INDUSTRY NEWS

Hotel News Now

By: Dana Miller

Hoteliers in the U.S. had been pinning their hopes on business travel picking up after Labor Day, but those projections are dimming as COVID-19 cases increase nationally.

Co Star Hotel News Now

By: Dana Miller

As group travel slowly returns in the U.S., hoteliers say sales strategy and how meetings will take place have changed.

Lodging Magazine

By: Lodging Staff

The summer 2021 travel season is coming to a close, but the Labor Day weekend and holiday provide one final opportunity for a travel surge. According to a recent Tripadvisor survey, 31 percent of U.S. adults plan to travel this Labor Day weekend. This is level with last year’s holiday weekend travel (32 percent) and not far off from 2019 (35 percent).

Hotel News Now

By: Dan Kubacki

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hoteliers were put in a unique position in 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic when travel stopped and room revenue slowed to a trickle.

Chicago Business Journal

By Ashley Fahey  

During the hospitality industry's hardest-hit months last year, hotel owners and operators everywhere were scrambling to stay afloat. Even so, many saw an opportunity to take on capital projects within their hotels, to address changes either spurred or accelerated by the pandemic.

Hotel News Now

By: Dana Miller

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Much is still unknown about how the hotel industry will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, but data is helping paint a picture of a recovery in which labor, market segmentation and profitability will all play factors.

Hotel News Now

By:  Dana Miller

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic caused chaos. But as hard as it is, hoteliers are seeing it as an opportunity to change old habits.

Chicago Tribune

By: Lauren Zumbach

Hyatt is buying resort company Apple Leisure Group for $2.7 billion in a bet that luxury leisure travel will continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago Business Journal

By: Ben Miller

The iconic 101-year-old Drake Hotel on Chicago's Lakefront is up for sale.

Lodging

By: Lodging Staff

PHOENIX, Arizona—Harry Javer, producer and founder of The Lodging Conference, one of the industry’s events for hotel owners, CEOs, and deal makers, announced that Arne Sorenson, the beloved former president and CEO of Marriott International, has been selected posthumously as the recipient of the 2021 Above and Beyond Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented at The Lodging Conference on September 29, 2021.