Las Vegas Rio Hotel and Casino workers avert strike

A group of 62 workers secured a 15% wage hike and increased workplace protections through a four-year deal with the Dreamscape-owned property.

By Lara Ewen • Jan. 20, 2026

Top 5 hospitality industry trends to watch in 2026

Luxury travelers and major eventgoers are slated to drive hotel demand this year, while rising labor costs and advancements in artificial intelligence could shift hospitality operations.

By Jenna Graber, Lara Ewen and Jen A. Miller • Jan. 7, 2026

10 impactful hospitality executive interviews from 2025

C-suite execs from Hyatt, Marriott and Choice Hotels gave insights into technology and development trends, while brand leaders and owners shed light on operations and performance.

By Jenna Graber • Dec. 19, 2025

Marriott Vacations companies settle EEOC claim they revoked employee’s Sabbath accommodation

The former worker, a Seventh-Day Adventist, had received Saturdays off until a change in management ended the religious accommodation, according to the agency.

By Emilie Shumway • Dec. 19, 2025

DC labor groups want $25 minimum wage and to kill the tip credit

Buoyed by the success of Zohran Mamdani and goaded by the revision of Initiative 82, labor organizations in Washington, D.C., are picking a bigger version of a familiar fight. 

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Dec. 9, 2025

US RevPAR will decline in 2025: CoStar, Tourism Economics

In their final hotel forecast revision of the year, the companies further downgraded their full-year outlook, now expecting RevPAR to drop 0.4% amid rising costs and policy uncertainty.

By Jenna Graber • Nov. 14, 2025

Hilton, Wyndham union workers on strike in Los Angeles, Philadelphia

The employees, who walked off the job Saturday, are calling for increased wages, improved benefits and better working conditions.

By Lara Ewen • Nov. 13, 2025

How will New York City’s hotel industry be impacted by a new mayor?

As Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa face off, decisions made on affordability, safety and workplace regulations could have a significant effect on local hotels.

By Jenna Graber • Nov. 3, 2025

Marriott will lay off portion of customer engagement center workforce

The company confirmed that organizational changes are being implemented “to better reflect how our guests interact with us across channels.”

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 31, 2025

Key hospitality industry takeaways from Lodging Conference 2025

At the annual event in October, executives shared the biggest challenges facing hotels this year as well as top opportunities for growth.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 27, 2025

Houston hotel workers end 40-day strike with new contract

Union workers at Hilton Americas-Houston ratified a deal with the hotel, securing incremental wage increases.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 15, 2025

Hospitality CEOs share what’s top of mind at Lodging Conference

Chief executives at Highgate, Peachtree Group, Sonesta Hotels and more offered their thoughts on brand proliferation, union labor and tariffs at last week’s annual event.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 15, 2025

How hotels are solving turnover with a focus on retention

The best hospitality brands aren’t just upgrading systems, they’re upgrading people, writes Craig Maloney, CEO of InStride.

By Craig Maloney • Oct. 14, 2025

A pulse check on US hotel performance in a challenged economy

At the 2025 Lodging Conference, executives and economists shared “a tale of two industries,” where economic turmoil affects different hotel consumer groups in starkly different ways.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 9, 2025

Hospitality industry could face 8.6M workforce shortfall by 2035: WTTC

A growing labor and skills shortage is stymying the potential of the travel and tourism sector, which overall is expected to be short 43 million jobs over the next decade, per a new report.

By Michele Laufik • Oct. 9, 2025

Marriott, Hilton workers strike in Philadelphia

Union employees at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown and the Hampton Inn Philadelphia Center City are calling for higher pay and improved benefits.

By Jenna Graber • Oct. 6, 2025

The top hospitality conferences to attend in 2026

Hospitality professionals can network, learn and do business at the industry’s biggest events of the year, which cover hotel development, investment, technology and more.

By Jenna Graber • Updated 7 hours ago

San Diego passes $25 tourism minimum wage with carve-out for small hotels

Hotels with fewer than 150 rooms are exempt from the ordinance, which includes a phased-in implementation that the Asian American Hotel Owners Association successfully advocated for.

By Noelle Mateer • Sept. 18, 2025

Hotel development stalls amid growing financial pressure: report

Hoteliers are delaying investment in their properties as costs rise, demand softens and labor shortages add fuel to the fire, a new AHLA survey reveals.

By Jenna Graber • Sept. 18, 2025

In an uncertain market, hoteliers should leverage factors within their control

An economic downturn is impacting travel, but hotel industry leaders have strategies they can lean on in rocky times.

By Deborah Friedland • Sept. 15, 2025

Houston hotel workers extend strike, vow ‘business as usual will not continue’

Union workers at the city’s largest hotel, Hilton Americas, again extended their strike, which began on Labor Day.

By Noelle Mateer • Updated Sept. 19, 2025

$30 minimum wage for LA hotel workers to proceed despite industry pushback

The Los Angeles County Registrar said a referendum to overturn the wage, backed by hotel associations and other tourism industry players, did not qualify to be placed on the city ballot.

By Noelle Mateer • Sept. 8, 2025

Houston hotel workers launch 9-day strike

Union workers at the city’s largest hotel, Hilton Americas, are calling for wages of at least $23 an hour.

By Noelle Mateer • Updated Sept. 2, 2025

What the ADA does — and doesn’t — allow employers to ask in the hiring process

It’s an area that employers “mess up all the time,” a disability compliance consultant told HR Dive.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 22, 2025

Luxury Santa Monica hotel accused of not paying workers minimum wage

A class action suit claims Santa Monica Proper did not follow wage requirements set forth in the California city’s hotel worker wage ordinance.

By Noelle Mateer • Updated Aug. 20, 2025