Articles tagged “hotel development”

Hotels

Tommy Bahama Brings Beach Vibes to Its First Hotel

If you like to walk through the hotel lobby in your Hawaiian shirt and swim trunks, you might will feel self-conscious at The Ritz-Carlton. But maybe not at a Tommy Bahama property.

Sean O'Neill | 1 week ago

Tommy Bahama Brings Beach Vibes to Its First Hotel

Hotels

Inside Minor Hotels’ Global Expansion

Minor Hotels has an aggressive growth strategy to expand by 2025. Details about the company's strategy reveal a lot about bigger-picture trends in the hotel sector.

Sean O'Neill | 2 weeks ago

Inside Minor Hotels’ Global Expansion

Hotels

Hotel Brand Bloat: ‘A Shakeout Is Coming’

Many marketers design hotel brands to appeal more to hotel owners than travelers. One reason? Creating a new brand is easier than fixing an old one.

Sean O'Neill | 2 weeks ago

Hotel Brand Bloat: ‘A Shakeout Is Coming’
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Q&A: Accor Is Upping the Ante on Branded Residences and Mixed-Use Development

In today’s increasingly competitive branded residential market, Accor is banking on the idea that investment partners and home buyers want to align with hotel brands that offer turnkey support at every phase, from planning and design to sales and operations.

Accor Group + Skift | 2 weeks ago

Q&A: Accor Is Upping the Ante on Branded Residences and Mixed-Use Development

Hotels

Extended-Stay Boom Fuels Choice-Wyndham Competition

Wyndham's fast-growing extended-stay category intensifies the competitive dynamics of Choice Hotel's take-over bid as both companies vie for the increased business from construction workers and related trades.

Amina Niasse, Reuters | 3 weeks ago

Extended-Stay Boom Fuels Choice-Wyndham Competition

Hotels

How Posadas, Mexico’s Largest Hotel Group, Competes Against Global Giants

Posadas could be a partner for major hotel groups for co-marketing deals, given the quality of its Mexican resorts.

Sean O'Neill | 4 weeks ago

How Posadas, Mexico’s Largest Hotel Group, Competes Against Global Giants

Hotels

Dolly Parton’s Newest Hotel Shows Her Independent Streak

Further cementing her status as a savvy entrepreneur, Dolly Parton and her partner company, Herschend Family Entertainment, run their hotels without the help of third parties.

Sean O'Neill | 1 month ago

Dolly Parton’s Newest Hotel Shows Her Independent Streak

Hotels

Choice Hotels Defends Pipeline as It Pushes Wyndham Bid

Choice Hotels is seeing weakness in its hotel development pipeline. That may not improve much if it remains distracted by pursuing a merger with Wyndham.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

Choice Hotels Defends Pipeline as It Pushes Wyndham Bid

Hotels

Sortis Deal to Buy Ace Hotels Collapses

Given a string of bad luck events, it can seem like Ace Hotels is a jinxed brand. But any visit to its properties in New York, New Orleans, or LA will reveal an electric vibe that's a reminder it can be salvaged and taken to the next level.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

Sortis Deal to Buy Ace Hotels Collapses

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Los Angeles to Drop Ballot Measure That Would Require Hotels to House Homeless

Los Angeles' city council appeared this week to have reached a political compromise with the local hotel workers's union about a controversial plan to mandate that hotels temporarily house the homeless. At issue is a long-running dispute. Earlier this year, LA's powerful hotel union, Unite Here Local 11, successfully pushed the city's council to put…

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago