Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment LLC is acquiring a controlling stake in Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the company announced Wednesday. Cascade is purchasing half of the 47.5% stake owned by Saudi… Read More
Sonder, a tech-enabled hospitality company, is moving into Seattle. The San Francisco-based startup, which is part hotel and part apartment-style vacation rental, is now offering units at Solis, a modern… Read More
Hospitality startup Loge, which promotes a love of the outdoors and adventure sports through its hip, motel-style locations, has raised $15 million in new funding. The company, pronounced “Lodge,” which… Read More
If the 2010s were the decade when small satellites revolutionized the space industry, the 2020s will be when commercial space odysseys finally go mainstream. At least that’s the gamble that… Read More
Loge Camps, the hospitality startup that caters to outdoors lovers and adventure sports enthusiasts, is expanding beyond the Pacific Northwest with four new locations planned for spring of next year.… Read More
More and more technology is making its way into the hospitality industry, and Seattle startup MirrorCache is the latest example. The company is raising $750,000 to further develop its smart… Read More
When Amazon enters, or even thinks about entering, new markets, entire industries sit at the edge of their seats — a sign of the e-commerce giant’s industry-moving potential. This was… Read More
When Cale Genenbacher worked at Microsoft, he used to like to get away from his desk and walk the trails around the tech giant’s sprawling Redmond, Wash., campus to think… Read More
Expedia announced a $26 million investment today in Alice, a technology company that helps hotels manage operations and communicate with guests. The investment makes Expedia a majority shareholder in the… Read More
There are countless emergency situations — from cardiac arrest to a suspected intruder — which can make it difficult to call for help using a phone. But until recently, there… Read More
Most job searches have moved online to platforms like LinkedIn and Indeed, but that’s not true for the restaurant and hospitality industries. Many people still walk around handing out paper résumés that… Read More
Six months ago, John Kueber was planning a cycling trip in the French Pyrenees Mountains. As he tried to make arrangements, he became frustrated that there wasn’t a good destination… Read More
In the age of the billion-person social network, it can be challenging to use digital tools to find authentic, trustworthy communities. As The Kernel observed, that became a daunting obstacle for… Read More