Lodging

Four Marriott Merger UpdatesBy Julie Sickel

Marriott International's recent Security Analyst Meeting provided the most in-depth discussion yet on how it will fold in Starwood Hotels & Resorts,... KEEP READING

ATG Partners with Serviced-Apartment Platform UrbandoorBy Julie Sickel

Serviced-apartment booking platform Urbandoor will provide extended-stay and relocation lodging options for clients of ATG, the first travel management... KEEP READING

Marriott Sees Strong Group & Business Transient in Q1By Julie Sickel

Marriott International reported better-than-expected demand from group and business transient segments in North America and Europe during the first... KEEP READING

HRS Is Giving Altour Access to Its Entire Inventory of Negotiated RatesBy Julie Sickel

HRS and Altour have signed a strategic agreement that would allow Altour agents and corporate clients to access HRS's worldwide inventory. The rates... KEEP READING

Northstar Travel Group Acquires BHN Hotel Investment Event Portfolio

Northstar Travel Group has acquired the hotel investment event portfolio from Burba Hotel Network, the American Hotel & Lodging Association, and their... KEEP READING

Rezidor & Carlson Shuffle CEOsBy Julie Sickel

Wolfgang Neumann has resigned as president and CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group. Set to replace Neumann is Federico Gonzalez Tejera, who has left his... KEEP READING

IHG CEO Solomons Will Retire as Group Reports Positive Q1By Julie Sickel

InterContinental Hotels Group CEO Richard Solomons will retire on Aug. 30. Chief commercial officer Keith Barr will step in as CEO on July 1. "There's... KEEP READING

Choice Reports Gains in ADR & Occupancy During Q1By Julie Sickel

Choice Hotels International reported year-over-year gains in both occupancy and average daily rate during the first quarter. Occupancy increased 100... KEEP READING

Hyatt Reports Strong Q1 Group Business & Softer Group OutlookBy Julie Sickel

While Hyatt Hotels Corp. noted strong demand in the group segment during the first quarter and steadiness from business transient following a... KEEP READING

Sabre Discloses Hotel Reservations System Security BreachBy Julie Sickel

Sabre Hospitality Solutions is investigating a breach of its SynXis Central Reservations system that allowed unauthorized access to payment card... KEEP READING

Serko Adds HRS Rates to Its Booking PlatformBy Julie Sickel

Serko customers now can book both their own corporate negotiated rates and HRS's discounted corporate rates via Serko booking portals. Serko corporate... KEEP READING

Hilton: Business Transient Holding Steady Post-ElectionBy Julie Sickel

During their full-year earnings calls in February, most hoteliers reported a post-election bump in business transient demand, but Hilton didn't see any... KEEP READING

ESA Sees Lackluster Q1 Corporate Demand & Nears End of RenovationsBy Julie Sickel

Extended Stay America has yet to see "a big bump in corporate demand" in 2017, CEO Gerry Lopez said during the company's first-quarter earnings call.... KEEP READING

Wyndham Hotel Group Reports Slight Gain in Q1 OccupancyBy Julie Sickel

Wyndham Hotel Group's average daily rate dipped 1.4 percent year over year to $64.04 during the first quarter. Occupancy increased from 48.6 percent to... KEEP READING

Tripbam Adds Auto-Fulfillment Feature & Hires Peter Grover to Head First Europe OfficeBy Julie Sickel

Tripbam has added an auto-fulfillment feature to its hotel shopping platform, a move that essentially cuts out the "human touch" factor on the back end... KEEP READING

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