Lodging

Kimpton Investigates Possible Malware AttackBy Julie Sickel

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is investigating reports of a payment card data breach at its properties. The company disclosed the possible breach... KEEP READING

Starwood Sees ADR Drop in Q2, Inches Closer to Marriott MergerBy Julie Sickel

Starwood Hotels & Resorts reported a year-over-year dip in average daily rate across its portfolio during the second quarter. ADR fell 1 percent to... KEEP READING

STR: U.S. YOY Occupancy Growth Flat Once More in JuneBy Julie Sickel

The U.S hotel industry saw nearly flat occupancy growth year over year in June for the second consecutive month, according to STR. Occupancy hit 73.1... KEEP READING

AccorHotels Names FRHI's Frid COO for North & Central AmericaBy Julie Sickel

AccorHotels has appointed Kevin Frid COO for North and Central America. Frid comes to Accor from FRHI Hotels & Resorts—parent to the Raffles, Fairmont... KEEP READING

TripBAM Launches Analytics Tool with Visual Data ReportsBy Julie Sickel

TripBAM is putting its data to work visually with an analytics suite that allows travel managers to view real-time graphs and charts for issues like... KEEP READING

Partnership Travel Consulting Bundles Yapta, CTS & Fare Audit Hotel ToolsBy Julie Sickel

Partnership Travel Consulting is teaming up with CTS Systems, Fare Audit and Yapta for its new HotelroomRx solution to offer clients hotel compliance,... KEEP READING

2017 Travel Pricing Predictions Around the WorldBy Elizabeth West

Supplier rate increases, per se, may not be travel managers' biggest challenge in 2017. Instead, uncertainty—in emerging market performance, in the... KEEP READING

Travelport Enables Small Meetings Hotel BookingBy Amanda Metcalf

Groupize's hotel booking platform for travel management companies to source, book and manage meetings of fewer than 25 hotel rooms or fewer than 50... KEEP READING

J.D. Power: Guest Satisfaction at North American Hotels Is PlateauingBy Julie Sickel

Free Wi-Fi, complimentary breakfast, premium bed linens—these things that used to be considered perks are now table stakes for hotel guest satisfaction.... KEEP READING

Traxo Separates Hotel Folios into Line Items for Chrome RiverBy Elizabeth West

Chrome River and travel organizer technology firm Traxo have teamed up to deliver “universal automated hotel folio integration,” according to the... KEEP READING

Corporates' Awareness of Extended-Stay Opportunities Is on the RiseBy Julie Sickel

Global travel manager Nicki Leeds is taking a new step for Hess Corp.: examining corporate housing possibilities for long-term stays in the company's... KEEP READING

David Townshend Joins PTCBy Elizabeth West

David Townshend, former senior vice president of global sales for Marriott International, has joined Partnership Travel Consulting as executive vice... KEEP READING

Omni Reports Malware AttackBy Julie Sickel

Omni Hotels & Resorts disclosed a malware infection on point-of-sale systems at some of its hotels. A notice sent to customers on July 11 indicated that... KEEP READING

Benchmark Hospitality Merges with Gemstone Hotels & ResortsBy Julie Sickel

Hospitality management companies Benchmark Hospitality International and Gemstone Hotels & Resorts have merged, forming a portfolio of 58 properties... KEEP READING

Where Oasis Collections Fits in the Lodging Landscape

Back in February, AccorHotels acquired a 30 percent minority stake in Miami-based Oasis Collections, which operates in 18 cities across the United... KEEP READING

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