Fort Myers-area hotels post Hurricane Ian updates on social media: Travel Weekly

Fort Myers-area hotels post Hurricane Ian updates on social media: Travel Weekly

With southwest Florida reeling from Hurricane Ian’s destruction, hotels and resorts across Fort Myers, Sanibel and Captiva took to social media to provide limited updates. The situation on the Sanibel and Captiva islands appears particularly dire. According to reports, the Sanibel Causeway, which connects both islands to the Florida mainland, has partially collapsed. In a…

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Cannabis-friendly hotels target high-end travelers: Travel Weekly

Cannabis-friendly hotels target high-end travelers: Travel Weekly

Though the cannabis legalization movement in the U.S. has spawned plenty of “bud and breakfasts” and weed-friendly, budget hotels, a handful of boutique hoteliers are targeting the high-end cannabis traveler — no pun intended. Expansion at the sector’s more premium end comes as the number of Americans interested in cannabis-related travel has swelled, according to…

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Trump Hotels continues to downsize as D.C. property transfers to Waldorf: Travel Weekly

Trump Hotels continues to downsize as D.C. property transfers to Waldorf: Travel Weekly

Although more than a year has passed since President Donald Trump departed the Oval Office, the Trump name remains as politically polarizing as ever, leaving the Trump Hotels portfolio beset by challenges. Dan Wasiolek, a senior equity analyst for the financial services firm Morningstar, said that controversy surrounding Trump has created an “overhang” on the…

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