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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

Starwood Capital Establishes New Extended-Stay BrandBy Julie Sickel

Starwood Capital Group has launched an extended-stay brand, Uptown Suites. The company describes Uptown as an economy-priced brand with upscale... KEEP READING

AccorHotels Posts Positive First-Quarter ResultsBy Julie Sickel

During the first quarter, AccorHotels experienced its best quarterly revenue per available room growth of the past two years, CEO Sebastien Bazin... KEEP READING

IHG's 2016 Data Breach Included More Hotels Than Originally AnnouncedBy Julie Sickel

The credit card breach that affected payment cards used at InterContinental Hotels Group properties last year hit a much broader swath of the company's... KEEP READING

IHG Adds Two Sales ExecsBy Julie Sickel

Intercontinental Hotels Group has named Jonathan Kaplan VP of global sales strategy. Kaplan will develop and manage IHG's global sales programs, as well... KEEP READING

Sabre Grows Hotel Content Via ExpediaBy Julie Sickel

The Expedia lodging properties available through Sabre Travel Network have grown from 63,000 to 87,000, including full-service hotels and resorts, B&Bs,... KEEP READING

Business Travelers Expect Consistency That Airbnb Can't DeliverBy AmTrav Corporate Travel president Craig Fichtelberg

How would you define convenience for a traveler checking into a hotel for business travel? Is it knowing that there will be someone waiting at the front... KEEP READING

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