Airbnb-Style Startup for Business Travelers Raises $15MBy Donna M. AiroldiMint House, an apartment-style startup geared toward business travelers, received $15 million in Series A funding, led by Revolution Ventures. Mint... KEEP READING
Choice Business Travel Revenue Doubles for Overhauled Comfort HotelsBy Donna M. AiroldiAcross Comfort Hotels that have completed renovations, revenue per available room has grown nearly 1 percent, and business travel revenue at each... KEEP READING
Pennsylvania Association Will Offer Human Trafficking Awareness Training to Hotel MembersBy Donna M. AiroldiThe Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association will provide free human trafficking awareness training from Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking... KEEP READING
Oakwood & WaterWalk Form Extended-Stay BrandBy Donna M. AiroldiOakwood—a global provider of monthly furnished housing, serviced apartments and multifamily unfurnished apartments—and WaterWalk International have... KEEP READING
Loews Hotels Will Personalize Guest Experiences with IreckonuBy Donna M. AiroldiLoews Hotels will place technology provider Ireckonu's Core and IKnowU middleware products at its 24 properties in the U.S. and Canada this year and... KEEP READING
Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson Diagnosed with CancerBy Donna M. AiroldiMarriott International president and CEO Arne Sorenson, 60, was diagnosed this week at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore with Stage 2 pancreatic... KEEP READING
IHG Showed Moderate Q1 ResultsBy Donna M. AiroldiInterContinental Hotels Group global revenue per available room increased 0.3 percent in the first quarter, as average daily rate rose 0.6 percent to... KEEP READING
Hyatt Reports Mixed Results for Transient & Group Business in Q1By Donna M. AiroldiHyatt Hotels reported mixed results for its transient and group business during the first quarter. Transient revenue per available room rose 0.4 percent... KEEP READING
Rough Q1 for Extended Stay AmericaBy Donna M. AiroldiExtended Stay America reported downbeat first-quarter earnings. Revenue decreased 6.7 percent to $277.7 million compared with the same period a year... KEEP READING
Hilton Group Business Remains Strong in Q1By Donna M. AiroldiHilton reported continued strength in systemwide group business. The segment's revenue per available room rose 3.7 percent year over year in the first... KEEP READING
Wyndham Completes La Quinta Integration & Revenue Increases 55 PercentBy Donna M. AiroldiWyndham Hotels & Resorts reported year-over-year revenue gains of 55 percent, to $468 million, during the first quarter. The total reflects $169 million... KEEP READING
Airbnb Heads to Rockefeller Center & Marriott Launches Homesharing DivisionBy Donna M. AiroldiAirbnb soon will tempt business travelers with suites at 75 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan. The lodging giant has partnered with RXR Realty to convert... KEEP READING
Hospitality Startup Selina Raises $100 Million in Series C FundingBy Donna M. AiroldiSelina, a Tel Aviv-based hospitality startup, has raised $100 million in a Series C financing round led by Access Industries. Grupo Wiese and existing... KEEP READING
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