Lodging

Marriott Throws Shade at Airbnb During Q1 EarningsBy Julie Sickel

Though Marriott International is only a couple weeks into its pilot of home rentals in London, CEO Arne Sorenson said during the company's... KEEP READING

IHG Slices Meetings CommissionsBy Elizabeth West

Intercontinental Hotels Group has joined Marriott and Hilton in reducing commissions tied to groups and meetings bookings. IHG's company-managed... KEEP READING

IHG Continues Strategic Initiatives & Also Sees Q1 Gains in ADR & OccupancyBy Julie Sickel

Intercontinental Hotels Group is making steady progress on the strategies it outline in February. The company is on track to deliver $125 million... KEEP READING

Hyatt Reports Q1 Gains in ADR & Occupancy & Slight Dip in GroupBy Julie Sickel

Hyatt Hotels Corp. posted better-than-expected results during the first quarter, reporting gains in average daily rate and occupancy, as well as a spike... KEEP READING

Hilton Names Global Head of Luxury & Lifestyle GroupBy Dawit Habtemariam

Hilton named Martin Rinck as global head of its luxury and lifestyle group, which includes luxury brands Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts and Conrad... KEEP READING

Marriott & Salesforce Personalize Guest InteractionBy Julie Sickel

Marriott International and customer relationship management provider Salesforce have created a Marriott customer recognition platform that helps... KEEP READING

Wyndham Hotel Group Is Weeks Away from SpinoffBy Julie Sickel

Wyndham Worldwide is still on track to spin off Wyndham Hotel Group into a separate publicly traded company, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, by the end of the... KEEP READING

AccorHotels Plans to Acquire Movenpick Hotels & ResortsBy Julie Sickel

AccorHotels will acquire Movenpick Hotels & Resorts from Switzerland's Movenpick Holding and Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding for 482 million euros in... KEEP READING

Takeaways from Hilton Earnings: Improving Corporate Biz, HNA Divestiture & Group Intermediary RelationsBy Julie Sickel

Hilton reported positive trends for both corporate and group travel during the first quarter. Hilton president and CEO Christopher Nassetta said during... KEEP READING

Hilton Plans to Roll Out Airfare-Like Flexible Pricing GloballyBy Julie Sickel

Hilton has launched what it's calling customer-centric pricing at its hotels across the U.S. and intends to roll out the pricing structure at all... KEEP READING

Marriott Launches Home-Rentals Beta in LondonBy Julie Sickel

Marriott International is testing home rentals in London through its Tribute Portfolio brand. The company is working with London-based property... KEEP READING

Positive Outlook for North American HotelsBy Julie Sickel

Hoteliers in North America are seeing positive results during the second quarter. Bookings are up 2.7 percent and average daily rate is up 2.5 percent,... KEEP READING

Ctrip Partners with AccorHotelsBy Julie Sickel

Chinese travel services provider Ctrip's more than 300 million registered users can take advantage of personalized experiences from Accor's global... KEEP READING

Hyatt Place & Hyatt House Target Business TravelersBy Julie Sickel

Hyatt Place and Hyatt House, which lean strongly toward business travel, are in the midst of innovation research as they rethink the overall guest... KEEP READING

AccorHotels Posts Positive Q1 ResultsBy Julie Sickel

AccorHotels reported positive overall growth in average daily rate, occupancy and revenue during the first-quarter. Accor’s consolidated revenue... KEEP READING

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