Deanna Ting

This is going to be a very busy week for Starwood.

Three of the named entities involved in the takeover bid for Starwood don't have much experience in the hotel business, but that won't keep them from buying Starwood.

Even though most of Generation Z is still in school, smart hospitality brands are already marketing to this highly influential group of future hotel guests to generate loyalty.

If you want to experience Cuba the way it's been for the past 50 years, you should think of going there now before Marriott and Starwood get there.

If hotels really want to know what guests think of their hotel, looking at the ratings isn’t enough.

Marriott thinks it can make America(n) towels great again.

It only makes sense that extended stay properties with full kitchens would catch on to this growing food trend. The challenge is getting it from the cities where it flourishes to the exurbs where extended stay properties are more popular.

Robots in hotels aren't a new phenomenon, but this is the first one to be powered by IBM's Watson.