Hospitality & Tourism

Multi-restaurant ordering platform set to open next week at Blue Back Square

Wonder, the multi-restaurant ordering platform, will open its Blue Back Square location in West Hartford on Aug. 13, offering delivery, pickup and dine-in service.

CT tourism generated $20.1B in economic impact in 2025 as visitation outpaced U.S.

Connecticut outpaced national tourism growth in 2025, driving $20.1 billion in economic activity and supporting more than 125,000 jobs.

Indian American hotel owners reshape CT’s lodging industry

Keni Patel grew up cleaning rooms at his parents' 17-room Bethel motel and swore he would never join the family business. He and partner Anand Patel now own a $12 million Danbury hotel and are building toward a 10-property portfolio.

🔒CT hotel sales rebound as investors return to market

Connecticut hotel sales totaled about $125 million in the first half of 2026, roughly double the same period a year earlier. Brokers credit improving performance, a wave of deferred renovations and buyers who have stopped waiting for interest rates to fall.
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Old Wethersfield restaurant, initially blocked, approved with conditions

Wethersfield’s Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a special permit for a Southern Italian restaurant inside the...

Fewer refugees are entering CT this year, and all are from S. Africa

Connecticut is seeing low numbers of refugees entering the U.S. this fiscal year — and all of...

Popular Mystic tourist sailing ship business for sale

Captain Amy Blumberg is selling Argia Mystic Cruises after 25 years of ownership.

🔒West Hartford brewery to close

Citing the struggling craft beer industry and “unexpected litigation,” WeHa Brewing & Roasting Co. in West Hartford has announced plans to close.
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Sacred Heart Univ. names athletic venue after Sikorsky Credit Union under multiyear deal

The agreement includes naming rights for the university's primary outdoor athletic field and student financial literacy initiatives.

Hartford gears up for gymnastics event featuring Olympic gold medalist; $1.9M economic boost expected

Thousands of gymnastics fans are expected to descend on downtown Hartford this weekend as the 2026 U.S. Classic returns to PeoplesBank Arena.
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