STR: Steep RevPAR drops continue due to COVID-19 pandemic

ANOTHER WEEK OF RevPAR declines for the U.S. hotel industry, the new normal under the COVID-19 pandemic, according to STR. For the...

IDeaS offers podcasts, webinars on managing the COVID-19 pandemic

REVENUE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE provider IDeaS Revenue Solutions is offering podcasts with tips on managing the COVID-19 outbreak. It also is conducting weekly...

Pest control still needed in closed hotels

WHEN A HOTEL closes to regular guests, as so many are doing nationwide as result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it may not be completely...

Choice Hotels donating mattresses to hospitals

HOSPITALS AND HOTELS have at least one thing in common: a need for beds. As hotels close and hospitals fill during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

New York hoteliers make medical facemasks for community

THE HOTEL BUSINESS in Niagara Falls, New York, has fallen dramatically since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it has across the country....

AAHOA calls for action on federal Paycheck Protection Program

TIME IS RUNNING out for Congress to approve additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program that provides loans to small businesses, including hotels, as...

NYU International Hospitality conference postponed

THE 42ND ANNUAL NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference has been postponed. It is the latest major conference to be delayed or cancelled due...

Best Western, My Place provide rooms for essential workers

TWO MORE HOTEL chains are stepping up to provide rooms for essential workers facing the COVID-19 outbreak. Best Western Hotels & Resorts will offer...

USTA has several requests for more stimulus

WHILE MANY IN the hotel industry welcome the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security Act, several organizations are still pressing for more...

NextGuest eBook offers tips navigating COVID-19 crisis

HOTEL MARKETING SOFTWARE company NextGuest has put together an eBook of tips to help hotels plan a way through the economic crisis caused by...