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Wyndham Destinations' ongoing urban push, including a new resort slated for Atlanta, is out to prove this travel sector isn't like your grandparents' old timeshare in the Bahamas.

IHG could become the first major victim of a coronavirus-related financial drag on hotels in North America, but its default may be a strategic play on a financial structure unusual for such a global brand.

Hotel companies want technology to streamline operations and reduce labor costs, but labor union pushback and cash-strapped hoteliers will continue to delay widespread tech adoption within the industry.

Given a pandemic that has travelers favoring more open spaces, luxury tented accommodations stand to be a popular business line for the Hoxton team if they decide to go from pop-up to permanent.

Blackstone may not have a lot of exposure to the hotel industry today, but that doesn't mean the investment firm isn't on the hunt for distressed hospitality investment opportunities during the pandemic.

Unite Here's push to maintain housekeeping services on a daily basis at hotels could protect many jobs. But cash-strapped hotel owners may not have the finances to make it work until demand returns.

Time is ticking for the U.S. hotel industry to convince Congress to deliver industry-specific aid similar to what the airline industry received. Continued high unemployment and suspended operations at hotels are why Washington should listen.

IHG's commitment to expand the Regent brand to as many as 50 properties globally signals that the ultra-luxury sector, despite a catastrophic loss of business during the pandemic, is still seen as a durable place to invest.

Second waves of coronavirus will continue to dictate the staggered hotel recovery across the Asia-Pacific region. But the return of group business travel, even in a region that doesn't depend on it, will govern when pricing goes back to 2019 levels.

The U.S. hotel industry is pursuing what the U.S. government should have considered from day one of the pandemic: a comprehensive, national preventative measure against the spread of coronavirus.