Featured

Travel woes continue as multiple hotels file Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Two of the properties are owned by the Wyndham hospitality group. Veronika Bondarenko | Updated: Jun 17, 2025 6:06 AM EDT n the tourism and hospitality industry, the first six months of 2025 were dominated by a number of high-profile airline bankruptcies. Following a wider restructuring that will take the budget airline private, Spirit Airlines  (SAVE)  emerged just four…
Read More

Employers Fighting Wage Hike

In response to a new wage hike for hotel and certain airport workers, a group of business leaders plan to bring the issue to voters. By  Howard Fine | June 16, 2025 Employers in L.A.’s tourism sector are trying to overturn the city’s newly enacted hike in the minimum wage for hotel and private sector airport…
Read More

Historic Hayes Mansion in San Jose carves out a hotel niche as it adapts to changing times

Opportunities and challenges await ‘beautiful ‘ old South Bay hotel By GEORGE AVALOS | gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News GroupPUBLISHED: June 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM PDT SAN JOSE — As it celebrates its 120th anniversary, the historic Hayes Mansion continues to navigate the tricky currents of the post-COVID economy and set itself apart from…
Read More

Los Angeles hotel executives warn distress to follow wage hike

By Alena Botros Possibilities of firesales and spooked investors and developers loom The Los Angeles City Council will hold a final vote on a proposal to increase minimum wage for hospitality workers to $30 an hour by 2028 on Friday, May 23. If it passes, which most expect it will, and Mayor Karen Bass signs it,…
Read More

Two decades and $1.3 billion later, largest US hotel under construction becomes year’s biggest opening

By Lou Hirsh | CoStar News | May 21, 2025 | 1:45 P.M. One of the nation’s largest hotels to open in years is already making a splash just days after its San Diego debut. The Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center, with 1,600 rooms, the West Coast’s biggest hotel ballroom and amenities including a water…
Read More

Study: SF hotel market begins rebound

RevPAR bottomed in 2024, now 2025 convention bookings are up 50 percent San Francisco’s hotel market is rebounding after bottoming out in 2024, driven by renewed international demand and major upcoming events, according to a new JLL report. By Vishnu Rageev R. | Apr 08, 2025 San Francisco Hotel Market Recovery 2025: JLL Report Highlights SAN…
Read More