U.S. Hotel Occupancy Up 5.5 Percent

The U.S. hotel industry recorded positive results in the three key performance measurements during the week of October 5-11th, according to data from STR. In year-over-year measurements, the occupancy rose 5.5 percent to 71.3 percent. ADR increased 4.9 percent to...

Destination Hotels & Resorts Promotes Tom Luersen

Destination Hotels & Resorts has promoted Tom Luersen to executive vice president of operations. In his new role, Luersen will lead the operations function for the company, working closely with all functional leaders across operations, sales and marketing,...

La Ceiba Garden & Kitchen Opens at Rosewood Mayakoba

Rosewood Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico has launched La Ceiba Garden & Kitchen, a 20,000-square-foot outdoor dining concept.

 La Ceiba Garden & Kitchen pays homage to authentic Mayan cuisine and heritage with its name, derived from the indigenous Latin...

Hard Rock International to Debut in Texas

Hard Rock International has plans to open the Hard Rock Hotel Dallas-Fort Worth. Construction of the $400 million property is scheduled to begin in January 2015, and the hotel is projected to open in January 2018. Set in the Grand Alps Village development in Grand...

Radisson Red Launches in Asia Pacific

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has debuted its new Radisson Red hotel brand with the signing of Radisson Red Shenyang Hunnan in Northeast China. The property marks the first Radisson Red hotel signing in the world. 

 The 300-key hotel is part of a twin hotel development...