What Happened this Week? (5 hospitality news items to get you caught up)
Staying up to date with industry news isn’t always the easiest job. But don’t worry, we’ve got your back.
Here’s a selection of five hospitality news stories from this week that will help you catch up!
1. Hotels had a pretty good April Fools Day showing.
Hotelchatter.com rounded up a collection of hotelier pranks on Tuesday including a rooftop check-in service, the opening of the Microsoft Hotel, as well as Doubletree’s elimination of free cookies. Hopefully you didn’t fall for any of them!
2. New properties opened.
Some pretty neat hotels opened this week. Thanks once again to Hotelchatter for keeping track!
– Aloft Hotel Atlanta Downtown
–Doubletree by Hilton Edinburgh
3. Expedia launched “Media Lounge.”
Expedia’s Media Lounge allows users of its iPhone app access to additional recommended travel apps. If you have the Expedia app and want to test it out, just go to the “Trips” section and then tap “Extras.”
4. Hotel De Anza was put up for sale.
Hotel De Anza is a San Jose art deco hotel, which was built in 1931. The hotel is being put up for sale for the first time in 25 years and is expected to go for $20 million dollars. Check out Boutiquehotelnews.com for the full story.
5. Some optimistic industry stats were released.
Data for the week ending March 29th was released this week by STR.
Based on year-over-year comparisons it was a great week! The industry showed an 8% increase in occupancy, ADR increased by 5% and REVPAR increase by 13.4% . For the rest of the story head over to Hotelnewsnow.com
We know it’s not the most exhaustive list, but hopefully this quick look at the week will help you feel just a bit more connected to the happenings of the hospitality world!
Did we miss something? Please leave us a comment with your favorite hospitality related news story for this week!
