CBRE: COVID-19 may increase variability in hotel expenses
MANY TRADITIONALLY FIXED expenses for U.S. hotels will become more flexible in the future as operators adjust to the post-COVID-19 “new normal” and learn...
Report: Hotels reposition into the wellness-hospitality sector
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has driven the interest in health and wellness to an all-time high, said consulting firm HVS. Along with offering healthy and...
Red Roof continues Room in Your Heart campaign for charity
RED ROOF IS continuing its Room in Your Heart campaign that offers guests discounts while donating money to a specific charity. This time the...
Group says large hotel companies should waive fixed fees for hotel owners during COVID-19...
IN TIMES OF trouble, everybody needs a helping hand. In the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, hard-hit hotel owners are turning to their franchisers...
Best Western, AAHOA meet on fair franchising points
BEST WESTERN HOTELS & Resorts is the most recent large hotel company to meet with AAHOA leaders over the association’s 12 Points of Fair...
Virdee, Infor enter agreement to integrate systems
NEWLY ESTABLISHED SOFTWARE company Virdee will integrate its virtual reception platform, Virdee Concierge, with Infor’s HMS Property Management System. The combined product is aimed...
Motel 6 celebrates 60 years of business
IT’S BEEN SIX decades of keeping the light on for guests by Motel 6. To mark the occasion, the economy brand is thanking its...
Red Roof continuing Room in Your Heart campaign
RED ROOF IS continuing its Room in Your Heart campaign to benefit military members, children and students. Once again, guests participate to help the...
‘Smart hotel’ company EV Hotel going public
EV HOTEL CORP., the Atlanta-based tech centric “smart hotel” company, is in a “change of control” stock purchase agreement with Plandai Biotechnology, Inc. Plandai...
California hoteliers keeping positive in fight against COVID-19 outbreak
A POSITIVE ATTITUDE has helped California hotelier Jyoti Sarolia find strength as occupancy plummeted at her hotels as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....