Guest satisfaction is down slightly among hotel guests as costs rise and demand and occupancy return to pre-pandemic levels, according to J.D. Power’s 2022 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study.
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Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City, the first Hyatt Regency hotel in Utah, is set to debut in October. Located downtown, the Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City will be the only hotel directly adjoining the Salt Palace Convention Center.
The time is fast approaching when meeting planners from around the nation will descend on Wichita, Kansas, for the annual Small Market Meetings Conference, scheduled for October 2-4.
Continued improvement in top line metrics for U.S. hotels is expected for the remainder of this year, with room rates and resultant RevPAR levels rising to new highs.
Choice Hotels International recently announced it will acquire the franchise business, operations and intellectual property of Radisson Hotel Group Americas for approximately $675 million.
'Bristol Casino – Future Home of Hard Rock' held its grand opening in July with a ceremony to celebrate Virginia’s newest economic driver – and the state’s first casino.
Marriott International plans to expand in the Caribbean and in Central and South America, opening 22 new properties with a focus on all-inclusive resorts that also serve as meeting and event destinations.
The Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio, will soon undergo a $31 million, two-year renovation. Work is slated to begin in the fourth quarter of this year, and the entire project is expected to take 24 months to complete.
The Manistee County Visitors Bureau has hired Manistee resident and marketing communications professional Sammie Lukaskiewicz as executive director.
Bryce Wilson is the new advertising account manager for The Group Travel Leader Inc.
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