Extended Stay America Suites Baytown, Texas, Opens
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—ESH Strategies Franchise, LLC., announced the opening of the Extended Stay America Suites Baytown located in Baytown, Texas. The three-story 82-room property is o
U.S. Travel Association Biannual Forecast Shows Uneven Travel Recovery
WASHINGTON—Days after the U.S. reopened its land and air borders to vaccinated international visitors, U.S. Travel Association released its biannual forecast, which shows an unev
Strategic Moves: How Hospitality M&A Activity and Transactions Are Shaping Up in 2021
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitality deals slowed as industry investors and leaders took stock of the changing landscape and developed strategies to proceed amid
Tripadvisor Survey Shows U.S. Travelers Will Take a Trip This Winter
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts—As the autumn season wanes, all focus shifts to the holidays, and Tripadvisor’s new Winter Travel Index researches where U.S. travelers are heading f
Hutchinson Island Plaza Hotel & Suites Acquired by Innisfree Hotels
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Florida—Coastal hotel operator Innisfree Hotels, in partnership with RREAF Holdings, announces its acquisition of the Hutchinson Island Plaza Hotel & Suit
Motel 6: U.S. Holiday Travelers Will be Road Tripping This Winter
DALLAS—Motel 6 released its fourth annual holiday survey, revealing that nearly seven in 10 (70 percent) of those planning to travel for the holidays this year will be road tripp
HVMG to Manage DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Atlanta—Alpharetta
ATLANTA—Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based, private hotel management and investment company, assumed operations of the 80-room DoubleTree by Hilton Ho
Skyline Lodge Guestrooms: A Retreat to the Mountains
In the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Skyline Lodge recently completed a refresh to the property originally built in the 1930s. Skyline Lodge has 39 guestrooms and one sui
R.D. Olson Construction Starts Development of TALUS La Quinta
LA QUINTA, California—R.D. Olson Construction, a general contracting firm in California, announced that construction is underway on TALUS La Quinta, a resort in Coachella Valley
Three Human Resources Trends for 2022
As 2021 draws to a close and planning for 2022 becomes comes to mind, the hotel industry can reflect on several shifts within the sector and in the wider economy that have left a l