Initiative Guarantees at Least One Quarter of Council Leadership Comprised of Underrepresented Communities by 2025 5 April 2021— San Francisco, CA: In an ongoing effort to better serve its membership and visitors the Hotel Council of San Francisco (www.hotelcouncil.org) has announced that it is signing on to the 25 x 25 Pledge (www.pledge25x25.org) initiated by…
The tourists packing the lobby to check into one of the hotel’s 1,200 rooms have almost entirely vanished. The locals visiting for a cocktail aren’t venturing out much these days. Nobody’s uttering that famous San Francisco phrase, “Meet me at the clock!” and finding their date for the evening at the hotel’s huge timepiece. Wandering…
Arne M. Sorenson, the chief executive who oversaw Marriott International’s global expansion and transformed it into the world’s largest hotelier, has died. He was 62. Sorenson had continued to work after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2019, seeing the chain through a pandemic that has slashed revenue by 70 percent. This month, the company…
Hotels are scrambling. Airports are strategizing. Airlines are creating new apps. Travel companies are rushing to make Covid-19 testing a regular part of international travel—as easy as checking a bag—to stem cancellations and get travelers traveling again. Read more
After a brutal year in which California’s tourism industry was cut in half,travel and hospitality experts are seeing signs of a rebound in 2021. A variety of elements may help spur pandemic-fatigued people to take long-delayed vacations, like the coronavirus vaccine rollout, a proposed federal stimulus plan and widespread adoption of new health protocols. Recent…