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NEW YORK—Palette Hotels announced its partnership with Procure Impact to advance social procurement across its hotel portfolio and enhance the guest experience. Through this collaboration, Procure Impact and Palette Hotels will create differentiated retail, food, beverage, and amenity experiences through a curated asso
ORLANDO, Florida—Grand Bohemian Orlando began its next chapter as Hotel Beauden, an Autograph Collection Hotel, introducing a new brand identity. Inspired by Orlando’s nickname as “The City Beautiful,” Hotel Beauden highlights the city’s civic heritage and its creative energy. As part of the transition, the hotel’s sig
PLANO, Texas—Aimbridge Hospitality announced the launch of its Labor Insight & Forecasting Tool (“LIFT”) across its portfolio. LIFT brings together labor data from across multiple systems into one connected view, giving property and finance leaders a common reference for planning labor daily, weekly, and monthly. LIFT
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Following House passage of the Senate funding measure to keep the federal government open, leaders from the U.S. Travel Association, Airlines for America, and the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) issued the following statement: “Today’s House vote is welcome progress, but travelers and the p
CHICAGO, Illinois—New research commissioned by Hyatt found that 90 percent of business travelers said their hotel room is the only place they truly feel “off the clock” during a work trip. Nearly half (47 percent) of respondents said they would rather spend free time relaxing alone in their room than attending optional
BETHESDA, Maryland—Marriott International and LG Electronics announced a long-term collaboration focused on enhancing the guest experience, beginning with a cloud platform for guestroom entertainment and technology. Marriott plans to adopt the jointly developed platform across its participating hotel portfolio. “Our co
Soft brands continue to thrive as a popular choice for developers, a trend that’s partly due to increasing demand from travelers who are less reliant on brand names and more focused on discovering unique lodging experiences. The soft-branding relationship allows owners to showcase the individuality of their properties
MAUI, Hawaiʻi—Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea announced the opening of Pantry Maui, the newest addition to the Resort’s collection of dining experiences and guest amenities. Crafted in tandem with Four Seasons Resort Maui’s culinary team, the café concept by Madhappy brings a curated menu of premium coffee and match
The maturity wall isn’t a distress story. It’s a sorting mechanism. The Mortgage Bankers Association puts $875 billion of commercial and multifamily mortgages due this year: 17 percent of everything outstanding, and 30 percent of all hotel loans—the highest share of any property type. The industry reads this as a wave
For hotel owners and operators, adaptive reuse can offer an opportunity to expand a property’s footprint, unlock the potential of underutilized buildings, and create a differentiated guest experience without starting from the ground up. But the benefits extend beyond simply repurposing an existing structure; the unique
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Hospitality Visual Group (HVG) is a recently debuted visual media company focused on the hospitality industry, creating website and booking channel imagery, sales and marketing collateral, social media content, portfolio-level assets, and more for hotel clients. HVG is led by Creative & Managing
When hotel leaders think about food safety, the conversation often centers on employee training, sanitation protocols, and proper food handling. Those measures are essential, but they are only part of the equation. Behind every successful food and beverage operation is a network of equipment that must perform reliably
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