BTN Expert Q&A

Colorado-based hotel collection Destination Hotels and Resorts traditionally has targeted mainly group and leisure business, but in recent years has begun focusing on corporate transient travel. President and COO Jamie Sabatier recently spoke with Business Travel News lodging editor Michael B. Baker about the company's urban... Keep Reading

New York - The Association of Corporate Travel Executives in 2013 reversed two years of financial losses and will report positive net income of "a few hundred thousand" dollars, according to executive director Greeley Koch. "To us that's very good, because we have always run lean and mean and never had that large rainy-day... Keep Reading

Former American Airlines CEO Robert Crandall pioneered the development of airline loyalty programs, yield-management concepts and computer reservations systems during his tenure in the industry. The inaugural member of The BTN Group's Business Travel Hall of Fame, who has been more frequently named on BTN's annual list of the... Keep Reading

Extended Stay America just completed a watershed year in its post-bankruptcy turnaround, with the completion in November of a $565 million initial public offering. Work continues on portfolio-wide investment and renovation to which the brand already credits a significant uptick in rates, revenues and guest satisfaction... Keep Reading

Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic on Jan. 1 officially launched a joint venture through which they are sharing revenues, aligning corporate sales, coordinating networks and planning schedules between the United States and United Kingdom. Announced in December 2012 along with Delta's deal to acquire a 49 percent stake in... Keep Reading

An inaugural member of The BTN Group's Business Travel Hall of Fame, Prism Group founder Michael Whitesage long has been at the forefront of travel information and data management. The nine-time member of BTN's annual list of the most influential executives in the business travel industry recently spoke with BTN's David Meyer... Keep Reading

BTN this month inducted Loews Hotels CEO Jonathan Tisch into the Business Travel Hall of Fame, not only for his stewardship of the hotel chain but also, more importantly, for his advocacy for the travel industry. Tisch recently spoke with BTN's David Meyer as part of BTN's Vision: 2020 project about the hotel industry and the... Keep Reading

Las Vegas - Latin America's hotel construction pipeline in 2013 reached its highest level in about five years, and InterContinental Hotels Group is behind only Accor in terms of properties in development in the region, according to a Lodging Econometrics report issued this year. IHG vice president of strategic marketing... Keep Reading

Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts still is most identified by its ultra-luxury Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, but during the past 16 years the hotel company has built and acquired its way to a global portfolio of more than 20 properties. Contrary to the prevailing image of decadence, many of those hotels primarily are business travel... Keep Reading

Marriott International COO Bob McCarthy in February will retire after nearly four decades with the company. McCarthy spoke with Business Travel News lodging editor Michael B. Baker to provide an update on the sales team reorganization that Marriott began several years ago, recent meetings product initiatives, the company's... Keep Reading