USTA: COVID-19 crisis has done more damage to the travel industry than 9/11
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has now done more damage to the travel industry than the Sept. 11 terror attacks, according to the U.S. Travel Association....
Texas hoteliers recover from COVID-19, donate plasma to stranger
AT A TIME when so many people are avoiding contact with each other to slow the spread of COVID-19, hoteliers Raju and Dharmistha Patel...
Beekeeper holding second COVID-19 webinar
THE NEXT INSTALLMENT in mobile communication software producer Beekeeper’s COVID-19 webinar series will be held April. It will focus on providing information to furloughed...
The COVID-19 pandemic raises many legal questions
THERE ARE MANY challenges for hotels operating under the COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing travel restrictions. It is a unique situation and, therefore, one...
Young hoteliers donate facemasks to hospitals
A GROUP OF 12 young hoteliers came together to donate 25,000 facemasks to hospitals in their home states, California, Texas, Oregon and Washington. The...
IHG donates to food banks, provides rooms for pandemic first responders
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP has initiated two programs to support efforts to face the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact. The company is donating to...
Funding runs out for federal small business loan program
Editor’s note: This story has been updated as of April 24 to include new information from Samina “Sam” Sharp, principal at The...
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...