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2017 Hotel RFP Season Gave Some Power Back to BuyersBy Julie Sickel

The 2017 hotel RFP season proved more favorable for buyers than in recent years, as corporates saw softer rate increases than projected and a slightly... KEEP READING

Marriott Is Expanding Mobile Key in App UpdateBy Julie Sickel

Marriott Rewards will introduce a new version of its Marriott Mobile App this month. Mobile Key—which allows loyalty program members to check-in via the... KEEP READING

Airbnb's Influence on Hotel Occupancy Threatens Industry ProfitsBy Julie Sickel

A report from Morgan Stanley Research suggests that a decline during 2016 in the number of compression nights at U.S. hotels could indicate a... KEEP READING

9 Key Findings from BTN’s 2016 Corporate Travel 100By David Meyer

Every year, BTN surveys the biggest spenders in the corporate travel industry and profiles them in the annual BTN Corporate Travel 100. Looking at the... KEEP READING

Best Western Promotes Pohl to COOBy Julie Sickel

Best Western Hotels & Resorts has promoted Ron Pohl to SVP and COO. Prior to this role, Pohl oversaw BW's brand management, playing a part in BW's... KEEP READING

Host Hotels & Resorts Appoints New CEOBy Julie Sickel

Host Hotels & Resorts president and CEO Ed Walter is stepping down and will be replaced by James Risoleo, current executive vice president and managing... KEEP READING

HNA Completes Its Acquisition of CarlsonBy Julie Sickel

HNA Tourism Group Co. completed its acquisition of Carlson Hotels, according to Rezidor Hotel Group. Under the agreement, announced in April, HNA also... KEEP READING

Wyndham Buys Latin America's Fën HotelsBy Julie Sickel

Wyndham Hotel Group has acquired Fën Hotels, a management and franchise company based in Latin America. The buy adds 26 management contracts to the... KEEP READING

Marriott International Splits 30 Brands into "Classic" & "Distinctive"By Julie Sickel

Marriott International is differentiating each of its 30 brands as either Classic, described as "time-honored hospitality for the modern traveler," or... KEEP READING

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

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