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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

Bookings at North American Hotels Are Up for Business Transient & GroupBy Julie Sickel

Business 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 Sickel

Hilton 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 Habtemariam

Intercontinental 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 Curley

AccorHotels 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 Sickel

The 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 Models

WTMC 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 Legacy

This 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

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

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