What Hotels Are Offering as Customer Preferences EvolveBy Jeremy Silk Smith"In an effort to meet the needs of influential Millennial travelers, hotels are continuing to innovate, focusing on community and convenience,"... KEEP READING
Why So Many New Hotel Brands?By Jeremy Silk SmithAlongside hotel companies' reporting on fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 performances came a wave of announcements about new brands, expanded... KEEP READING
Hotel Meetings Negotiations: Four Quick TipsBy Aventri VP of channel & partner management Brad LangleyIt works. Hotel sales managers live by it, and meeting planning teams use it to score the best prices on meetings and events. I'm talking about hotel... KEEP READING
Kempinski Hotels CEO Will ResignBy Jeremy Silk SmithKempinski Hotels CEO Markus Semer will leave his post as chairman and CEO once the luxury hotel management company appoints a successor. He joined 16... KEEP READING
Marriott's Plans for Data ProtectionBy Jeremy Silk SmithIn testimony to a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee, Marriott president and CEO Arne Sorenson laid out potential changes to... KEEP READING
Standard International Adds 15 Hotels to Its PipelineBy Jeremy Silk SmithStandard International is adding 15 projects to its pipeline, including the company's first European property—The Standard, London—which will open this... KEEP READING
Accor & SBE Launch Luxury BrandBy Jeremy Silk SmithAccorHotels and SBE Entertainment Group have created a luxury lifestyle collection called The House of Originals with four of the five properties in... KEEP READING
Weak Transient Demand & Labor Strikes Dinged Marriott's Q4 RevPARBy Jeremy Silk SmithMarriott's North America revenue per available room increased just 0.2 percent year over year in the fourth quarter. Labor strikes in big markets like... KEEP READING
Extended Stay America's Pipeline Went from Nonexistent to Almost 7,000 Rooms in One YearBy Jeremy Silk SmithAfter years of concentrating on portfoliowide renovations, Extended Stay America had zero hotels in its pipeline at the beginning of 2018. A year later,... KEEP READING
Two Brands Join Global Hotel AllianceBy Jeremy Silk SmithBy the middle of this year, the Global Hotel Alliance network of independent hotels will bring Capella Hotels & Resorts and Solis Hotels & Resorts into... KEEP READING
Hilton's Tapestry Collection Reaches the West CoastBy Jeremy Silk SmithThe Tapestry Collection by Hilton, which launched in January 2017, has opened its first West Coast property. The upscale soft brand opened The... KEEP READING
CBRE Delivers Mixed Forecast for U.S. Lodging IndustryBy Jeremy Silk SmithStrong supply growth and consumer uncertainty will steadily shrink U.S. occupancy levels, according to a forecast from CBRE Hotels Americas Research.... KEEP READING
Hyatt JV Plans New Brand for Young Travelers in ChinaBy Jeremy Silk SmithHyatt Hotels Corp. and Chinese hotel chain Homeinns Hotel Group will create a to-be-named hotel brand targeting young travelers in China. The brand will... KEEP READING
Hotel Group Contract ConsiderationsAtlanta-based attorney John S. Foster has been preparing and revising hotel group contracts for nearly three decades. In addition to common attrition,... KEEP READING
HRS Hires Greeley Koch as VP of Marketing & Content CreationBy Jeremy Silk SmithHotel solutions provider HRS has tapped Greeley Koch as VP of marketing and content creation. The former executive director of the Association of... KEEP READING
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