Vail Resorts, Inc. today announced that the Company has agreed to acquire its first international mountain resort, Perisher Ski Resort (“Perisher”) in New South Wales, Australia.
Ebola Update
Global health issues have a far reaching affect on our industry, the latest being the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. As hoteliers, we have a responsibility to be diligent in protecting our customers through internal processes, communication and training.
TripAdvisor could be key for hotel and airline success on mobile
In order to earn return on their app investments companies need to increase usage and TripAdvisor is a channel to finding those that are highly interested in travel.
Dutch hotel lets you stay with Van Gogh
The Hotel Okura Amsterdam is hosting eight Van Gogh Museum Editions, five in public spaces and others in a newly opened Van Gogh Suite.
Personalisation tops the agenda at the Future of Travel conference
Issues emerging from the discussion at Economist Events gathering included personalisation, multimodality and millennial travellers.
Sheraton celebrates 30 years in China
Anniversary kick-starts with celebrations with Grand Opening of Sheraton Xishuangbanna Hotel as the first Starwood hotel in Yunnan.
New 1 Hotels brand focused on nature and socially-conscious hospitality
1 Hotels aims to change industry standards—from no paper or plastic in the guest rooms to nature as art and lobby farmstands.
Wyndham Worldwide to participate in annual Earth Hour event
The company is encouraging its global portfolio of brands to participate by turning off or dimming non-essential lighting, with some properties also planning creative offerings for guests such as candlelight dinners.
$27.8b in U.S. hotel acquisitions and developments in 2014
During the year, $18.5 billion in hotels changed hands while another $9.3 billion in new hotel projects opened their doors.
ADR is up 4.5 percentADR in North America
Strong rates are driving steady growth for hotels, but group sales have decelerated according to TravelClick’s North American Hospitality Report.
