OYO Adds New Executives to U.S. TeamBy Donna M. AiroldiIndia-based OYO Hotels & Homes, the fast-growing hotel company that announced a $300 million investment into the U.S. market in June, added two... KEEP READING
Beyond Hotel Meeting Space: The Changing MarketplaceVenue choices are changing. That's not just the consensus of a few meeting managers. You can see it in the dynamics of the meetings marketplace. The... KEEP READING
Business Travelers Are Getting Better About Wellness on the RoadBy Donna M. AiroldiTravel buyers might want to take health and wellness into greater consideration as they enter into the annual hotel RFP season, according to CWT. In... KEEP READING
U.S. Hotel Industry Rebounded in JulyBy Donna M. AiroldiU.S. hotel metrics rebounded last month. In the previous 113 months, revenue per available room decreased year over year only twice, including June.... KEEP READING
PwC Forecasts Choppy Hospitality ConditionsBy Donna M. AiroldiThe latest Hospitality Directions U.S. report from PwC reconfirmed what previous PwC reports and the downgrades among hotel companies' quarterly... KEEP READING
STR & Tourism Economics Further Downgrade U.S. Hotel Performance ProjectionsBy Donna M. AiroldiSTR and Tourism Economics further downgraded their growth projections for the U.S. hotel industry after a previous downgrade in June. The companies... KEEP READING
Minute Suites Will Expand to JFKBy Donna M. AiroldiMinute Suites' ninth location will open next year in Terminal 4's B Concourse at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Minute Suites offers... KEEP READING
Business Travel by the NumbersWith supply edging up, acutely in certain markets, STR has downgraded its 2019 forecast again. A less-than-stellar Q1 performance also affected the... KEEP READING
U.S. Extended-Stay Occupancy Set a Record in Q2By Donna M. AiroldiU.S. extended-stay rooms under construction as of June 30 decreased 7.7 percent year over year, The Highland Group reported. The company attributed... KEEP READING
WorldHotels Leadership Updates in North America & Asia/PacificBy Donna M. AiroldiWorldHotels Collection, a group of 300 global independent hotels and resorts, has appointed Gregory Habeeb as North America president and has promoted... KEEP READING
Choice Hotels Reports Flat Q2 RevPAR GrowthBy Donna M. AiroldiChoice Hotels' systemwide revenue per available room decreased 0.1 percent year over year during the second quarter to $56.17. Occupancy remained flat... KEEP READING
InterContinental Hotels Group RevPAR Declines in Q2By Donna M. AiroldiInterContinental Hotels Group global comparable revenue per available room declined 0.2 percent year over year in the second quarter, bringing the... KEEP READING
ESA Reports Half-Year RevPAR Decline & Reduces 2019 GuidanceBy Donna M. AiroldiExtended Stay America's comparable systemwide revenue per available room grew just 0.1 percent year over year in the second quarter to $53.94, driven by... KEEP READING
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