#Here’s how NYC can save its COVID-crushed hotels

#Here’s how NYC can save its COVID-crushed hotels

“#Here’s how NYC can save its COVID-crushed hotels” Before the deadly COVID-19 virus ravaged New York last March, our city was arguably the hotel capital of the United States. My two hotels, the Fitzpatricks, were fully booked for months. I had 155 full-time employees.  Now, one year later, one of my hotels is temporarily closed,…

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#Tourists coming back to business-starved NYC

#Tourists coming back to business-starved NYC

“#Tourists coming back to business-starved NYC” Tourists are finally starting to take a bite of the Big Apple again. After a year-long COVID-19 lockdown turned the city into a virtual ghost town, a steady stream of visitors is once again checking into hotels, gaping up at skyscrapers and asking New Yorkers which way Fifth Avenue…

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#Singapore ‘bubble’ business hotel welcomes first guests

#Singapore ‘bubble’ business hotel welcomes first guests

“#Singapore ‘bubble’ business hotel welcomes first guests” SINGAPORE – Singapore has launched a travel “bubble” business hotel that allows executives to do face-to-face meetings without a risk of exposure to the coronavirus, in one of the world’s first such facilities. The hotel has meeting rooms outfitted with airtight glass panels to reduce the risk of…

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#Hyatt hotel chain faces boycott over Nazi symbolism

#Hyatt hotel chain faces boycott over Nazi symbolism

“#Hyatt hotel chain faces boycott over Nazi symbolism” Hyatt is facing a firestorm of criticism for hosting the Conservative Political Action Conference because of a stage design that resembled Nazi symbolism. Critics have threatened to boycott the hotel chain for allowing the CPAC organizers to build a stage that resembled a Nordic othala rune, which…

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#Marriott names new CEO after death of Arne Sorenson

#Marriott names new CEO after death of Arne Sorenson

“#Marriott names new CEO after death of Arne Sorenson” Marriott International has named a new chief executive, a week after the death of its longtime CEO Arne Sorenson. Anthony “Tony” Capuano, a 25-year veteran at the world’s biggest hotel chain, will join the board of directors as he succeeds Sorenson, who died Feb. 15 at…

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#Fire erupts at Texas Hilton hotel amid water shortage

#Fire erupts at Texas Hilton hotel amid water shortage

“#Fire erupts at Texas Hilton hotel amid water shortage” A massive fire broke out Friday night at a hotel packed with guests as the state continues to battle record cold temperatures and water shortages, according to reports. Firefighters responded to the Hilton Garden Inn in Killeen after the blaze was reported shortly before 9 p.m.,…

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#Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson dead at 62 after cancer battle

#Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson dead at 62 after cancer battle

“#Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson dead at 62 after cancer battle” Marriott International’s longtime chief executive Arne Sorenson died on Monday, the company said. Sorenson, 62, had been battling pancreatic cancer and had reduced his work schedule on Feb. 2 to receive more aggressive treatment, the company said at the time. He was only the third…

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