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North American Hotel Bookings Are Positive for Q1 2017By Julie Sickel

The first-quarter outlook for 2017 appears promising for North American hotels, according to TravelClick. Committed occupancy and average daily rate... KEEP READING

ADR at U.S. Hotels Rises 1.9 Percent YOY in OctoberBy Julie Sickel

Hotels in the United States saw somewhat mild results during the month of October, with occupancy flat year over year at 68.6 percent and average daily... KEEP READING

Amex GBT Projects Limited Travel Cost Increases in 2017By Michael B. Baker

Global price increases for corporate travel will be "subdued" next year as the industry contends with a host of issues causing uncertainty, including... KEEP READING

Traveldoo Unveils New Hotel Booking AppBy Julie Sickel

Traveldoo has launched a hotel-booking app and intends to introduce a full series of native T&E apps.... KEEP READING

AirPlus Will Launch Airbnb Central BillingBy JoAnn DeLuna

AirPlus customers and those booking on behalf of clients will be able to bill Airbnb for Business bookings centrally to corporate accounts. The... KEEP READING

What Trump's Presidency Could Mean for Corporate TravelBy Julie Sickel

For several months, the nation has collectively been holding its breath. Wednesday, in light of the news that Donald Trump had been elected the 45th... KEEP READING

Marriott's Sorenson Pegs 2017 Corporate Rate Increases At Mid-Single DigitsBy Julie Sickel

Though corporate rate negotiations are still underway, Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson said early data suggests corporate rate increases will... KEEP READING

Hyatt Sees Slight Gains in Q3 ADR & OccupancyBy Julie Sickel

Hyatt Hotels Corp. reported gains in occupancy and average daily rate during the third quarter. Occupancy increased 1.1 percentage points year over year... KEEP READING

Airbnb Usage Is Increasing Among Corporate TravelersBy Julie Sickel

More employers and organizations are using Airbnb, according to Concur analysis of a subset of its clients. From the second quarter of 2015 and the... KEEP READING

U.S. Business Travel Forecast Rises Slightly for Next Three to Six MonthsBy Julie Sickel

The number of domestic business travel trips outpaced domestic leisure travel for the first time in more than a year during the month of September,... KEEP READING

October Offers Tepid Outlook for Bookings at North American HotelsBy Julie Sickel

"Inconsistent" is how TravelClick sums up the reservation pace at North American hotels in its October review. New bookings for the month overall are... KEEP READING

Hilton's Soft Third Quarter & Its New HNA RelationshipBy Julie Sickel

Hilton Worldwide revised its revenue-growth projections for the full year 2016 following a softer-than-expected performance during the third quarter.... KEEP READING

Sneak Peek at North American 2017 Hotel RFP Season TrendsBy Julie Sickel

Hotel experts have projected that buyers will experience more favorable negotiating conditions for the 2017 hotel request for proposals season, and HRS... KEEP READING

Revised NYU Forecast for Corporate Hotel Rate Negotiations Predicts Even Bigger Boon for BuyersBy Julie Sickel

Corporate rates could increase even less than first forecast for 2017, according to Bjorn Hanson, a clinical professor for the NYU School of... KEEP READING

Wyndham Reports Q3 Bump in ADR but Decline in OccupancyBy Julie Sickel

Wyndham Hotel Group's average daily rate increased year over year to $71.80 during the third quarter, up from $70.63 in last year's third quarter.... KEEP READING

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