CT Sees Tourism Bump, State Data Says
The state’s lodging industry got a bump from tourism this summer, state officials say, and Gov. Ned Lamont is taking a victory lap and launching a new initiative as leaf-peeping season nears.
Lamont Launches Winter Tourism Campaign
The state is launching a $1 million winter tourism marketing campaign designed to help the industry, which has been hit hard during the pandemic.
CT Hospitality Sector Among Big Winners in Q2
New data from the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that the Connecticut hospitality and restaurant sector saw a big change in its growth rate this spring as vaccines took hold.
Climate Change Is Making It Harder to Chase Foliage
Droughts that cause leaves to turn brown and wither before they can reach peak color. Heat waves prompting leaves to fall before autumn even arrives. Extreme weather events like hurricanes that strip trees of their leaves altogether.
Trade Group: CT Could Lag in Regaining Hotel Jobs
Connecticut could lag behind most states in regaining hotel jobs lost during the coronavirus pandemic, according to projections by a national trade group.
Hotel Advisor Teams Up with CHMWarnick on Hotel Advisory Services
Boston-based hospitality consultants Pinnacle Advisory Group have formed a strategic alliance with CHMWarnick, which operates a Fairfield satellite office, to provide business strategies to help the struggling hotel industry recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meriden Hotel Could Become Micro-Apartments
A tired Meriden hotel could be converted into over 100 small apartments according to an application from developer Adam Haston filed with the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals.
Second Hartford-Area Hotel to Be Auctioned
A second Hartford-area hotel is headed to the auction block, a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on travel.
Massachusetts Orders Fines for Travelers Who Don’t Quarantine
Massachusetts will join Connecticut in imposing restrictions on travelers from most of the United States next week, threatening fines of $500 per day for those who do not quarantine or prove they tested negative for COVID-19.
Lamont Ends Pandemic Closure of Hotels
Gov. Ned Lamont issued a new executive order Tuesday night allowing the state’s hotels to resume operation.
Lamont Releases Phase Two Reopening Guidelines After Moving Up Start Date
Gov. Ned Lamont released detailed phase 2 pandemic lockdown reopening guidelines for Connecticut businesses on Sunday, stressing social distancing, limited capacity, face mask requirements and sanitation, days after moving up the start of phase two.
Lamont Shutters CT Hotels, Airbnbs
Gov. Ned Lamont has ordered all of the state’s hotels and other lodging houses to close their doors to leisure travelers as part of efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Hartford Hotel Shuttered Due to Coronavirus
Hartford’s Homewood Suites hotel has become one of the first permanent casualties of the coronavirus outbreak.
Revenue Expected to Grow in Hartford Hotels Sector
The Hartford hospitality sector won’t break any records next year, but it will stay healthy and revenues will grow.
Report: New Haven OKs Luxury Hotel on Former Urban Renewal Parcel
A Cambria hotel is headed for a superblock development slowly rising in place of parking lots left over from an ill-fated, midcentury attempt at urban renewal in New Haven.
Report Recommends Adding Hotel, Renovating Hartford Convention Center
A consultant’s report has issued eight recommendations to help reverse the Connecticut Convention Center’s sagging fortunes.
State Fails to Attract Developer for Destination Resort at Seaside State Park
State environmental officials say they’ve been unable to find a private developer to transform a former 1930s-era tuberculosis sanatorium for children overlooking Long Island Sound into a lodge and spa.
131-Room Hotel Pitched for Last Somerset Square Pad
A developer is pitching a 131-room hotel for the last undeveloped parcel in Glastonbury’s Somerset Square project.
A Chicken-and-Egg Dilemma in Old Saybrook
The mile-long stretch of commercial real estate along Route 1 East in Old Saybrook has seen better days, but studies have highlighted the potential for multifamily and mixed-use development that could bolster economic development in this coastal town of 10,000.
Boutique Hotel Planned for Mystic Seaport Museum
Looking to capitalize on its wedding venue business, expand its display of small watercraft and boost ocean research, the Mystic Seaport Museum is planning three major construction projects.
