Hotel News

Tourist arrivals reached 2.17 million by December 11, pushing Sri Lanka past last year’s total. The bigger goal, though, was to edge closer to the 2018 peak of 2.3 million, and much will depend on how many travelers arrive in the last stretch of December.

New hotel openings include Hilton's Slackline Moab, Hyatt Place Bozeman and Sonesta's Dry Creek Inn; Shamin breaks ground on 270-room Virginia project.

The math is bad. Rising wages, taxes, insurance premiums, and other costs are outrunning revenue growth at many hotels.

Belmond is renovating its classic luxury hotels rather than playing the game of scaling up fast.

The mass cancellation of flights by IndiGo in India has resulted in a lot of cancellations of meetings and trips that are impacting hotels. Plus more hotel news.

Marriott’s Aloft Hotels brand announced the opening of Aloft Shanghai Hongqiao. Plus, more hotel deal news.

Group travel is entering a new golden age, fueled by travelers’ desire for connection, comfort, and flexibility. Evermore Orlando is redefining what it means to stay together, blending the best of vacation homes and luxury hotels through a philosophy of “residential hospitality” that caters to every generation.

Hilton is finally converting years of luxury planning into actual hotel openings, targeting gaps in markets that competitors have left open.

The Park Hyatt Tokyo has reopened following a 19-month restoration. Plus, more hotel business news.