Undeterred by the pandemic, Standard International launched a global expansion of its boutique and lifestyle brand, with new properties opening in Thailand and Ibiza. And more hotels are under development in Belgium, Dubai, Ireland, Mexico, Portugal, Singapore and two in the US.
The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip will soon be owned by Hard Rock International. The Hard Rock, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, paid $1.08 billion last year to current owner MGM Resorts International for operating the iconic hotel and casino, and the transition is expected by year-end.
The Las Vegas Strip is seeing a surge in hotel-casino projects, including an undisclosed project by Chilean real estate investor Claudio Fischer. A new Fontainebleau is expected to open next year, while several other projects are getting off the ground.
Red Roof is rolling out an advanced enterprise hospitality platform, developed with HotelKey, that will improve management of its 675 properties. The platform will include centralized reservations, inventory management and front desk operations.
Air Canada's Caribbean expansion includes seasonal service between Toronto and Grenada. The airline flies to the eastern Caribbean Island twice weekly through April 2023.
Delta Air Lines will begin service between Atlanta and Tel Aviv in March 2023. Delta's schedule to the Israeli capital will ramp up to 13 flights in April and May.
Marriott International is introducing a new extended-stay brand, Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy, for the work/leisure traveler. The units will have a full kitchen and laundry with a separate living room and bedroom.
Hotels are beginning to take a second look at their swimming pools and repurposing the space to produce more revenue. The Revere Hotel Boston Common converted theirs to a lounge, while JW Marriott Tampa Water Street chose to put an event lawn on the sixth floor where a pool might have gone.
For the 12th consecutive year, Delta Air Lines came in first place in the annual Business Travel News Airline Survey of corporate travel professionals. Delta ranked No. 1 in most categories, which included customer service, products, distribution and network.
American Airlines held a rally last week highlighting its partnership with Stand Up To Cancer. This year's fundraising effort raised more than $2.5 million for cancer research.
US airlines are preparing for a Thanksgiving weekend where air travel is expected to nearly match pre-pandemic levels. Airlines have "gone above and beyond to try to get ready," said Nick Calio, president and CEO of Airlines for America, noting that they have "adjusted their schedules, they've been on hiring binges, on putting people in [...]
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority opened its long-awaited Silver Line Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Plans for the line date back to 1962, but funding and legal disputes delayed construction until 2014, after which cost overruns and further delays pushed the project well past its originally expected opening in 2018.
