Hotel Industry

The Global Hyatt Brand is owned by the Pritzker family. What eventually became Marriott International was started and is still run by the Marriott family. Although it has changed hands …

Anyone who has traveled more than a few times, or just done a really good study of review sites like TripAdvisor, realizes that some hotel chains are simply better than …

Sandals Resorts is a Jamaican operator of all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean. Developed by Gordon “Butch” Stewart in 1981, the family operation was handed down to Stewart’s son, Adam, when …

Whisper was an app and website that was, essentially, a form of anonymous (or as anonymous as you can be in this day and age) social media. Launched in 2012, …

There’s a general warning that you should never be too awful to restaurant servers, or shouldn’t send food back for it to be “fixed” too many times, because they could …

One of the most annoying expenses among travelers is hotel fees. This is the additional amount a hotel charges you to stay at the property over the room rate. The …

The travel industry has changed dramatically since the pandemic. Looking at 2019 versus 2024, we’ve seen vast upticks in touchless technology and the ability to complete tasks (such as checking …

Different people have different reasons for where they decide to stay when traveling. It could be cost or distance to whatever they’ve traveled for. Maybe they have status or points …

If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember the radio commercials for Motel 6. They were full of folksy music (a tune composed by Tom Faulkner, performed by him …

Having claim to being the #1 “whatever” seems to be an important thing in the hotel industry. Marriott International is the largest hotel chain in the world (31 brands, over …