CHESTER, PA—If anyone’s idea of the Jersey Shore has been gleaned from reality TV,…
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NATIONAL REPORT—Anyone on the lodging-conference circuit knows that lobby chatter is at least 90%…
77% of all resort/hotel spas offer male-specific packages, according the 2016 U.S. Spa Industry Study…
GULF BREEZE, FL—At age 32, Innisfree Hotels is finding it’s kind of nice to…
NEW YORK—It’s not every hotel company that, when asked for images that help define…
ORLANDO, FL—Anyone wondering what happens to all those hardly used guest-bathroom amenities should ask…
Now in his 13th year at South Carolina-based Charlestowne Hotels—nine of those as co-owner—President/COO…
EUGENE, OR—The number five—in one form or another—has figured prominently in the life of…
HOUSTON—When you’re a Texas billionaire like Tilman J. Fertitta, big isn’t out of the…
CHICAGO—In its second major move this year into the wellness space, Hyatt…
CHICAGO—In its second major move this year into the wellness space, Hyatt Hotels Corp. has…
NEW YORK—The temptation to say the new joint venture between megachain Marriott International and global…
NEW YORK—With the lodging universe expanding (new brands, collections) and contracting (M&As) at the same…
MIAMI—It was all entrepreneurs on deck here at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, where the…
PHOENIX—In what is being touted as its largest deal in its 70-year history, Best Western…
NEW YORK—More than a decade ago, extended-stay was dubbed “the most important development to impact…
Attorney Todd Soloway, a partner at New York City-based Pryor Cashman LLP, is chair of…
VANCOUVER—American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (AHIP) has enjoyed a robust first half of 2017,…
GREENBELT, MD—For brothers Kim and Chris, growing up Sims meant having the lodging industry condition…
MIAMI—It’s been all entrepreneurs on deck here at the waterside Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, where…
NEW YORK—The still-enthusiastic optimism felt at last month’s New York University International Hospitality Industry Investment…
Industry veteran Scott Buchalter recently took up the baton as brand leader for Wyndham Hotel…
CHICAGO—Pure genius. It’s a guest reaction SMASHotels’ President/CEO Scott Greenberg is likely hoping becomes the…
DURHAM, NC—Dream Hotel Group plans to open the first location for Unscripted Hotels, the company’s…
ORANGE BEACH, AL—Atlanta-based Hotel Equities has opened the Island House Hotel Orange Beach—a DoubleTree by…