Welcome to the second in our series of Hotel 2025 blogs, where we will be sharing insights from the Oracle Hospitality report, Hotel 2025, including perspectives from more than 150 hotel operators and some 2,700 consumers on the emerging technological innovations redefining guest experiences.

The property is located in Orlando, Florida, and is occupied under a triple-net lease with approximately 11 years of term remaining. The sale is the result of an unsolicited offer at a cash cap rate of slightly over 5.0%, exclusive of transaction costs.

Total revenue increased 12.7% to $102.1 million. Comparable restaurant sales decreased 2.3%.

Future business activity in U.S. hotels rose in April according to the latest reading of the Hotel Industry Leading (HIL) Indicator. e−forecasting.com's HIL increased by 0.4% in April to 138.8, following an increase of 0.3% in March. The index is set to equal 100 in 2010.

JetBlue (Nasdaq:JBLU) today announced it has selected Fort Lauderdale as the new home for its JetBlue Travel Products subsidiary. JetBlue Travel Products consists of the JetBlue Vacations brand and other non-air travel products including travel insurance, cruises, car rentals and more.

HITEC Opening Party taking place Monday, June 18 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at House of Blues Houston

Starfleet Media and HotelClocks.com are teaming up to give away ten Hermle wall clocks (each valued at $600) inscribed with the words 'tempus fugit'

The Marriott Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt University has been acquired by an affiliate of White Lodging Services Corporation.

President and CEO, Dawn Sweeney, shared her thoughts on the National Restaurant Association's mission and what’s in store for the future.

Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship, Carnival Horizon, was officially named by godmother Queen Latifah in a ceremony in New York yesterday that showcased the talented young artists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital whose artwork adorns the Dreamscape, a stunning three-deck-high LED sculpture in the ship's atrium.

Smelly passengers and out of control children have emerged as the leading complaints of passengers in the annual www.Airlineratings.com 'Passengers from Hell' survey.

McDonald's is to face a vote by shareholders about its use of plastic straws at its annual meeting on Thursday.

A common complaint from hotels is that they can't compete with keyword buying against the likes of Expedia Group and Booking Holdings (between them spent upwards of $10 billion during 2017) but research has shown just how dominant the same intermediaries are in organic search, too.

Hyatt and the Jinmao Group proudly unveiled Jinmao Hotel Lijiang today, which rebranded from a Grand Hyatt hotel to Jinmao Hotel Lijiang in The Unbound Collection by Hyatt.