The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a new overtime exemption threshold that could go in effect by 2020, which should prompt hoteliers to assess what it means for their employees, HNN’s Bryan Wroten writes.

Radisson Hospitality AB, part of the Radisson Hotel Group, has opened the Radisson Hotel & Suites, Gdańsk in Poland.

AMResorts, an Apple Leisure Group-affiliated brand, has signed two resort brand management deals in Mexico in partnership with Oasis Hotels & Resorts, an international hotel group with properties throughout Mexico, the Caribbean and Europe.

Dream Nashville officially opened in Music City's historic Printer’s Alley.

According to the Lodging Econometrics Global Construction Pipeline Trend Report, Accor, Hilton, IHG and Marriott International combined currently make up more than half of this pipeline.

Marriott International's Luxury Collection soft brand is coming to the Seychelles with the signing of North Island, a private island resort.

A drop in occupancy was enough to wipe out any gains in rate to keep RevPAR flat year over year in U.S. hotels for the week ending 23 February, according to HNN’s parent company STR.

The Iowa River Landing District has seen a lot of new hotel rooms come into the area but not a lot of demand.

Hurricane Michael swept through the Florida Panhandle in October, and some hotels in Panama City are still dealing with damages from the storm, according to news station WJHG.

Real estate investment trusts Ashford and RLJ Lodging Trusts will discuss fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 earnings with analysts today.

Berg said it is important to realize “unconscious biases exist.”

Best Western Hotels & Resorts President and CEO David Kong is confident his company’s recent acquisition of WorldHotels Collection will leverage that company’s presence among its competitors, while giving Best Western exposure in the upper-upscale and luxury segments, along with better negotiating power that comes with a larger footprint.

York City subpoenaed Airbnb for the data it has for about 20,000 listings to see if hosts are in compliance with laws on short-term rentals, CNN reports.

New York City subpoenaed Airbnb for the data it has for about 20,000 listings to see if hosts are in compliance with laws on short-term rentals, CNN reports. The city issued a similar subpoena to HomeAway.

Data from the U.S. Department of Commerce shows a measure of business investment fell for the fourth time in five months at the end of last year. The Wall Street Journal reports.

The Iowa state legislature will consider a bill that would require hotel staff to undergo training on human trafficking in order to receive business from government agencies, KCRG-TV9 reports

The end of 2018 was a bit of a reprieve from a challenging year for MGM Resorts International. During the company’s fourth-quarter and full-year earnings call, executives spoke about stronger performance at the end of the year and expressed confidence in how 2019 is lining up.

In 2019’s Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, Hilton topped the list as No. 1.

Real estate investment trust Pebblebrook Hotel Trust announced on Thursday it closed on the sale of the 343-room Liaison Capitol Hill hotel in Washington, D.C., for $110 million, according to a press release.

Several growth strategies during 2018 led to new market exposure for Hyatt Hotels Corporation and executives on the company’s fourth-quarter and full-year earnings call said much of that growth has boosted loyalty membership, writes Hotel News Now’s Sean McCracken.