U.S. Hotels Report Growth in ADR & Occupancy in MarchBy Julie SickelThe U.S. hotel industry saw year-over-year gains in both average daily rate and occupancy during March, according to STR. ADR grew 3 percent to $131.56,... KEEP READING
Travelers Can Merge Marriott Loyalty Programs in AugustBy Julie SickelStarting in August, members of Marriott Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards will be able to merge their accounts into a... KEEP READING
Dream Hotel Group Temporarily Raises Group & Meetings CommissionsBy Julie SickelDream Hotel Group will offer a 12 percent commission to qualified groups and meetings "booked and actualized" during 2018. The move follows decisions by... KEEP READING
Choice Hotels Taps Spain's Sercotel Hotels for International GrowthBy Julie SickelSpanish hotel operator and franchiser Sercotel Hotels' hotel management arm will manage properties for Choice hotel owners in international markets,... KEEP READING
Reinvigorating Radisson: Renovation, Groups & Meetings Are VitalBy Julie SickelLast month, the Radisson Hotel Group announced its new identity, replacing its previous Carlson Rezidor namesake. The board of Rezidor Hotel Group... KEEP READING
RLH Corp. Will Buy Knights Inn from WyndhamBy Julie SickelRLH Corp. will acquire the Knights Inn brand from Wyndham Hotel Group for $27 million in cash. The North America-based Knights Inn brand sits in the... KEEP READING
Red Lion Hotels Corp. Realizes Incremental Strategy Changes in 2017By Julie SickelRed Lion Hotels Corp. president and CEO Greg Mount during the company’s most recent earnings call described 2017 “a year of strategic evolution,” marked... KEEP READING
Bookings at North American Hotels Are Up for Business Transient & GroupBy Julie SickelBusiness transient and group bookings for the next 12 months at North American hotels are up from this same time last year, according to TravelClick.... KEEP READING
Hilton Cuts Group Intermediary Commissions to 7 PercentBy Julie SickelHilton will cut the commissions it pays to third-party group and meetings planners at hotels in the U.S. and Canada from 10 percent to 7 percent... KEEP READING
Intercontinental Economy Fares Are on the RiseBy Dawit HabtemariamIntercontinental economy airfares will rise 1 percent globally in 2018, according to BCD Travel's midyear update to its 2018 Industry Forecast. BCD... KEEP READING
Accor Positions Fairmont as Bridge to Other Accor Brands for North America MeetingsBy Bob CurleyAccorHotels became a viable contender for upscale meetings in North America with its 2016 acquisition of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, and the hotelier... KEEP READING
February Marked by Increases in ADR & Occupancy at U.S. HotelsBy Julie SickelThe U.S. hotel industry saw year-over-year gains in both occupancy and average daily rate during February. Occupancy rose 1.2 percent to 61.7 percent,... KEEP READING
WTMC Aims to Upend Distribution & Financial ModelsWTMC CEO Sarosh Waghmar is breaking away from entrenched corporate travel industry paradigms by building proprietary technology and pursuing a New... KEEP READING
Post-Merger: AccorHotels' Growth in North America & How It's Leveraging FRHI's LegacyThis summer will mark two years since AccorHotels acquired the FRHI brand. The deal immediately gave Accor presence in North America, which had been a... KEEP READING
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