Top Hotel & Resort News From August

This August, the hotel and resort industry has seen quite a few positive announcements, including expansions and several second quarter results that prove that the hospitality sector isn't having any difficulties in recovering from the pandemic this year. Curious to see August's top hotel and resort news? Click through this slideshow to see the full list, and don't forget to click the links provided in each slide for more details. Don't want to miss a beat? Sign up for our newsletter today.

Marriott International's second-quarter results exceeded expectations, signaling a steady rise toward a complete recovery, with RevPAR, or revenue per available room, exceeding 2019's pre-pandemic level in June.

Playa Hotels & Resorts has added the Seadust Cancun Family Resort, which is located within the Cancun Hotel Zone, to its portfolio of resorts in Mexico.

IHG Hotels & Resorts launched a new campaign in early August focusing on the guest experience at their hotels and resorts. Called Guest How You Guest, it features a variety of different guests enjoying their stays at IHG Hotels & Resorts.

Hilton added 11 properties to its portfolios in the Caribbean and Latin America during the first six months of the year, totaling 190 properties in the region.

Booking Holdings Inc., which owns Booking.com, Kayak and Priceline, has enjoyed a second quarter that exceeded expectations. It brought in $34.5 billion in total bookings, a 57 percent increase from the second quarter in 2021.

Avani Hotels & Resorts spotlights its women executives across the globe and their achievements in hopes of inspiring other companies to invest in diversity and equality.

The majority of the Karisma Hotels & Resorts in Mexico have now been certified as Autism Ready by Autism Double-Checked, the leading autism training and certification company in the hotel industry. The certified resorts include Margaritaville Island Reserve Riviera Cancun, Azul Beach Resort Riviera Maya, Generations Riviera Maya, El Dorado Royale, El Dorado Casitas Royale, El Dorado Seaside Suites, El Dorado Maroma, and Palafitos Overwaters Bungalows.

In a new feature comparing the current status of the hotel industry versus the aviation industry, we highlight some of the differences between the two in an effort to understand why the hotel and lodging industry is doing so much better than the aviation industry this year.

Hyatt Hotels is another major corporation to report a strong second quarter, whose net income was $206 million, a staggering change from the net loss of $9 million it reported the same time last year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts announced its first Wyndham Grand in Mexico will debut on November 1, 2022. The Wyndham Grand Cancun All-Inclusive Resort & Villas will offer 364 rooms, suites and private villas, seven dining options, five bars and four pools.

Club Med has announced three of its new ski resorts will open this December: Club Med Tignes and Club Med Val d'Isere in the French Alps and, a Club Med-first, the Club Med Kiroro in Hokkaido, Japan.

Beginning September 2022, Kempinski Hotels-which is Europe's oldest luxury hotel group-will make its debut in Mexico and expand its offerings in North America with the acquisition of the Grand Hotel Cancun.

Data from HotStats showcases the global hotel industry's recovery in regions such as China, Europe and North America, citing issues in some regions of the world while reporting on an increase in occupancy rates in others.

Choice Hotels International has officially completed its purchase of Radisson Hotels Americas, spending $675 to add its nine brands and 37,000 rooms to the corporation's North America offerings.

Preferred Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's largest independent hotel groups, has added three more resorts to its portfolio in Mexico, totalling its properties there to 65. The new members include Grand Fiesta Americana Oaxaca, Garza Blanca Resort & Spa Cancun - a Tafer Resort and HS Hotsson Hotel Guadalajara Expo.

The Iberostar Selection Playa Mita resort is the first beach resort in Latin America to become LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified. It has achieved GOLD-level certification.

Ennismore announced the launch of a new luxury hotel brand in Mexico, SLS, with the development of the SLS Bahia Beach Residences in Novo Cancun.

The World Travel & Tourism Council reported in August that short-term rentals are helping travel and tourism's recovery across the globe.

Palladium Hotel Group's 14 all-inclusive resorts under the TRS Resorts and Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts brands are now part of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' new Registry Collection.

Krystal Hotels & Resorts is now offering a Krystal Agent Commissions Program to encourage travel advisors to book through its agent-only site. Commission rates begin at 10 percent.

Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts announced in August that its Bahia Principe Grand Cayacoa, an all-inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic, will reopen to guests on November 1.