Louisiana hotelier sues IHG over franchise practices
NEW ORLEANS AREA hotelier Vimal Patel has filed a lawsuit against on of the world’s biggest hotel company, InterContinental Hotels Group, alleging the company...
NewcrestImage sells 27 hotels to Summit Hotel Properties
NEWCRESTIMAGE HAS SOLD most of its hotel portfolio, along with some other properties, in a $822 million transaction with Summit Hotel Properties. Dallas-based NewcrestImage...
Report: Boutique hotels make more RevPAR than traditional hotels
BOUTIQUE HOTELS GENERATED more annual RevPAR than traditional hotels in the U.S. last year, according to a report from consulting agency The Highland Group....
J.P. Rama’s funeral procession shared in online video
WITH A GRAND procession through the streets of his home village of Sarona, India, shared online in a video, Jayanti P. “J.P.” Rama left...
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...
EV Hotels enters metaverse with new partnership
EV HOTELS, A new technology-centric hotel brand founded by Ken Patel, is entering the “metaverse” by way of a partnership with “metavestor” club BAPESWORLD....
J.W. ‘Bill’ Marriott retires, son David assumes chairmanship
A CHANGING OF the guard is taking place at Marriott International as chairmanship of the company transitions from J.W. “Bill” Marriott Jr. to his...
Hotelier’s murder spotlights national issues
THE MURDER OF a Cleveland, Mississippi, hotelier who was beaten to death by a guest he had just evicted, has had an industry wide...
Blog: Hotel F&B hit hardest by COVID-19 pandemic
HOTEL F&B DEPARTMENTS have suffered profit-costing losses in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a blog by HotStats. There could be a silver lining, though.
The...
Hotel companies to observe International Women’s Day March 8
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY is March 8, and hotel owners and large hospitality companies are taking time to make sure the women in the industry...
