Management
21c Museum Hotels to Make Leadership Transition
LOUISVILLE, KY—Hospitality management company 21c Museum Hotels has appointed founding partner Sarah Robbins to lead the brand effective July 15,…
Author Hotel Business
Design
NEXT Events Addresses Top Building Design Practices
Register Now Sponsored by NEW YORK—NEXT Events, an emerging leader in design industry networking and thought leadership experiences,…
Industry
Radisson Hotel Group Partners With Hotelbeds
PALMA, SPAIN—Hotelbeds has entered into a preferred partnership with Radisson Hotel Group. Through this agreement, Radisson Hotel Group will distribute…
Finance
Sonder Closes $170M Series E Fundraise
SAN FRANCISCO—Sonder has closed $170 million in new funding, increasing the company’s valuation to $1.3 billion. In the coming weeks,…
Brands
New Hotels Open in the South
NATIONAL REPORT—Hotel openings in the South include the first Margaritaville resort in Texas, as well as new outposts for SpringHill…
Finance
SevenRooms Raises $50M Series B Funding
NEW YORK—SevenRooms has raised a $50-million Series B funding round led by Providence Strategic Growth (PSG). This latest funding aims…
Industry
FTC Clears Eldorado, Caesars Merger
LAS VEGAS—The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has accepted a proposed consent order that concludes the FTC’s Hart-Scott-Rodino review of Caesars…
Industry
WTTC Provides Guidelines for Safe and Seamless Travel
LONDON—The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has laid out its new guidelines, called Safe & Seamless Travel, including testing,…
Expert Insight
Why Thousands of Hotel Franchisees Are Fleeing
By Patrick Mullinix When conversing with large numbers of hotel owners weekly and reading the social media forums, I hear…
Brands
Radisson Adds Two for Africa Expansion; More People on the Move
INTERNATIONAL REPORT—Radisson has added to executives to bolster its expansion in Africa, while Enchantment Group appoints a VP and Oyo…