Tag: lodging
Survey: Americans support reforming federal law to rein in short-term rentals
Chief Assignment Editor- September 10, 2019 18:45According to a new national survey, Americans overwhelmingly support amending federal law to remove loopholes used by short-term rental sites, like Airbnb and HomeAway, to avoid having to comply with local ... Read More
First GrandStay Hotel opened in Oregon
Dmytro Makarov- June 13, 2019 20:22Oregon is welcoming the first GrandStay Hotel opened in that picturesque state. GrandStay Hospitality, LLC, the franchisor for GrandStay Hotels, announced the expansion of its brand to Oregon earlier as well. Read More
Canadian travellers: do’s and don’ts when travelling and staying in vacation rentals
Dmytro Makarov- June 11, 2019 20:13The annual 2019 Airplane and Hotel Etiquette Study results are released by Expedia, offering a deep dive into Canadian travellers' preferences, behaviours, and pet peeves. And while we all have ... Read More
Ascot is Europe’s leading serviced apartment brand at world travel awards 2019
Dmytro Makarov- June 11, 2019 09:00The Ascott has won Europe’s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand 2019 for its Citadines properties for the fourth year running, along with six other awards at this year’s World Travel Awards. ... Read More
Los Angeles Rams John Johnson III, Pisa Tinoisamoa & Cheerleaders to visit Hawaii June 14-17
Chief Assignment Editor- June 11, 2019 01:45In advance of the Los Angeles Rams’ preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday, August 17 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, safety John Johnson III, Rams legend Pisa Tinoisamoa, ... Read More
Marriott International opens second Four Points by Sheraton in Tanzania
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2019 19:48Marriott International, Inc. today announced the opening of its second Four Points by Sheraton (Four-Points.Marriott.com) hotel in Tanzania, Four Points by Sheraton Dar es Salaam, New Africa Hotel. The original ... Read More
Choice Hotels Texas expansion
Dmytro Makarov- June 10, 2019 18:40Choice Hotels has signed an agreement with Legacy Partners to develop five Sleep Inn hotels outside of Houston, Texas. The first hotel is slated to open in 2020. "With more ... Read More
Best Friends Animal Society introduces first hotel
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2019 18:25Best Friends Roadhouse and Mercantile, a pet-centric, 40-room lodging option in Kanab, UT, will open its doors to travelers—and their pets—on August 15, 2019. The new hotel, which is owned ... Read More
Aiden hotel opens first U.S. location
Dmytro Makarov- June 6, 2019 21:25Aiden by Best Western today opens doors in Austin, Texas. The first U.S. location for the company's modern, suburban boutique brand, Aiden by Best Western @ Austin City Hotel will ... Read More
Days Hotel by Wyndham comes to New Zealand
Dmytro Makarov- June 6, 2019 18:54Days Inn by Wyndham came to New Zealand with the opening of a new landmark hotel, Days Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Hamilton. The addition bolsters the Company's presence in ... Read More
Audubon International and Diamond Resorts partner on Green Lodging Program
Chief Assignment Editor- June 6, 2019 16:03Diamond Resorts announced today it has partnered with Audubon International to increase awareness of green initiatives within the industry. As such, Diamond has joined Audubon’s Green Lodging program to ensure ... Read More
Puerto Rico Tourism hungry for good news: Today best news in 8 years
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 5, 2019 08:12Puerto Rico is hungry for good news after the island's tourism industry came to an all-time low after a devastating hurricane hit. Today at the IPW 2019 in Anaheim, Discover ... Read More
Arkansas tourism is open for business!
Dmytro Makarov- June 4, 2019 19:14Summertime is fun time in Arkansas, and our state is open for business and waiting to welcome you to The Natural State. From our majestic mountains to our sparkling blue ... Read More
Hotel Association of Los Angeles engages Veronica Perez to strengthen industry’s LA role
Dmytro Makarov- June 4, 2019 17:19The Hotel Association of Los Angeles (HALA) announced today that it has selected Veronica Perez & Associates as its lobbying firm to deepen the hotel industry's relationships in Los Angeles ... Read More
Tourism Marketing for the summer months
Dr. Peter E. Tarlow- June 3, 2019 22:20With June’s arrival, tourism professionals should have begun to think about the summer months. In much of the world, these coming months are high season. These can also be months ... Read More
Interstate Hotels & Resorts expands presence in the West
Dmytro Makarov- June 3, 2019 19:56Interstate Hotels & Resorts announces that it has been selected by Glacier House Hotels to manage a portfolio of 13 hotels. From Texas to Washington state, the portfolio expands Interstate's ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism: Visitor spending declined 6.2 percent in April 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- May 30, 2019 19:46Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.33 billion in April 2019, a decrease of 6.2 percent compared to the same month last year, according to preliminary statistics ... Read More
National Park Tourism in Hawaii are big business: $734 Million in Economic Benefit
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2019 21:20A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 4.8 million visitors to national parks in Hawaii spent $526 million in the state in 2018. That spending resulted in 5,800 ... Read More
Marriott International unveils first-ever longer stays category marketing campaign
Chief Assignment Editor- May 21, 2019 01:02Marriott International today announced its first-ever longer stays category marketing campaign, "Room for Possibility," spotlighting the portfolio's brands that enable business travelers the freedom to maintain their lifestyles, uninterrupted on ... Read More
$1.3 million in scholarships awarded to hospitality students
editor- May 15, 2019 01:18The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AHLEF), the charitable giving arm of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), today announced that it is awarding $1.3 million in scholarships ... Read More
Reforms needed at US airliners: Air travel delays
editor- May 14, 2019 22:41Most major US airports experience flight disruptions on a daily basis, with Chicago O'Hare International Airport leading the pack. Within the top 10 airports in major US cities, each airport ... Read More
Washington’s new short-term rental law to ‘even playing field for local hotels’
Chief Assignment Editor- May 10, 2019 18:50Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed Substitute House Bill 1798, concerning short-term rentals, into law. This bill was a top priority for the Washington Hospitality Association during the 2019 Legislative Session. ... Read More
EscapeMaker to host all women-led first-ever Virtual Agritourism Conference
editor- May 9, 2019 22:39Fourteen women industry experts join forces to create an evergreen educational resource for innkeepers, farmers, winemakers, craft beverage producers and ag-related destinations to grow their businesses. EscapeMaker.com, a guide to ... Read More
Reimagining Tourism through Human Capital Development
Chief Assignment Editor- May 6, 2019 19:15“Reimagining Tourism through Human Capital Development” written by Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Around the world today tourism processes, tools, structures, systems and actors are being radically reviewed, ... Read More
Safertourism.com: Tourism Security will be an issue in 2020
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 5, 2019 22:14The 26th Las Vegas International Tourism Safety and Security Conference in 27 years was concluded last week. Next year a whole new concept of tourism security conferences is in the ... Read More
ECPAT-USA report: State human trafficking laws for the lodging industry
editor- May 1, 2019 21:04To help lodging companies facing different laws about human trafficking in different states, ECPAT-USA, with the financial support of the American Hotel and Lodging Association Educational Foundation (AHLEF), today issued ... Read More
Airbnb v. Hotels: Competing and benefiting in the sharing economy
Chief Assignment Editor- May 1, 2019 15:13Researchers from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University published new research which sheds new light on the impact Airbnb and similar “sharing economy” companies are having on ... Read More
Tourism boom: Travelers visit Puerto Rico at an unprecedented pace
Chief Assignment Editor- April 30, 2019 00:20Discover Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico's first-ever Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), announced today that 2019 Q1 lodging demand is on par with 2017 Q1 levels just fourteen months post-hurricane Maria, signaling ... Read More
Philadelphia hotel room supply increases 10.9% in 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- April 29, 2019 21:20The East Coast city of Philadelphia is experiencing a hotel expansion, with numerous new hotels opening in the city and several properties under construction. By the end of 2019, the ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism Authority: Visitor spending down 2.4 percent in Q1 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- April 25, 2019 19:12Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $4.52 billion in the first quarter of 2019, a decrease of 2.4 percent compared to the first quarter of 20181, according ... Read More
Indian travelers expected to spend $136 billion by 2021
Chief Assignment Editor- April 24, 2019 02:12The Indian traveler has come of age, spending approximately $94 billion in 2018, on around 2 billion domestic and international trips, helping the Indian travel and tourism industry achieve unprecedented ... Read More
$3.6 billion airport redevelopment and new convention hotel in Salt Lake
editor- April 23, 2019 21:30Salt Lake City in the state of Utah in the US is booming, with projects like the $3.6 billion redevelopment of the Salt Lake City International Airport, where a completely ... Read More
How does India travel? Let us count the 94 billion ways
Anil Mathur - eTN India- April 17, 2019 22:47Bain & Company and Google India are together launching a report on “How Does India Travel.” According to the report, the Indian traveler has come of age, spending approximately $94 ... Read More
Gavel slams: Airbnb not eligible for privileged tax treatment
editor- April 15, 2019 21:15A report released on behalf of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) calls on state and local government leaders to reject Airbnb’s future pursuit of voluntary collection agreements (VCAs) and ... Read More
Benchmark names Angel Quiles Director of Facilities, The Kartrite Resort & Indoor Waterpark
Chief Assignment Editor- April 12, 2019 16:31Benchmark hospitality company has named Angel Quiles, CEOE, director of facilities for The Kartrite Resort & Indoor Waterpark. The Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property is located in Monticello, New York, ... Read More
Indian Hotels Company launches new hotel brand
Anil Mathur - eTN India- April 12, 2019 15:50In a development expected by the industry for a while, the IHCL, known for the Taj brand, launched a new brand on April 12, SeleQtions. Initially, 12 hotels will come ... Read More