News
Houston’s Hotel Occupancy Is Slowly Growing, But It’s Far From Back To Normal
Posted on · Some hotels had no guests at all for some periods during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Houston Matters
Coronavirus Leaves Summer Vacation And Travel Plans Up In The Air
Posted on · Tourism experts from Houston and Galveston say they expect travelers to take more spur-of-the-moment day trips this summer.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2774: Hospitality Industry Archives
Posted on · Episode: 2774 The Massad Family Research Center and Hospitality Industry Archives. Today, travel made easier.
News
Houston Only Top U.S. Hotel Market Not Seeing Growth This Year
Posted on · Occupancy boost after Hurricane Harvey means revenue is down compared to 2017
News
Hundreds Of Families Still In Galveston Hotels After Harvey
Posted on · 800 Families in Galveston remain in hotels
Business
Harvey Helped Houston Hotels But Airbnb Keeps Chipping Away On National Market Share
Posted on · A new report confirms hotel chains are losing ground to more personal accommodations
Business
Amid Struggling Houston Hotel Industry, New ZaZa Opens In Memorial City
Posted on · The hotel will include luxury apartments on top
News
Hotel Stays For Harvey Survivors Extended To November 7
Posted on · The Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, which pays for short-term hotel stays, has been extended for Harvey survivors.
Business
Oversupply Leads To Financial Trouble For Houston Hotels
Posted on · A recent report shows Houston is No. 1 in the country in distressed hotel loans, just as the city is experiencing a boom in new hotels.
Business
Houston Experiences Hotel Boom
Posted on · The Bayou City is in the top three U.S. cities for expected hotel openings in 2017.
Houston Matters
How Far Should Houston’s CVB Go to Get “Heads in Beds?”
Posted on · Houston, like any big city, seeks to draw tourists to town by hosting conventions and trade shows. The bigger the convention, the more people may visit the region, shop in our stores, eat in our restaurants and stay in our hotels — supporting local businesses and boosting tax revenue along the way. But attracting really […]
Houston Matters
Is Houston Becoming a Spring Break Destination?
Posted on · South Padre Island, Cancun, Fort Lauderdale – they're traditional spring break destinations, and each year they draw crowds. But according to the travel site Orbitz, some unexpected cities are seeing enormous growth in hotel bookings in March and early April, including exotic and romantic locales like Panama City, Dublin, Paris, and....Houston? Yep, according to Orbitz, […]
Business
Hotel Bookings Tied To Houston Conventions Up Nearly 30 Percent In 2015
Posted on · Meetings tied to STEM industries, health care, and education accounted for much of the increase.
Houston Matters
Hotel Business in Houston Has Room to Grow
Posted on · More than 13 million people visited Greater Houston in 2012. (That’s the most recent data available from the Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau). And many of those visitors, when they were here, stayed in one of the area's approximately 700,000 hotel rooms. And yet, there could be room for more hotels in Greater Houston. We […]