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So much ink was spilled about reviving tourism in NYC around crime post-pandemic. Now the immigration policies that our Mayor is being extorted to support are going to be what everyone said seeing a homeless person on the subway was doing.

I love that this country has pissed off the nicest people on earth.

the entire U.S. tourism industry dependent on international travelers is in for a very shitty summer

South African hotel establishes first-ever "pangolorium" - Another example of how guest dollars can help save natural treasures www.costar.com/article/1229...

Third-party managers shape the future of the luxury hotel industry As parent companies shift from asset-light to management-light, franchising goes high-end www.costar.com/article/5616...

First Hospitality CEO ready to see return on investments Hotel company has channels to expand with management contracts, development and investors www.costar.com/article/7914...

5 things March 17 Today's headlines: OECD says US tariffs will slow global economy; Storms, tornadoes kill 42 across US; Warmer temperatures draw travelers to Poland's Baltic Coast; Federal Reserve faces 'stagflation' concerns; US retail sales rose slightly in February www.costar.com/article/1179...

Hotels in Poland ride wave of guests seeking warmer weather along Baltic Coast War in neighboring Ukraine, tourism tax in Krakow continue to pose threats www.costar.com/article/1427...

New boutique hotel opens in Georgetown Canal House of Georgetown offers a range of accommodation, including hotel bedrooms, terrace rooms and townhouses usa.boutiquehotelier.com/canal-house-...

Our inclusive, welcoming, kind industry is still stacked with the good ole boys club in C-Suite and all over. Let's make more space for new innovation, leadership, ideas, and make leadership more representative of the whole industry.

I'm just a dude, but this would have been amazing, and please: MORE OF THIS. Boutique Hotelier USA’s inaugural Women in Hotels Brunch is now sold out: Highly-anticipated event will see hospitality leaders including Amber Asher, former CEO of Standard Int'l usa.boutiquehotelier.com/women-in-hot...

It's like Artie Bucco and his wife's Vesuvio from Sopranos.

She seems to be the moral arbiter. When Chloe tells Chelsea that Greg might actually be able to kill her, her look is shock versus the non-chalant and passive way Chloe dismissively waves it off but says it so seriously. Then what we've all been thinking since S3E1 *what is it with these brothers?*

JPMorgan Says Tesla's Outlook Is Grim "We struggle to think of anything analogous in the history of the automotive industry." futurism.com/jpmorgan-tes...

I think the old food truck paddock had about 36 thriving small businesses: Translation: foreclose on the 35-story building and sell it in chunks. ---- Lender to Ritz-Carlton Tower Says Foreclosure Best Option for $503 Million Loan Block 216 is struggling. www.wweek.com/news/busines...

I'll call it: March 15th, the Ides of March, all responsible media should remove X share from their platforms. Amplify this to make it happen. Thanks. How would all of us reach all media at once to simply suggest they drop X share and add Bluesky share buttons? Like, a movement? Go!

A VISIONARY GUIDE FOR EXTRAORDINARY HOSPITALITY BRANDS cdn.prod.website-files.com/61027de35aab...

Near New York? GO TO THIS: Meow Wolf chooses New York for its first East Coast interactive art exhibit Deal at Seaport’s Pier 17 is largest retail lease this year, CoStar data shows www.costar.com/article/1880...

Mipim 2025: Five major real estate projects from around the world seeking investment From the largest single-built structure to an iconic stadium's replacement www.costar.com/article/2067...

Lurie Sending SF Delegation to Washington DC to Plead We Get Spared From Trump’s Budget Cuts sfist.com/2025/03/10/l...

AutoCamp opens fourth California site AutoCamp Sequoia comprises 85 accommodations, ranging from bunk rooms to AirStream suites usa.boutiquehotelier.com/autocamp-seq...

InterContinental Indianapolis marks city’s first luxury hotel in almost 20 years New hotel has opened following a $110m refurbishment project of a historic building usa.boutiquehotelier.com/intercontine...

Park Lane New York appoints new director of culinary Chef Ali Dey Daly joins the Highgate-managed property, overseeing its three dining concepts usa.boutiquehotelier.com/ali-dey-daly...

Adolfo Suaya opens whisky-themed hotel in California Hotelier and restaurateur has opened the 132-key property, which will eventually house a whisky bar and two dining concepts usa.boutiquehotelier.com/the-whisky-h...

Auberge appoints new GM for Bishop’s Lodge Andrea Gates joins the property in Santa Fe from the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, where she spent 11 years usa.boutiquehotelier.com/andrea-gates...

My whole thing: Toilet Paper. If your resort has the same 2 ply as a Hampton or BW, you've lost the thread. Hospitality is the fluff It's the extra bit that makes a hotel experience memorable www.costar.com/article/1527...

Hotel operators in US West able to raise rates, but struggle to increase occupancy Las Vegas, San Diego, Orange County post largest hotel rate gains www.costar.com/article/7452...

March 11: Stock market plummets; Canadian province applies tax on electricity imported to US; Extended Stay America eyes growth by conversions this year; Sonesta to erect supertall condo-hotel in Miami; Southwest Airlines changes another one of its hallmark offerings www.costar.com/article/1120...

DC hotels face uncertain outlook due to federal government shake-ups Return to office brings people back to downtown, but layoffs lead to group cancellations www.costar.com/article/1923...

Why Extended Stay America plans to keep its hotel conversions pace flowing Hotel company expected to add 20 properties this year www.costar.com/article/8941...

Near Maui's Road to Hana, a forgotten piece of Hawaii history www.sfgate.com/hawaii/artic...

Bay Area hotel converts into housing for 700 people SFGATE contributor Randy Diamond recaps the latest in San Francisco hotel news for the column Get a Room: Chicken Ranch and other Tribe are devving and opening w/ lower costs: www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...

The Mining Exchange Hotel announces soon-to-open Italian dining concept Oro will open in spring 2025 at the 128-room boutique hotel in downtown Colorado Springs usa.boutiquehotelier.com/mining-excha...

The Mining Exchange Hotel announces soon-to-open Italian dining concept Oro will open in spring 2025 at the 128-room boutique hotel in downtown Colorado Springs usa.boutiquehotelier.com/mining-excha...

The data matches the nervousness, but we all know Trump is doing this on purpose: view.email.costar.com?qs=9557d3a83...

I met a pool server / runner at a resort a few months ago... he showed me his 15,000 steps halfway through his shift. He said in peak season he can get 50,000, because it's all literal stairs from the beach to the top of the main pool. That's literally a marathon. Hospitality as health.

Stop with the legacy media acting like these are a series of missteps. This is wholly deliberate - 1) Tank spending to bolster biz. 2) Fire all the employees. 3) Trade war. Trump is destroying our economy for Putin. Turn the world upside down and take whatever falls out of the pockets.

Why San Francisco’s Presidio is the antithesis of Trump’s presidency Former Chronicle urban design critic John King says the panoramic Presidio shows how bipartisan work can be visionary www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...

This is bonkers. They may close the Ritz Carlton in Portland less than a year after opening and peicemeal sell the building. www.kgw.com/article/mone...

With the wine industry struggling, I wonder how much future success will be bolstered by a hospitality and culinary component to drive overnight or experiential revenues.

"The courts think Elon runs DOGE" "He isn't tho, it's this lady" "okay, that helps, just don't say Elon is in charge of DOGE" Trump during his state of the "union": "MUSK IS BIGLY IN CHARGE OF DOGE" Now? PANIC: Trump puts new limits on Elon Musk www.politico.com/news/2025/03...