue despite Trump tweet
REPORTS THAT NEGOTIATIONS over a new federal stimulus bill are dead until after the election were apparently premature. While Republican and Democrat leadership is...
Negotiations on federal stimulus stall
NEGOTIATIONS ON THE next round of federal stimulus have officially stalled out as President Trump has ordered Republican legislators to stand down until after...