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IHG Makes Steady Gains on Strategic Initiative During First Half 2018By Julie Sickel

InterContinental Hotels Group reported the strongest growth in hotel signings for a decade during the first half of 2018. Its net system size growth is... KEEP READING

U.S. Travel Volume Grew 4 Percent in JuneBy Dawit Habtemariam

Travel to or within the U.S. grew 4 percent year over year in June, according to the U.S. Travel Association's Travel Trends Index. Both domestic... KEEP READING

Marriott Posts Positive Q2 ADR, Occupancy & Group ResultsBy Julie Sickel

Marriott International saw year-over-year increases in both occupancy and average daily rate during the second quarter. Occupancy rose 1.3 percentage... KEEP READING

United's Cefolia Succeeds Hilfman as Global Sales LeaderBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines has named Jake Cefolia SVP of worldwide sales, succeeding Dave Hilfman, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Cefolia, who... KEEP READING

Air France-KLM Plans JV with Air EuropaBy Michael B. Baker

Air France-KLM and Spain's Air Europa are discussing a joint venture for flights between Europe and Central and South America. The SkyTeam members... KEEP READING

Wex's Travel & Corporate Solutions Revenue Increased 38 Percent in Q2By JoAnn DeLuna

Wex's travel and corporate solutions segment revenue increased 38 percent year over year to $75.6 million in the second quarter. Wex president and CEO... KEEP READING

IHG Launches B2B Program for Small & Midsize EnterprisesBy Julie Sickel

InterContinental Hotels Group has launched a program aimed at the small and midsize enterprise market that moves beyond a simple discount. IHG... KEEP READING

IAG Reports Higher Profit Despite ATC StrikesBy Michael B. Baker

International Airlines Group passenger revenue increased 3.8 percent year over year in the second quarter to 5.52 billion euros. Traffic rose 7.6... KEEP READING

Aventri Gets Global Head of Sales & MarketingBy Dawit Habtemariam

Meetings technology provider Aventri, formerly Etouches, has appointed Michael Burns global head of sales and marketing, a new role, to align and drive... KEEP READING

BCD Travel Adds Air Bookings to TripSourceBy Dawit Habtemariam

BCD Travel will enable users of its trip management platform, TripSource, to shop and book air content in the coming months. Users will be able to... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Net Income Drops Slightly Amid Fuel & Integration CostsBy Michael B. Baker

The Lufthansa Group's earnings largely held steady year over year in the second quarter despite higher fuel costs and expenses from integrating the... KEEP READING

Swoop Will Begin Service to U.S. This FallBy Michael B. Baker

In October, WestJet's ultra-low-cost subsidiary, Swoop, will begin service from Canada to each Las Vegas, the greater Phoenix area and three cities in... KEEP READING

ConferenceDirect Names Director of Global Accounts in AsiaBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global meetings management firm ConferenceDirect has named Maytas Jiwalai director of global accounts. Based in Thailand, Jiwalai will work on hotel... KEEP READING

Hyatt's Brief Interest in NH Hotels, Plus a New Loyalty PartnershipBy Julie Sickel

Hyatt Hotels Corp. president and CEO Mark Hoplamazian during the company's second-quarter earnings call acknowledged both Hyatt's recent intention to... KEEP READING

Air France-KLM Posts Q2 Profit Despite StrikesBy Michael B. Baker

Year over year in the second quarter, Air France-KLM passenger revenue grew 2.4 percent in constant currency to 5.15 billion euros; strong medium-haul... KEEP READING

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