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Airbnb for Work Marks Homes Suitable for MeetingsBy Amanda Metcalf

Airbnb for Work hosts now can categorize homes as suitable for events. "Sterile conference rooms aren't motivating and don’t foster creativity. People... KEEP READING

RLH Corp. Names New VP of Global SalesBy Dawit Habtemariam

RLH Corp. has hired Kaaren Hamilton as VP of global sales. She will lead the sales organization and work with revenue management, marketing and... KEEP READING

Yapta Arms Traveler Managers with Point-of-Sale Data & AnalyticsBy Amanda Metcalf

Yapta is putting in the hands of travel buyers the point-of-sale data and rate-tracking data on which it has long based its reshopping prowess. It now... KEEP READING

The Value of Transparency

HRS signed more than three times as much business in the first seven months of 2018 as it did in the entirety of 2017. The hotel solutions... KEEP READING

Extended Stay America Rolls Out Business Travel ProgramBy Julie Sickel

Extended Stay America has launched a suite of business travel products and services for corporate travel managers called Works. The program offers three... KEEP READING

Hilton Appoints EVP & President of AmericasBy Dawit Habtemariam

Hilton has appointed Danny Hughes as EVP and president of the Americas, effective Sept. 4. He will focus on enhancing the managed portfolio and will... KEEP READING

U.S. Hotels Report Decline in Occupancy in JulyBy Julie Sickel

The U.S. hotel industry during the month of July recorded a year-over-year dip in occupancy for the first time in 12 months, according to STR. Occupancy... KEEP READING

Homelike Raises $14 MillionBy Dawit Habtemariam

Homelike raised $14 million in a recent funding round led by Spark Capital. The B2B booking platform for furnished and serviced apartments will use the... KEEP READING

Blockchain's Early Travel Industry MoversBy Julie Sickel

More concept than concrete. That's blockchain’s place right now in the world and in travel. Here, though, are three companies bringing blockchain to... KEEP READING

STR & Tourism Economics Update U.S. Hotel Industry Forecast with Improved ProjectionsBy Julie Sickel

STR and Tourism Economics have revised their joint 2018 and 2019 forecasts for the U.S. hotel industry, noting that record-breaking performance is... KEEP READING

Reside Worldwide Partners with WWStay for Accommodations TechBy Julie Sickel

Alternative accommodations provider Reside Worldwide and accommodations technology company WWStay have partnered to offer the booking technology of... KEEP READING

Best Western Hopes to Switch from Nonprofit to For-Profit Business ModelBy Julie Sickel

Best Western International is looking to convert from a nonprofit membership organization to a for-profit corporation, according to an SEC Form S-1 the... KEEP READING

Furnished Quarters Invests in New TechBy Julie Sickel

Furnished Quarters will launch a new website with real-time booking capabilities, powered by Furnished Quarters' new apartment inventory management... KEEP READING

Oakwood Unveils New Booking & Reservations AppBy Julie Sickel

Global corporate housing provider Oakwood has launched a mobile app for booking and reservation management. The Oakwood Mobile App features search and... KEEP READING

Three Takeaways from Marriott CEO's GBTA AppearanceBy Julie Sickel

On Monday, Global Business Travel Association executive director and COO Mike McCormick said at the start of his mainstage sit down with Marriott... KEEP READING

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