Tag: lodging daily news
What’s in Store for West Elm’s Boutique Brand?
On Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported that West Elm plans to open (obviously) stylish boutique hotels in the United States. Now that the hotel industry...
Trump Chain to Pay Data Breach Penalty
With data breaches regularly plaguing many hotel chains, the latest bit of related news should serve as a lesson for hoteliers: Donald Trump's hotel chain...
Google Trips Threatens OTAs
Google Trips, the new travel app that allows travelers to organize and plan their trips, could threaten the continued success of TripAdvisor, Priceline, and...
Latin American Pipeline Slightly Declines
According to Latin America’s Hotel Construction Pipeline from Lodging Econometrics (LE), the region has 878 projects/150,485 rooms, down 1 percent by projects and rooms...
Airbnb’s $555 Million Funding Round Led by Google Capital
In a massive funding round led by Alphabet’s Google Capital and Technology Crossover Ventures, Airbnb has raised more than $555 million in new primary...