Sean O'Neill

Hotels

IHG Debuts 'Low Carbon' Hotels, Calls for Green Subsidies

Can IHG's new green effort satisfy both cost-conscious hotel owners and eco-conscious travelers? IHG admits its new program is just a start. It's not pretending to have all the answers, which is refreshingly honest for a major corporation.
Hotels

Roadside Hotels Expect Boom From Infrastructure and AI Spending

Blue-collar workers need more places to sleep while traveling for jobs. That's because the U.S. government wants to fix bridges and other infrastructure, while Amazon and other tech giants want to build data centers to support AI usage. Hotel companies stand to gain.
Hotels

Christian Louboutin Takes Stake in Hotel Operator Experimental

The French designer behind those coveted red-soled stilettos has just snagged a stake in Experimental Group. Louboutin will now have a say in this chic Parisian outfit that runs a handful of boutique hotels and bars that are catnip for jetsetters.