STR: U.S. hotels see declines in early March due to COVID-19

FEBRUARY MAY HAVE been the last month of positive growth for U.S. hotels for the next few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according...

Golden Eye finishes $2 million renovation of Comfort Suites in McDonough, GA

GOLDEN EYE HOSPITALITY has completed $2 million in renovations for its Comfort Suites McDonough Atlanta South in McDonough, Georgia. Kalpesh 'KP' Patidar is CEO...

Vision Hospitality restoring historic Grady Hotel in Louisville, KY

WORK HAS BEGUN on reconstructing The Grady Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, another luxury boutique hotel being developed by Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Vision Hospitality Group, led...

Alderman is Radisson’s CEO for the Americas

JIM ALDERMAN IS Radisson Hotel Group’s new CEO for the Americas. He replaces Ken Greene, who stepped down as the company’s president for the...

Coronavirus reaches pandemic level

THE CORONAVIRUS THAT causes COVID-19 is now a pandemic and a national emergency, striking the travel and hospitality industries particularly hard. Major hotel conferences...

U.S. hotel industry responds to coronavirus outbreak

THE COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS continues to spread and cause mass disruptions for the travel and hospitality industries. Some authorities say the outbreak is reaching pandemic...

Hotel franchisees turn to state lawmakers

MORE THAN 300 Asian American hotel owners attended the March 5 kickoff of a new business organization that will focus on franchising in the...

Wealth Hospitality acquires Residence Inn in Jackson, TN

WEALTH HOSPITALITY GROUP, a new company formed by a merger of Fusion Hospitality and Heritage Hospitality Group, recently acquired the Residence Inn in Jackson,...

Stonebridge acquires Residence Inn in Herndon, VA

STONEBRIDGE COS. HAS acquired and will manage the Residence Inn by Marriott Herndon Reston in Herndon, Virginia. It is the third acquisition for the...

NLRB issues final rule on joint-employer status

THE NATIONAL LABOR Relations Board has issued its final rule on defining joint-employer status. The rule is meant to settle confusion over franchisers’ responsibilities...