Americans are spending more money than ever on super luxe vacations
As destination after destination reopens to foreign visitors, travel starved tourists are splashing out record amounts of cash on luxury hotel suites, the best bottles of champagne and other pricey perks.
Crocodile attack victim slams Marriott for vacation tragedy: 'They need to be responsible for what happened'
A California teenager who was attacked by a crocodile at a Marriott resort in Mexico spoke out against the hotel chain on Wednesday morning.
Leisure travel is rebounding but hotel industry has a long road ahead, report says
The heavily battered industry has improved since January due to an increasing number of Americans getting vaccinated and gaining confidence in travel once again.
Dem-backed MLB All-Star Game move cost majority-Black Atlanta tens of millions of dollars
The left-wing push to move Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game out of Atlanta in the name of racial equity cost the majority-Black city an estimated $70 million or more, according to experts.
Northern Nevada gambling icon John Ascuaga dies at age 96
John Ascuaga, the son of Basque sheepherders who became a northern Nevada gambling icon after he bought a small coffee shop with a few slot machines in Sparks in 1960 and turned it into a major hotel-casino he operated for more than a half century, has died. He was 96.
O.J. Simpson settlement with Las Vegas hotel will go to Ron Goldman's family: reports
A settlement reached between O.J. Simpson and The Cosmopolitan hotel of Las Vegas must go to the family of Ron Goldman, the man who was murdered along with Simpson’s ex-wife in Los Angeles in 1994, a court has ruled.
Airbnb extends 'party ban' policy through summer 2021
Parties are still prohibited in Airbnb properties.
Hotel industry relaxes mask requirements for fully vaccinated guests
The hotel industry is working to ease mask restrictions for vaccinated guests.
Investors bet on commercial real estate, undeterred by empty offices and hotel rooms
More than a year into the pandemic, high-rise office buildings are largely empty. About one of every two hotel rooms is unoccupied. Malls are struggling to attract shoppers.
MGM Resorts' casinos to open at full capacity without social distancing restrictions
MGM Resorts has gotten permission to run its casinos like normal in Las Vegas.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide offers $1K sign-on bonus to new hires
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation added four-figure cash incentive to try and attract new hires in Orlando.
Marriott says beach, ski resort locations fuel US pandemic rebound but still posts loss
Marriott says "the resiliency of demand has been most keenly demonstrated in mainland China" where occupancy in its hotels is near pre-pandemic levels.
Disney celebrates Star Wars Day with first look at its 'real' lightsaber
The new lightsaber will make its debut at the Star Wars-themed 'Galactic Cruiser' hotel in 2022
Despite virus, Atlantic City casinos reinvesting millions
Multiple New Jersey casinos are investing hundreds of millions of dollars with a post-pandemic future in mind.
Vegas hitting jackpot as pandemic-weary visitors crowd back
Las Vegas has been almost elbow-to-elbow lately with pandemic-weary tourists looking for excitement and entertainment, after casinos rose from 35% to 50% occupancy March 15 under state health guidelines.
This New York hotel quarantined the sick. Now the owners regret it.
When the pandemic erupted last spring, the husband-and-wife owners of an upstate New York hotel felt compelled to offer the 43-room property to Monroe County authorities for use as a quarantine facility.
Uber partnership allows Marriott loyalty members to earn points on rides, deliveries
Uber and Marriott International have partnered to give Marriott Bonvoy members a chance to earn points by using Uber and Uber Eats.
Bally's buying Tropicana hotel on Las Vegas Strip for $308M
The Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel and Casino is being sold.
Multimillionaire London hotel mogul Sir Richard Sutton stabbed to death
A multimillionaire London hotelier was stabbed to death at his country mansion and his wife was fighting for her life Friday, according to authorities, who arrested the assailant.
Hide and chic: Private island resorts prove pandemic-safe splurges
If you haven’t traveled in a year and remain skittish about interacting with strangers, let us introduce you to a private island resort.


















