Industry News
Illinois passes ‘panic buttons’ requirements
ILLINOIS HAS BECOME the second state to pass legislation to require some hotels to provide personal safety devices, aka “panic buttons,” to hotel employees....
Castell Project releases new WSH List
IN AN EFFORT to increase the number of women speakers at hospitality industry events, the Castell Project, an organization dedicated toward promoting the careers...
TRENDS & ISSUES
STR: U.S. hotels see RevPAR rise in July
A SLIGHT SHIFT in the calendar put July’s U.S. hotel performance over the top in a year over year comparison, according to STR. However,...
Study: Hotels will cover interest payments even in downturn
AN ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN may well be on the horizon in the next two years, but the news is not all glum. Even the worst...
STR lowers forecast through 2020
STR LOWERED ITS U.S. hotels performance forecast for the next two year during its 11th annual Hotel Data Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Thursday. The...
Hotel stock index dropped 1 percent in July
THE BAIRD/STR HOTEL Stock Index fell 1 percent in July to 4,883. The drop comes a month after a 6.2 percent increase in June...
STR: U.S. hotel construction grew 8.3 percent in July
THE NUMBER OF hotel rooms in the final phase of development in the U.S. construction pipeline rose 8.3 percent in July over the same...
STR: New York, Chicago and Las Vegas top list of meeting destinations
MEETING PLANNERS FAVOR New York, Chicago and Las Vegas in their plans for the next two years, according to STR’s Destination Meeting Assement Program...
Cover Stories
Supplement Special Report 2018
