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Hotel Occupancy for Previous Week was Virtually Flat
U.S. hotel occupancy was virtually flat from the previous week at 50.1%, according to the latest data from STR through 17 October.
11-17 October 2020 (percentage change...
Latest Innovations
UgoVirtual Event Platform Enables Virtualization of AIDS2020, the “Woodstock of Global...
UgoVirtual, a comprehensive digital platform designed to meet the growing virtual event management and hosting needs of the international event sector, in partnership with...
Tech Talk: Augmented Reality, Facial Recognition, and Happy Maps
Augmented Reality
Virtual reality (VR) is one innovation that has already started to become more mainstream at meetings and events. However, VR’s similar counterpart, augmented...
UPCOMING MEDICAL EVENTS
Editor’s Picks
“Sit” Away from Me: 11 Seating Configurations that Encourage Physical Distance
By Olivia Orman
The meetings and events industry has heard it time and time again: COVID-19 will drastically shift the way we gather from here...
National Hotel News
Dual-Branded Hilton Hotel Planned for Downtown Nashville
Tara Investments plans to build a dual-branded Hilton hotel at 910 Division St., Nashville, Tennessee. One hotel is a boutique Canopy and the other...
Two New Hotels Planned at International Drive
Two hotels, with a combined total of 600 rooms, are being proposed near International Drive and across from Universal Orlando Resort’s future Epic Universe...
Midas Hotel Fund Invests in Milwaukee Property
Midas Hospitality—a leading hotel development, management and investment firm—recently acquired Aloft Milwaukee Downtown, which is ideally situated directly on the RiverWalk. This “different by design”...
The First-ever Guitar Hotel is Now Open in Southern Florida
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood just completed a $1.5 billion resort-wide expansion and introduced the world’s first and only Guitar Hotel. The...
The Largest Drury Hotel is Planned for Orlando
Drury Hotels Co. plans to build its largest property to date near Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. The company expects the 604-room Drury...
NATIONAL HOTEL CONSTRUCTION
Dual-Branded Hilton Hotel Planned for Downtown Nashville
Tara Investments plans to build a dual-branded Hilton hotel at 910 Division St., Nashville, Tennessee. One hotel is a boutique Canopy and the other...
