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No vacancy for hotel renovationsFor some hoteliers, the concepts of peak and off-peak seasons are no longer as relevant as they once were.

What is wellness travel, anyway?These days, it seems that nearly every high-end hotel and resort is aspiring to position itself as a "wellness destination."

Are hotel room rates too high?Thanks to surging demand, hotel rates have skyrocketed this summer. But will the era of high rates last?

Is the leisure travel boom running out of gas?It's full speed ahead for hotels, but what happens when summer is over and pent-up demand potentially starts to fizzle out?

One hotel's pandemic pivotA New York property, the Park Lane Hotel, used the pandemic pause to reinvent itself.

Are hotel lobbies finished as 'third places'?Many modern hotels have long prided themselves on their lobby's status as a social hot spot. But with the onset of social...

Daily housekeeping may be a permanent Covid casualtyMany properties are still struggling toward profitability, and a reduction in housekeeping would certainly help keep...

Putting the island in ManhattanOur hospitality editor's debut column: Island life comes to Manhattan.