Doubletree Opens Newest Hotel in San Antonio

Following an $8 million makeover to the former Radisson Downtown Market Square Hotel, the Doubletree Hotel San Antonio Downtown has opened. The 250-room hotel features 9,000 square feet of flexible event space, including a lushly landscaped outdoor tropical courtyard...

Hyatt Launches Green Key Eco-Rating Program

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts will launch the Green Key Eco-Rating program to further track the hotel company’s sustainable initiatives in the U.S., Caribbean, and Canada. Together with Hyatt’s existing web-based tracking system, Hyatt EcoTrack, Green Key...

Isadore Sharp Retires as Four Seasons CEO

Four Seasons CEO Isadore Sharp is stepping down from his role as CEO, which Kathleen Taylor will assume. Sharp will stay on as the company’s chairman, continuing to oversee the design direction of properties within the portfolio and representing Four Seasons as...

AAA: Fourth of July Travel to Increase 17 Percent

AAA projects that the number of Americans traveling over the Fourth of July holiday weekend will increase 17.1 percent from 2009, with approximately 34.9 million travelers taking a trip at least 50 miles away from home. Last year, 29.8 million Americans traveled...