Lodging

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

Oakwood Worldwide Consolidates & Relaunches Brand WebsiteBy Julie Sickel

Corporate housing and serviced apartments provider Oakwood Worldwide has redesigned its website, adding real-time pricing and inventory for online... KEEP READING

U.S. Hotels Report Growth in ADR & Occupancy in MarchBy Julie Sickel

The 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 Sickel

Starting 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 Sickel

Dream 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 Sickel

Spanish 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 Sickel

Last 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 Sickel

RLH 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 Sickel

Red 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

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