TORONTO—Accor announced openings, renovations, culinary debuts, and experiences at properties across North and Central America. The year 2023 marks the opening of both Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo Panama and Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences, alongside renovations at Fairmont properties, including Fairmont Mayakoba, Fairmont Kea Lani, and Fairmont Banff Springs. Experiences This … [Read more...]

The Spanish island of Lanzarote wants fewer British tourists.The popular holiday destination in the Canary Island has declared itself a “tourist-saturated area” and is now considering ways to limit the number of UK visitors it receives.The new strategy is a bid to “reduce dependence on the British market”.More than 50 per cent of visitors to the Island currently come from the United Kingdom. Some … [Read more...]

1 Hotels, the hotel brand founded by Barry Sternlicht, announced the opening of 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay, its flagship nature-and-wellness-focused island oasis overlooking a stretch of Kauai's North Shore. Source: hotelnewsresource.com … [Read more...]

Evermore Orlando Resort, the luxury vacation rental destination bordering Walt Disney World, and Conrad Orlando the latest addition to Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton's (NYSE: HLT) luxury hotel brand, today announced they are now accepting reservations for stays beginning from February 5, 2024. Source: hotelnewsresource.com … [Read more...]

As spring break season approaches, tracking school calendar data becomes critical for predicting travel demand across the U.S. The swings from one academic year to another can generate substantial waves in hotel performance, since vacation scheduling directly impacts over 50 million public K-12 students across the country, not to mention their families. Source: hotelnewsresource.com … [Read more...]

The U.S. weekly occupancy level was the highest since the week ending 12 November 2022. Source: hotelnewsresource.com … [Read more...]

Silicon Valley North attracts the leading hospitality industry’s conference June 26-29 Source: hotelnewsresource.com … [Read more...]

Canary Technologies, a hotel guest management system, conducted a survey of 1,000 recent hotel guests and 300 hotel workers to uncover guest tipping behavior in hotels. While tipping in the service industry is a well-established American custom and an essential part of worker wages, tipping in the hotel industry lacks transparency. The survey results show that tipping in hotels is less prevalent … [Read more...]

1 Hotels, the luxury lifestyle hotel brand founded by Barry Sternlicht, has opened 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay, its flagship nature-and-wellness-focused island resort overlooking Kauai’s North Shore in Hawaii. “Hanalei Bay is the culmination of everything we’ve sought to achieve with the 1 Hotels brand,” said Sternlich, 1 Hotels’ founder/chairman. “What makes the … [Read more...]

OTO Development, which is part of The Johnson Group, has purchased and will operate the newly opened AC Hotel by Marriott St. Petersburg Downtown. “This AC Hotel is the perfect complement to St. Pete’s lively downtown vibe,” said GM Ben Walters. “The overall design balances form and function, while small details provide an authentic sense of place. Whether you’re in town to work or play or a bit … [Read more...]

Aimbridge Hospitality continues to expand its managed portfolio with the addition of nine properties to its specialized Select Service operating division. Nine hotels, owned by Neema Hospitality, are located across Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and aggregate to 774 guestrooms. “Our select-service team is committed to achieving meaningful results for owners through our management of … [Read more...]

A joint venture between NewcrestImage and Hospitality Capital Partners (HCP) has completed the acquisition of 11 hotels in seven states with a total of 1,551 rooms in a transaction handled by Al Calhoun and Mark Fair at CBRE in Atlanta. The properties are 10 Courtyard and one Residence Inn hotels in Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. “Our company has a … [Read more...]

Tim Wyman will be tasked with identifying new business, including management and investment opportunities for Virgin Hotels Collection.  Extensive experience Wyman brings over 20 years of experience from various functions within the hospitality and real estate industries, most recently serving as vice president of investments at NewcrestImage. At this hotel investment firm, he spearheaded the … [Read more...]

EU: Hospitality developer, owner and operator, PPHE Hotel Group, is in advanced discussions to launch a European Hospitality Real Estate Fund of up to €250 million equity. PPHE intends to participate in the fund, up to €50 million in cash and/or assets, with a cornerstone investor participating up to €75 million (with an upper limit of 49 per cent participation).  The art’otel Rome, which is … [Read more...]

The database shows the country’s premium pipeline has at least 93 ongoing projects comprising 14,237 keys. Ready for the rebound The latest analysis follows the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) prediction that France’s travel and tourism sector could surpass pre-pandemic levels this year, when it is projected to rise 2.2% above 2019 levels. The forecast from WTTC’s latest Economic … [Read more...]

Greek rail workers are striking as anger grows over a deadly rail crash that killed 43 people on Wednesday.The head-on-crash - which saw a passenger train and freight carrier collide on Greece's busiest line between Athens and Thessaloniki - has sent Greece into a period of national mourning.More than 50 people remained hospitalised, most in the central Greek city of Larissa. Several are in a … [Read more...]

Brazil Tourism announced the first unit of its innovation development center for tourism debuted on March 1.The center, dubbed Embratur Lab, is located in Rio de Janeiro and was designed to promote competitiveness and environmental sustainability to services in the travel sector. The unit was developed in partnership with Turistech Hub Brasil, a similar center based in Sao … [Read more...]

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Wyndham Rewards® is on track to welcome its 100 millionth enrolled member this month and in celebration, the award-winning rewards program is giving away the hotel minibar—literally. That’s right: from free snacks to over a month of free vacations, this is one hotel minibar you needn’t be afraid to touch. Source: breakingtravelnews.com … [Read more...]

Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary hotel brands and award-winning travel program, and The Ritz-Carlton are once again inviting members to experience the thrill of motorsport through its long-standing relationship with the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. Source: breakingtravelnews.com … [Read more...]