California hoteliers keeping positive in fight against COVID-19 outbreak
A POSITIVE ATTITUDE has helped California hotelier Jyoti Sarolia find strength as occupancy plummeted at her hotels as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....
Marriott reports breach of property system affecting 5.2 million guests
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL HAS reported a breach of an internal property system that may have compromised some personal information belonging to approximately 5.2 million guests....
Hotelivate partner lays out plan for post-COVID-19 hospitality
IN THE NEW world created, for better or for worse, by the COVID-19 pandemic, hotels will have to change their approach to the business....
Hotel companies act to curb losses
ALL MAJOR PUBLICLY traded hotel companies listed in the earnings charts listed below pulled their RevPAR and financial guidance for 2020 in March as...
Survey: Half of webinar attendees plan to keep hotels open despite pandemic
DESPITE THE SUDDEN hardships foisted upon them, some hoteliers remain optimistic that they will survive the COVID-19 pandemic with their businesses intact, according to...
Hotel associations welcome signing of CARES Act stimulus
THE CORONAVIRUS AID, Relief, & Economic Security Act, a $2.2 trillion stimulus package signed into law March 27 by President Trump includes several provisions...
GreenTree Hospitality waives franchise and marketing fees for U.S. owners
GREENTREE HOSPITALITY GROUP is waiving its franchise and marketing fees for U.S. franchisees in response to the economic cost of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Our entire...
Group says large hotel companies should waive fixed fees for hotel owners during COVID-19...
IN TIMES OF trouble, everybody needs a helping hand. In the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, hard-hit hotel owners are turning to their franchisers...
Georgia hotelier welcomes deal on stimulus CARES Act
AS CONGRESS PREPARES to vote on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security, or CARES Act, hoteliers are breathing a little easier. Ritesh Patel,...
COVID-19 pandemic continues draining the U.S. travel and hospitality industry
IN A WEEK of bad news, the numbers tell a dismal tale. Occupancy continues to slide down, millions of people are out of their...