Entries Now Open for International Design Awards
TORONTO — Victoria + Albert Baths has announced the return of the International Design Awards. Architects, designers and students are invited to create a boutique-hotel bathroom concept...
Best Western’s Breakfast Program Scores Top Marks in J.D. Power Study
PHEONIX, Ariz. — J.D. Power’s 2017 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study has named Best Western’s complimentary-breakfast program the top consumer choice in the mid-scale food-and-beverage...
Rena Reiss Named Executive VP, General Counsel for Marriott International
BETHESDA, Md. — Marriott International, Inc. has appointed Rena Hozore Reiss as executive vice-president and general counsel, reporting to president and CEO Arne Sorenson and serving as...
JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Food & Wine Announce Venice Food & Wine Festival
NEW YORK — JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts and Time Inc.'s Food & Wine have announced the inaugural Venice Food & Wine Festival, to be held on...
Andaz Ottawa Included on Best Urban Hotels Shortlist
LONDON, U.K. — Wallpaper* has released the shortlist for this year’s Best Urban Hotels list.
Among the shortlist’s 41 global contenders, Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market was the only...
Renaud Payette Passes Away
Renaud Payette, hotelier and former GM of the InterContinental Toronto Centre, passed away on Sept. 7, in Kyoto, Japan. Payette had been working for the Ishin Hotel...
American Green Partners with Munch & Co. to Develop Cannabis-friendly Tourism Destination
PHOENIX, Ariz. — American Green, Inc. has partnered with Munch & Co. in preparation for Nipton, Calif.’s public relaunch as what will be the U.S.’s first cannabis-friendly,...
Trivago Turns to AI as Travellers Increasingly Book Directly
NEW YORK — Hotel booking site Trivago has purchased Tripl, a personalization technology firm, according to eMarketer.
Founded in 2015 in Hamburg, Germany, Tripl has developed an algorithm...
Red Roof Launches Soft Brand
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Red Roof has launched The Red Collection — the company’s first soft brand — which is set to debut in 2018.
The Red Collection is...
Hilton Honors Launches Amazon Shop with Points
MCLEAN, Va. — Hilton Honors members can now redeem their Hilton Honors Points for purchases at Amazon.com — making Hilton the first hotel brand to offer customers...
