Hospitality

Penn National Gaming has been in merger discussions with rival casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment, according to people familiar with the matter.

Hotel lobbyists and Airbnb have developed neighborhood efforts to sway local governments in the battle to regulate the short-term rental market.

Nightly add-on charges are cropping up at hotels in big cities and even less-glitzy locales including Spokane, Wash., and Rapid City, S.D., a trend that has drawn the attention of dozens of attorneys general.

Public Hotel, the latest project from storied hotelier Ian Schrager, with five bars but no front desk, gives young travelers what they want—an affordable, exciting place to stay.

Tao Group has teamed up with Madison Square Garden Company to grow its dining-entertainment venues across the U.S. and abroad. Some industry observers wonder if the culinary offerings also will get a boost.

The fashion designer’s Manhattan condo, which includes a mural of the children’s book character Eloise by illustrator Hilary Knight, originally sought $80 million in 2013.

To protect a top-selling drug from generic competition, Allergan PLC has sold the drug’s patents to an Indian tribe in upstate New York to block rivals from challenging the patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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.