Demand declines force hotel shuttle service changes 10 DECEMBER 2020 9:14 AM A decrease in demand, revenue and staffing capacities has led some hotels to rethink shuttle services, which has included reducing hours of operation and enhancing sanitation. REPORT FROM THE U.S.—Some hotel guests are still requesting the use of shuttles. But with limited [...]
Vishal Patel and Sunny Patel live in Tucson, Arizona, and wanted to develop a hotel that captured the outdoorsy ethos of the Sunset State. A couple years ago, they acquired an economy motel along a main street in downtown Tucson with plans to redevelop it into a hip gathering place for locals and visitors. The [...]
Focus Hospitality Management, a full-service hotel management company with a total of seven properties in the Tucson metropolitan statistical area (MSA), has opened The Tuxon, a modern boutique hotel and member of Marriott International's Design HotelsTM, a collection with over 300 independent hotels in more than 60 countries across the world. Managed by Focus Hospitality, The [...]
With most hotels and hotel companies in the U.S. laying off, terminating or furloughing employees during the crisis, what does the labor picture look like now? Panelists will discuss if and when hoteliers can expect to get their workers back; the new competition for workers; and new wage pressures hoteliers need to be prepared to [...]
In episode 13 of LODGING On Demand, LODGING Editor Kate Hughes speaks with Adria Levtchenko, CEO of PurpleCloud Technologies, Tim Heim, Area GM of Focus Hospitality, and Phil Cordell, SVP and Global Head of New Brand Development for Hilton, about how the hotel industry’s approach to cleanliness will change post-COVID-19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGTJRJ00ovg&feature=youtu.be
The Tuxon to Open as First Design Hotels Property in Arizona By LODGING Staff- May 13, 2020 https://lodgingmagazine.com/the-tuxon-to-open-as-first-design-hotels-property-in-arizona/ TUCSON, Ariz. — The Tuxon, a modern boutique hotel in Tucson, has joined Marriott International’s Design Hotels portfolio as the collection’s first property in Arizona. Managed by Focus Hospitality Management, the hotel is slated to debut this [...]
Tucson hotels to tap brakes after accelerated growth Reprinted from Hotel Business: BY ADAM PERKOWSKY ON APRIL 7, 2020 Downtown Tucson has seen a revitalization. TUCSON, AZ—Over the last four years, this city has ranked first in average compound annual occupancy, ADR and RevPAR change among the 60 U.S. markets covered by CBRE’s Hotel Horizons, according to [...]
