Lodging

HNA Sells Radisson to Jin Jiang Led ConsortiumBy Julie Sickel

China's HNA Group has agreed to sell Radisson Hospitality AB and Radisson Holdings to a consortium led by Jin Jiang International Holdings Co. The... KEEP READING

HRS Names Chris Crowley VP of EMEABy Dawit Habtemariam

Global hotel solutions provider HRS has named Chris Crowley VP for EMEA operations to oversee sales and account management. In his 25 years in the... KEEP READING

Choice Hotels International Reports Q2 Gains in RevPARBy Julie Sickel

Choice Hotels International saw revenue per available room increase 2.7 percent year over year during the second quarter, driven mostly by rate. Average... KEEP READING

IHG Makes Steady Gains on Strategic Initiative During First Half 2018By Julie Sickel

InterContinental Hotels Group reported the strongest growth in hotel signings for a decade during the first half of 2018. Its net system size growth is... KEEP READING

Marriott Posts Positive Q2 ADR, Occupancy & Group ResultsBy Julie Sickel

Marriott International saw year-over-year increases in both occupancy and average daily rate during the second quarter. Occupancy rose 1.3 percentage... KEEP READING

Airbnb for Work Listings Will Flow into ConcurBy Elizabeth West

Airbnb and Concur have been TripLink buddies since 2014. Plus, the homesharing site has fed expense data directly to Concur since the same year. Since... KEEP READING

HRS Launches Filter to Remove Incorrect Rates Prior to Point of SaleBy Julie Sickel

Global hotel solutions provider HRS is doubling down on its efforts to keep incorrect hotel rates from impacting travel programs by adding a... KEEP READING

IHG Launches B2B Program for Small & Midsize EnterprisesBy Julie Sickel

InterContinental Hotels Group has launched a program aimed at the small and midsize enterprise market that moves beyond a simple discount. IHG... KEEP READING

Corporate Travel's Growing Acceptance of Airbnb for Work

Airbnb's presence—and acceptance—continues to grow in the corporate travel space. Its business travel division team heads to the upcoming 2018 Global... KEEP READING

ConferenceDirect Names Director of Global Accounts in AsiaBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global meetings management firm ConferenceDirect has named Maytas Jiwalai director of global accounts. Based in Thailand, Jiwalai will work on hotel... KEEP READING

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Holds First Earnings CallBy Julie Sickel

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts conducted its first earnings call as an independent company on Wednesday, following its spinoff of Wyndham Worldwide, now... KEEP READING

Hyatt's Brief Interest in NH Hotels, Plus a New Loyalty PartnershipBy Julie Sickel

Hyatt Hotels Corp. president and CEO Mark Hoplamazian during the company's second-quarter earnings call acknowledged both Hyatt's recent intention to... KEEP READING

AccorHotels Buys Art-Driven Boutique Brand in U.S.By Julie Sickel

AccorHotels will acquire 85 percent of Louisville-based hospitality management company 21c Museum Hotels for $51 million. 21c's 11 properties will join... KEEP READING

Homelike Enters the U.K.By Dawit Habtemariam

Homelike, a B2B booking platform for furnished and serviced apartments, will list over 2,000 apartments for rent in London on Aug. 1. The units... KEEP READING

Extended Stay America Reports Occupancy Decline in Q2By Julie Sickel

Extended Stay America occupancy dipped slightly year over year during the second quarter, by 130 basis points to 77.6 percent. President and CEO... KEEP READING

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