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New federal per diem rates provide bump for hotels
Fiscal 2024 lodging rates increase slightly; meals allowance remains steady
The federal government’s fiscal 2024 per diem reimbursement rates — released Aug. 16 by the General Services Administration — will largely benefit Virginia’s hotels, but not necessarily its restaurants. The
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Norfolk airport hotel is ‘desperately needed’
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An influx of 200-seat airplanes is bringing record numbers of passengers into Norfolk International Airport, leading officials to fast-track infrastructure upgrades and pursue construction of an airport hotel. There is
The Highlander nearly complete in Radford
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The Highlander, a $40 million boutique hotel and conference center, is expected to open next to Radford University soon. University officials and their partners in the project broke ground in
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Virginia’s largest conference hotels
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On the road again
Travel recovers as hotels revamp, reopen
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Business and leisure travelers are putting the pandemic in the rearview mirror and once again are filling Virginia hotels and resorts. While that’s good news, widespread staffing shortages continue to
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Meeting planners see return to normalcy ahead
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Like the proverbial canary in the mineshaft, the state of the meetings and convention planning industry is a good barometer for predicting how well the economy is doing and what
Va. hotel revenues up slightly over 2019
NoVa continues to lag behind due to reduced biz travel
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Northern Virginia’s hotel market continues to be a drag on the lodging industry’s performance in the commonwealth as a whole, according to recently released data from STR Inc., a division
South Boston hotel springs back to life
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A steady stream of developers considered purchasing South Boston’s long-shuttered John Randolph Hotel during the past decade, but none sealed the deal until Julian and Karie Brittano toured the downtown
Bathhouses at Homestead to reopen soon
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A painstaking restoration of the Warm Springs Pools will wrap up in time for The Omni Homestead Resort in Bath County to reopen one of America’s oldest spas by 2022’s
April Va. hotel revenues down slightly from pre-pandemic
Lagging NoVa hotel market drives state numbers down
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Virginia hotel revenues in April were down 3.5% compared with pre-pandemic April 2019 revenues, largely due to the lagging Northern Virginia market, according to data released Wednesday by STR Inc.,