Navigating the Property Tax Maze: How Location and Hotel Type Impact Your Bottom Line
Property taxes represent a substantial expense for hotels, significantly impacting profitability. A recent analysis of over 6,000 hotels, using CBRE’s Trends® in the Hotel Industry database, reveals dramatic disparities in…
Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages
US President Donald Trump has promised to impose hefty import taxes on pharmaceuticals, a category of products he has largely spared in his trade war. For decades, in fact, imported…
It’s speedy boarding for Premier Inn at Edinburgh Airport
Computer generated image of the new Premier Inn at Edinburgh Airport — Photo by Image courtesy of Riverstone Hotels Ltd Travellers to Edinburgh will have the opportunity to check-into a…
Apple launches China government subsidy program on official website for the first time · TechNode
Apple’s official website now supports China’s national consumer subsidy program for the first time. According to the promotional page, selected products are eligible for up to RMB 2,000 ($279) in…
Hotel Cybersecurity in 2025 Emphasizes the Human Stack
Cybersecurity in 2025 for hotels is a game of Russian roulette. Odds are you’ll be safe most of the time, but then there’s the outside chance that it’s game over.…
Maduro vows to declare a ‘republic in arms’ if US forces in the Caribbean attack Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said he “would constitutionally declare a republic in arms” if the South American country were attacked by forces that the United States government has…
AATMOS Breaks Ground on the Scoundrel Hotel, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel in Gatlinburg, TN
Scoundrel Hotel, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel — Photo by AATMOS Construction has officially begun on The Scoundrel Hotel, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel located in the heart of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Designed…
Alibaba merges Ele.me, Fliggy into e-commerce unit in strategic shift · TechNode
Alibaba Group has merged its food delivery platform Ele.me and travel unit Fliggy into its China e-commerce division as part of a shift from a traditional e-commerce model to a…
HP Athens and Southern Hospitality Group Sell Hyatt Place Athens Downtown
ATLANTA — Hunter Hotel Advisors (Hunter) today announced the sale of the 190-key Hyatt Place Athens Downtown in Athens, Ga. HP Athens, LLC, advised by Paul Breslin of Horwath HTL,…
Pricing law overhaul to ensure fair competition
A visitor (right) experiences a massage treatment conducted by an intelligent robot at a health maintenance store in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, on June 18. CAO JIANXIONG/FOR CHINA DAILY China is…