Previously, any discussion of hotel restaurants along the River Walk began and ended with Las Canarias’ epic Sunday brunch at the Omni La Mansión del Rio RiverWalk, a buffet filled with crab claws, ribs of beef, Foster bananas and bottomless mimosas. But the pandemic has hit hotels particularly hard, and Las Canarias has been reduced […]
Month: October 2021
Region Snapshot: 130,000 hotel rooms in the pipeline across Latin America
Hilton Santa Marta Pozos Colorados (images: © Hilton Worldwide) By browsing the TOPHOTELPROJECTS construction database, our researchers found that the hotel market in Latin America is growing steadily, with Mexico leading the way. Latin America will see 513 new hotel programs and 128,612 keys added to its offering over the next few years, according to […]
Few hotel rooms left as reunion nears – The Famuan
The relatively new Hyatt House on Railroad Avenue is a stone’s throw from the FAMU campus. Photo credit: www.hospitalitynet.org College reunions are a must and important time for students, alumni, friends and family to enjoy a plethora of events. Universities, restaurants, and nightclubs rely on homecomings because they sometimes generate a lot of revenue. One […]
Offices mimic hotel amenities to attract workers
Office rental is gaining momentum as the delta variant recedes and worker bees return to the hive – although many do not yet appear five days a week. “The second wave was scary,” said Matt Astrachan, vice president of global real estate services firm JLL. “It was the bottom and once we got out of […]
Elbow Beach Hotel restaurants still open despite resort closure – The Royal Gazette
Updated: October 23, 2021 07:55 Open for business: Cafe Lido restaurant in Elbow Beach is in full swing despite the closure of the Elbow Beach hotel (file photo) A restaurant complex at the closed Elbow Beach Hotel is still in operation, the owner said yesterday. Jacky Di Meglio said Café Lido and the Sea Breeze […]
Hong Kong to add around 2,000 quarantined hotel rooms ahead of Christmas vacation
Hong Kong to add around 2,000 quarantined hotel rooms ahead of Christmas vacation People pose in front of a giant moon-shaped balloon ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong on September 20, 2021. (Photo Reuters) HONG KONG: Authorities plan to increase the number of hotel rooms designated for quarantine in the city by 20% […]
Country roundup: 33,000 new hotel rooms planned for Mexico [Infographic]
The TOPHOTELPROJECTS construction database reveals the true scale of Mexico’s pipeline, which includes high-profile projects such as St Regis and Rosewood. Over the next few years, 139 hotels with 33,137 rooms will open across Mexico, according to our research. We take a closer look at these projects and highlight the ones you really should keep […]
Atlanta taxpayers will buy hotel rooms for the homeless
Atlanta will soon get hotel rooms for the homeless A new fundraising program for the homeless that would include a plan to purchase hotel rooms for the homeless using taxpayer funding has received unanimous support from the Atlanta City Council and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. ATLANTE – Atlanta taxpayers will buy hotel rooms for the […]
Tulsa Hotel Rooms Almost Booked for May 2022 Ahead of Several Major Events
Several Tulsa hotel managers say they are already getting a lot of calls from people wanting to book hotel rooms in May of next year. Some hotels say that some weekends are already full. Many events are happening in May next year, like Ironman, the PGA Championship and even the state’s FFA convention, but even […]
City Snapshot: 9,000 new hotel rooms booked in Jeddah [Infographic]
The TOPHOTELPROJECTS construction database reveals that Jeddah’s hotel market will see significant growth in the coming years, with a series of four- and five-star programs on the way. In the next few years, Jeddah will see 36 hotel programs with 8,837 keys open, our researchers report. We learn more about the Saudi city’s development pipeline […]
Can Eric Adams really turn 25,000 hotel rooms into homes?
Photo: Andrew H Walker/Shutterstock Last month, Eric Adams, New York’s presumptive 110th mayor, stood outside a barricaded hotel in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, to outline his plan to tackle the growing problem of homelessness. Convert enough properties like the one behind him into 25,000 permanent apartment rooms, as he proposed, and you’d have room for about […]
The 7 best hotel restaurants on the San Antonio River Walk, including Landrace, Range, Ambler and Ocho
Previously, any discussion of hotel restaurants along the River Walk began and ended with Las Canarias’ epic Sunday brunch at the Omni La Mansión del Rio RiverWalk, a buffet filled with crab claws, ribs of beef, Foster bananas and bottomless mimosas. But the pandemic has hit hotels particularly hard, and Las Canarias has been reduced […]
No inspection to avoid dirty hotel rooms in South Carolina
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) — The Grand Strand welcomes thousands of visitors every year, and while many have good experiences with where they choose to spend the night, it doesn’t always work out that way. “It was just, it was disgusting,” Marjorie Neal said of her stay at a hotel in Conway. “It was all […]
Hotel restaurants brace for a rebound
Double the work problems While the hospitality dynamic has the potential to increase revenue at all levels, it also increases the number of employee positions; if one side is understaffed, it often affects the other. And in a time when labor shortages have eclipsed nearly every other business concern, maintaining a full workforce is no […]
Quarantined hotel rooms damaged by guests
Five rooms at the Jet Park quarantine hotel have been damaged by recent guests. The Jet Park Quarantine Hotel. Photo: RNZ / Katie Todd In one of the rooms, staff found a hole drilled in the door, the curtain rod lowered and a hole in a double-glazed window. The guest also damaged a chair, TV […]
MGM Springfield adds another day to book hotel rooms
Job : October 7, 2021 / 4:53 p.m. EDT Update: October 7, 2021 / 5:39 p.m. EDT SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – MGM Springfield now has its hotel open an additional day as they continue to work to return to normal operations. Since June you can book a hotel room from Friday to Monday, and now […]
11,000 Manhattan hotel rooms could be lost as pandemic wreaks havoc on hospitality industry, study finds
Topline About 11,000 hotel rooms in Manhattan that were available before the start of the coronavirus pandemic may not return to the market, according to an analysis by hotel industry advisory groups on Monday, but the development of new hotels should make the much lower net loss. . NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 09: […]