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It is more difficult to obtain capital today than it was in the past four or five year. Capital stacks for hoteliers should be strategically constructed. Mary Beth CutshallChief growth officer Vision Hospitality Group; Michael Harper, president, hotel lending, Peachtree Group; Jason RabidouxChief Investment Officer Davidson Hospitality Group; Billy Gilchrist, chief financial & investment officer, ARK Holdings Group; Ricky Raman, COO, PeachState HospitalityOffer tips and solutions for making the process of obtaining capital for your project less difficult. Post HB Roundtable: Navigating today’s capital landscape First on hotelbusiness.com.

It is convenient to have one of the most safest Caribbean islands available right now. Americans don’t even need a passport.  Always All InclusiveSandals Resorts released the findings of its Caribbean Island Safety Index 2025The data-driven safety metrics used to rank the top 10 Caribbean destinations. They looked at data from four categories of safety risks. Always All Inclusive then combined the results to produce a score of safety for each island. Puerto Rico The No. 6 spot is taken by the health care sector. Health care received the highest ranking of 10, and had a 7.6 composite score for…

Reading Time 2 The following are some of the most recent and relevant articles. Ireland: Real estate developer Firethorn is currently building the Sackville Place, a 138-bedroom hotel in Dublin’s central city., The Gofer management division of SW3 Capital is now in charge. Sackville Place is Firethorn’s very first project outside of the UK. It also marks its debut into the tourism industry. Stewart Construction is delivering the seven-storey building, which will include a variety of room types, including private doubles, double, triple and quadruple bed dormitories. Communal spaces including a bar, café, and lounge will span the ground floor…

Images by RoomRaccoon RoomRaccoon has named Chaim blog as its Head of Payments. Chaim will be responsible for leading the platform’s global payment strategy. Chaim has a background that includes SaaS, Fintech, and Hospitality Tech. He brings deep expertise to building scalable payment systems for hoteliers. These solutions streamline operations and increase cash flow. RoomRaccoon Payments already delivers strong results. The solution offers hoteliers an integrated solution that includes online and in person payments, seamless reconciliations with bookings and reduced fraud. Chaim will focus on expanding the local and alternative payment options available, increasing adoption and improving the commercial model…

In a land with a rich and accessible history, it is easy to see why. ItalyIt can be difficult to know where to begin. My girlfriend and I decided to take a weeklong Italian vacation in the summer of this year. Rome Then we will wind our way to Verona via the medieval city of Siena to see the Palio—a famed, centuries-old biannual horse race. Airbnb listings in Pitigliano were recommended by a Pisan. I was looking for a way to see a different side (less crowded) of Italy’s rich history. I stumbled across the Attico Panoramico Nell’antico Borgo—a panoramic…

Radisson Hotel Group proudly announces the opening of Radisson Blu Hotel, Riyadh Al SahafaThe new hotel, located in the vibrant Sahafa District, combines modern luxury with Saudi hospitality and marks another step forward in the Group’s strategic expansion. The hotel is located in Sahafa District. This new hotel combines luxury with Saudi hospitality. Sahafa: A modern escape in the middle of Sahafa The Radisson Blu Hotel in Riyadh, Al Sahafa, is an architectural landmark. It offers 171 rooms and suites that are stylishly furnished and offer a view of the King Abdullah Financial District, and the northern Riyadh Skyline. Only…

MGM Resorts’ reported a drop in Las Vegas Strip revenue in the second quarter, pointing to broader signs of visitor softness in the city — especially at value-oriented properties. Net revenues for the company’s dozen hotels on the Strip fell 4% to $2.1 billion. All that is going on in the U.S. Economy and the global economy has an impact [at the value-oriented properties]”, said CEO William Hornbuckle in a call with investors on Wednesday. Through July, the company experienced “a very unusual weakness in midweeks” at Luxor and Excalibur budget resorts. The MGM Grand was another problem area, as…

Preparedness is the key to a smooth and easy trip. While the world has become increasingly dependent on technology in recent years, some vestiges of the past are still important to travel. Exhibit B: printed boarding passes. Mobile boarding passes can be a convenient way to keep one of the most important documents for your travels at hand. technology isn’t infallible. You run the risk that your phone will malfunction or die before you reach the gate if you don’t have a printed boarding card. Adam Scott is the founder of BermudAir Previously told Travel + Leisure”In certain international airports,…

The Q2 Canada Hotel Construction Pipeline report from Lodging Econometrics (LE) reveals that there are 333 projects/44,764 rooms in the country’s total pipeline at the close of the quarter, representing a 3% increase in projects and an 11% increase in rooms year-over-year (YOY). In Q2, there were 68 hotel projects in Canada, which accounted for 9,038 rooms. Each project accounted for 20% of total pipeline. The projects that are scheduled to begin construction within the next year have shown a YOY rise at Q2, with 100 projects/12.955 rooms. This represents a 25% increase YOY by projects, and a 40% increase…

El Capricho Park, MadridEl Capricho, on the outskirts of Madrid, is among the metropolis’s lesser-known parks. It was in-built 1784 by the Duke and Duchess of Osuna, and visited by 18th-century artists similar to Francisco de Goya. Its 17-hectare gardens have been designed by Jean Baptiste Mulot, who additionally labored on the Petit Trianon gardens on the Palace of Versailles. They’re in three sections: Italian, French and English panorama. The park additionally has a small lake, a labyrinth, a bandstand and a mansion. One fascinating characteristic is an underground bunker, in-built 1937 in the course of the Spanish civil battle…