Lodging Daily News

In March 15, the new 2010 ADA Standards take effect for new and existing properties. Is your property ready? Below we review some of the most significant changes that will affect the lodging industry. The new regulations are a mixture of newly covered elements, changed standards, and “grandfathered” elements. Compliance with many of these new standards could be expensive, but failure to comply could be even more costly. How did we get here? It is

When it comes to doing laundry, most people opt for efficiency. In our homes, we usually do laundry while multitasking around the house. And, many of us opt for efficiency equipment, which can cut down on water and energy usage. Hotels are no different, except that they must deal with much more laundry on a daily basis. While efficiency in hotel laundry operations is often found in new equipment designed to cut energy costs and

In our information-hungry society, technology has rapidly transformed the way consumers make purchases today. And as our methods of communication evolve, businesses must embrace new approaches for engaging with their customers. In the lodging industry, this has prompted many hotels to develop mobile apps for on-the-go travelers and offer direct bookings via smartphone and Facebook. Once these digital explorers check-in, they still keep one foot firmly planted in the tech realm, even when they’re on

It’s been a little more than a year since Advaya Hospitality President and CEO John Russell and Principal and Chief Development Officer Chris Jones announced the launch of MODO Hotels, a musically inspired brand that will develop hotels in both the United States and India. The pair, along with their partners from India-based Auro Hospitality Group, announced it would develop, acquire, franchise, and operate full-service and select-service hotels that used music and music culture as

The lack of available financing and continued economic uncertainty remained major obstacles to construction pipeline growth through the third quarter of 2011. Project migration up the pipeline toward construction was sluggish in the quarter, resulting in extended timelines as developers waited for a more certain economic, lending, and operating environment. Amid a renewed emphasis by franchise companies to refresh their branded properties, many owners and investors who have accumulated funds from improving operations are now