Wyndham opened 11 hotels in first quarter

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC continues, but so does the development of new hotels despite record low occupancy rates. Several franchisees with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts...

IHG makes a ‘Clean Promise’ to increase cleanliness

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP, like most hotel companies at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, is establishing new cleaning and behavioral practices to put future...

Hotstats: Hotels must find a break-even point during pandemic

THERE’S A QUESTION hoteliers in the current economic climate have to ask themselves, according to a blog article from Hotstats: How low can you...

STR expert sees ‘green shoots’ for possible recovery from COVID-19 pandemic

HOPEFUL SIGNS FOR the U.S. hotel industry were seen in the week of May 3 to 9, according to STR’s deep dive into its...

Congress to debate new stimulus HEROES Act

THE LATEST ROUND of federal stimulus in response to the COVID-19 economic downturn has been proposed in the House. However, the Democrat’s bill is...

AAA foregoes travel forecast for 2020 Memorial Day weekend

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has cast its pall over the first big holiday of the year, Memorial Day weekend. The uncertainty of the situation has...

New Arizona boutique hotel will feature COVID-19 related safety features

TWO ASIAN AMERICAN hoteliers in Tucson, Arizona, are taking a chance that their new boutique hotel will open this summer to crowds looking for...

CBRE: Hotel asset management rising in importance during pandemic

HOTEL ASSET MANAGEMENT has become an urgent process and its importance has increased over the years, according to an article from CBRE Hotels Research....

Beekeeper’s webinar will explore business after the COVID-19 pandemic

THE NEXT INSTALLMENT of mobile communication software producer Beekeeper’s COVID-19 webinar series, scheduled for May 19, will focus on doing business post-COVID-19. A panel...

Magazine names Vision Hospitality ‘Best Place to Work’

VISION HOSPITALITY GROUP has been named a “Best Place to Work” by Edge magazine, a business publication of the Chattanooga Times Free Press in...