Lodging

Omni Names New PresidentBy Amanda Metcalf

Omni Hotels & Resorts chief marketing officer & SVP of sales Peter Strebel is now president of the company. He takes over the position from Jim... KEEP READING

IHG Buys Majority Stake in Luxury Hotel CompanyBy Amanda Metcalf

InterContinental Hotels Group has agreed to acquire a 51 percent stake in Taiwan-based Regent Hotels & Resorts from Formosa International Hotels for $39... KEEP READING

Report: Intermediaries Contribute to Meetings Costs & It Will Only Get WorseBy Julie Sickel

The cost to hotels for groups and meetings has been on the rise in the U.S. in recent years. According to a report from hotel benchmarking company... KEEP READING

Furnished Quarters Names New Director of Corporate SalesBy Julie Sickel

Furnished apartments provider Furnished Quarters has appointed Dawn Rana as director of corporate sales. She will target key growth sectors and play a... KEEP READING

Carlson Rezidor Changes Name & Embraces Organizational TransformationBy Julie Sickel

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group today changed its name to Radisson Hotel Group. The new identity, according to the company, leverages the international... KEEP READING

World of Hyatt Perks Extend to OasisBy Julie Sickel

Hyatt Hotels Corp.'s World of Hyatt loyalty program now extends to serviced home rental provider Oasis. Members now can earn and redeem points at... KEEP READING

IHG Appoints Colleen Keating COO of the AmericasBy Julie Sickel

InterContinental Hotels Group has named Colleen Keating COO of the Americas, starting April 1. She will oversee operations for IHG's 3,800 hotels across... KEEP READING

RoomIt Debuts Loyalty Booster & Rethinks Market FocusBy Julie Sickel

Carlson Wagonlit Travel's hotel distribution division, RoomIt by CWT, last week announced its Loyalty Booster program, which rewards corporate travelers... KEEP READING

Business Travel by the Numbers

Here's the North American hotel outlook for January to December 2018; year-over-year changes in average daily rate and occupancy across the globe in... KEEP READING

Extended Stay America's New CEO Outlines Focus for 2018By Julie Sickel

Extended Stay America president and CEO Jonathan Halkyard, who on Jan. 1 succeeded former CEO Gerry Lopez, said he intends to prioritize three areas in... KEEP READING

Hyatt's Vondrasek Promoted to CCOBy Julie Sickel

Hyatt Hotels Corp. has named Mark Vondrasek chief commercial officer. Vondrasek was only recently appointed global head of loyalty, in September. Hyatt... KEEP READING

Airbnb's New Property Categories, Loyalty Plans & MoreBy Julie Sickel

Airbnb on Thursday launched a new road map for how the business will operate. The company estimates the changes, which apply to its core homes business,... KEEP READING

AccorHotels Posts Positive 2017 Results & Promises Continued AcquisitionsBy Julie Sickel

AccorHotels, which has been on a tear of acquisitions in the lodging space and elsewhere, will look to acquire additional businesses in 2018, according... KEEP READING

MagicStay Will Distribute Onefinestay ApartmentsBy Julie Sickel

MagicStay, a Paris-based apartment rental platform for business travelers, will distribute Onefinestay apartments. The properties will become part of... KEEP READING

Choice Hotels Touts Development Growth & New TechBy Julie Sickel

For Choice Hotels International, 2017 marked its best development year since 2007, the company reported Tuesday. It awarded 704 franchise agreements... KEEP READING

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