Hospitality

Walt Disney Co. and Comcast Corp. are closing their Florida theme parks for at least two days in anticipation of Hurricane Irma, the companies said Friday.

Inspired designers are reviving the old-fashioned practice of upholstering chairs, ottomans and more with Oriental rugs, minus the Victorian fustiness.

Seller GL Limited is off loading Molokai Ranch—land that encompasses almost the entire western side of the island—after development efforts ran into local opposition.

The piece is ideally suited for hotel guests with no interest in chatting among themselves. But does it work in a home? Designers thrash it out.

Low-cost airline Allegiant Travel will venture into real estate with a sprawling resort on Florida’s Gulf Coast, even as hotel development slows nationwide amid a glut of rooms.

Hotel developers are slowing down new U.S. construction projects after years of rapid growth, a result of tighter lending conditions and a ballooning supply of rooms in large markets.

The arrival of Derek Jeter as part of new ownership revived a tussle among fans over a flashy statue at the Miami Marlins’ stadium.

Hong Kong-listed shares and bonds of billionaire Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Wanda plunged for the second time in two months, following what the company called rumors about its leader being barred from leaving China.

The Broadway show is going on the road after a short run in New York, and Tony Award winner “Bandstand” may do the same, as producers hope to find more success at regional theaters.

A $400,000 overhaul turned a home’s old pool into a tropical resort; a lumbung moves center stage

Foreign workers have long powered the summer economy in the upscale tourist haven of Martha’s Vineyard, cleaning hotel rooms, waiting tables and mixing fudge. This year, many local businesses had to come up with a Plan B.

Dalian Wanda Group is transforming its publicly listed Wanda Hotel Development unit in Hong Kong into a business that manages hotels and theme parks in a deal valued at more than $1 billion.

Shares of Priceline Group Inc. fell after the online travel company cut forecasts for growth in hotel bookings. TripAdvisor Inc. shares initially swooned after it also said revenue growth would slow, but rebounded by the end of the trading day.

Demand in America for Mexican farmhands, landscapers, hotel housekeepers and other temporary workers is surging as the Trump administration moves to curb immigration and renegotiate its trade relationship with Mexico.

A deal between Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba and U.S. hotel giant Marriott will allow Chinese travelers to use an Alibaba site and app to book rooms in 6,200 Marriott properties world-wide, and pay abroad with the same Alipay platform they use at home.

Hospitality group Wyndham Worldwide plans to separate its hotel and timeshare businesses into two publicly traded companies, following other large hotel corporations that also separated their timeshare businesses in recent years.

A developer who founded one of the largest U.S. home builders has secured construction financing to build a $282 million JW Marriott hotel in Walt Disney World in Orlando.

Gateway National Recreation Area on the Rockaway Peninsula will have glamour camping in Fort Tilden this summer.

Blackstone Group recently made a roughly $3 billion bid to buy RLJ Lodging Trust, a move that if successful would end RLJ’s agreement to acquire rival hotel investor FelCor Lodging Trust.