COVID-19 has created quite a few buzzwords and key phrases that we’ll always associate with 2020. Pivot, unprecedented, social distancing, and new normal, are just a few of them. In the hotel industry, contactless hospitality is the talk of the town in 2020. Contactless hospitality is a set of best […]
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — The new Radisson Blu Anaheim has reserved the 12th floor of the hotel for adults. The 12th floor will feature a rooftop pool and jacuzzi, a full-service restaurant with an exhibition kitchen, indoor and outdoor bars, fire pits, and a seating area where guests can see Disneyland […]
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hotel properties have now received the information from the state to implement quarantine exemptions for travelers who have tested negative for coronavirus starting on Oct. 15. [Hawaii’s Breaking News–Download the FREE KHON2 app for iOS or Android] The Prince Waikiki General Manager Joshua Hargrove said they will […]
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about 6 Wisconsin hotels voted among the best in the country by Conde Nast Traveler readers in 2020 The Saint Kate, the Pfister and the American Club were among the winners. Post to Facebook Sent! A […]
Hilton introduced the Hilton EventReady with CleanStay program specifically for the meetings and … [+] events industry. Hilton The meeting and wedding planning industries have been rocked during the Covid-19 pandemic, and they may continue to feel the effects for years to come. While online alternatives like Zoom will put […]
No one wants to find a dirty rag in their sink when checking into a hotel room. But during the coronavirus pandemic – when guests expect their rooms to be spotless and free of germs – finding a room that hasn’t been fully sanitized is even more concerning. “No way was this room […]
“When you start working at home a lot, it takes away that boundary between work and home — or work and not-work — lives,” Meuris said. “It’s very easy for work to start creeping in,” he said, noting that a worker who would usually have clocked out at 5 p.m. […]
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – Guests who snag a Grand Hotel room overlooking the front gardens later this month just might be in the perfect spot to hear the screams coming from the woods down below. Mackinac Island’s luxury resort is resurrecting its Halloween Weekend from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. […]
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Maricopa County has hotel rooms available for residents who don’t have a place to isolate after being diagnosed with coronavirus. Maricopa County communications director Fields Moseley said since the isolation hotel was made available in July, only 17 people have taken advantage of the resource. “As […]
Madison Arnold, Pensacola News Journal Published 6:00 a.m. CT Oct. 7, 2020 CLOSE Hurricane Delta brought heavy rainfall to Kingston, Jamaica, as it strengthened. Storyful Hotels often fill up after major storms with workers and residents whose homes are badly damaged, but potential back-to-back hurricanes affecting Pensacola may make it difficult […]
Hotels across the UK and overseas have reacted to the government’s suggestion of trialling airport testing at Heathrow this month. With a coronavirus testing facility on stand-by, Heathrow’s chief executive John Holland-Kaye said that talks with Downing Street had been “progressive” and testing could be operational within a couple of […]
CLOSE We asked Mayor Joe McCombs to take our quiz and see if he deserves a key to the city Wochit Corpus Christi’s tourism industry is still hurting because of the pandemic, but it has started to recover. Hotel occupancy rates hit the single digits and averaged lower than 20% around Easter […]
Woman having a facial – Getty Top UK spa hotels including Rudding Park, Grantley Hall and Sopwell House are backing a new accreditation body to make treatments and therapies more accessible for people with cancer. Holistic practices such as massages and reflexology are said to be a “lifeline” for many […]
Whitbread, the British owner of no-frills hotel group Premier Inn, said Tuesday that it planned to axe up to 6,000 UK jobs, as the coronavirus pandemic slams travel. Whitbread, which owns also restaurant brands including Beefeater and Brewers Fayre, said the cuts would number almost one fifth of its workforce. […]
One of Disney World’s most iconic resorts is about to undergo a Moana-inspired makeover! The Moana-inspired refresh, which was first reported by the Orlando Sentinel, will see changes to the resort’s main guest rooms and Great Ceremonial House will be closed for refurbishments. While elements of the decor will be […]
(Bloomberg) — Hedge funds and other short sellers are beginning to set their sights on a U.S. credit-derivatives index with outsized exposure to hotel debt as the pandemic sinks the hospitality industry into distress. The firms are starting to build up wagers against the synthetic index, known as CMBX 9, […]
When Bailey Hedges requested where she wanted to live on campus this fall during her first semester at the University of Pittsburgh, staying in a hotel wasn’t an option. Until it was. The university followed up with Hedges, 18, after she submitted her initial on-campus housing application to find out if she’d […]
If you jump on a United Airlines flight, you are likely to see the Clorox logo on signs and posters as you board. Check into a Marriott or Hyatt hotel and expect to see stickers emblazoned with the name of the Global Biorisk Advisory Council, an arm of the world’s […]
Treehouse hotel, London I felt a twinge of apprehension as I walked towards Treehouse in London for my first hotel stay since lockdown. Not because I was afraid of catching coronavirus, more because the thought that hotels, like the high street, would be condemned to a drab and depressing “new normal” had […]
Wendy Brown enters her room at the Cadillac Hotel in Venice on June 1 as part of Project Roomkey. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) An ambitious Los Angeles County plan to lease hotel and motel rooms for 15,000 medically vulnerable homeless people is falling far short of its goal and may […]
The coronavirus pandemic caused an unprecedented need for consumers to cancel travel plans. Many travelers have encountered frustration changing arrangements, canceling trips and obtaining refunds. Some consumers prefer to handle each part of their travel on a piecemeal basis. But if you end up having to cancel or make changes, […]
The coronavirus pandemic has made many hotel companies more eager for bookings without online travel agency commissions and with data on who the customers are. Price-comparison websites are a significant source of such bookings, and new tools are making it easier for smaller hoteliers to ramp up their ad purchases […]