Hilton, ESA see different first-quarter impacts from COVID-19 pandemic

FIRST-QUARTER EARNING announcements reveal a difference in how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted U.S. hotel companies. Hilton has seen steep decline in RevPAR and...

G6 Hospitality joins others in announcing new cleaning program

G6 HOSPITALITY, PARENT company for Motel 6 and Studio 6, has joined the long line of hotel companies discovering a new focus on cleaning...

Stonebridge Cos., Red Roof join AHLA’s ‘Safe Stay’ program

STONEBRIDGE COS. OF Denver, led by Navin Dimond, president and CEO, has joined numerous other hotel companies around the country as part of American...

Article recommends installing ‘panic button’ networks to improve retention

AS HOTELS CONTEND with the economic struggle caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, they may want to take time to acquire technology that increases employee...

Radisson, RLH Corp. announce cleaning policies

TWO MORE LARGE hotel companies, Radisson Hotel Group and Red Lion Hotels Corp., have announced news cleaning and safety policies aimed at encouraging guests...

USTA releases guide on returning to normal travel

FROM INCREASED SANITATION to better health screenings for employees, the U.S. Travel Association has prepared a list of steps the travel industry must take...

Hospitality leaders explore way forward in webinar

AS APRIL CLOSED the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage as the U.S. passed 1 million cases. Some states were beginning to reopen their economies...

Trepp: More lodging CMBS loan borrowers missed April payment

THE LODGING SECTOR has seen a steep increase in the number of commercial mortgage-backed securities loan borrowers being placed “in grace period” or “beyond...

Hotel companies, AHLA form joint initiatives to promote cleaning practices

AN IMPORTANT FIRST step the U.S. hospitality industry must take toward recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is restoring the traveling public’s trust that hotels...

CH&LA releases ‘Clean+Safe’ guide to steps for reopening after COVID-19

HOTELS IN CALIFORNIA, and across the country, will have to place a new emphasis on cleanliness during the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The...