Lodging

The average daily rate at U.S. hotels in March increased 3.2 percent year over year to $124.37, according to STR. Occupancy dipped 0.4 percent to 61.7... KEEP READING

Hyatt Hotels Corp. has launched an exclusive discount for loyalty program members, promising discounts as high as 10 percent on rates booked directly on... KEEP READING

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group opened its first Radisson Red on Monday in Brussels. The select-service, lifestyle brand, announced in February 2014, is... KEEP READING

Mexican hotel chain City Express Hotels will be the first chain in Mexico to process Conferma virtual cards that don't require fax authorizations,... KEEP READING

Best Western Hotels & Resorts signed its largest-ever multihotel agreement with Thailand-based real estate developer A.D. Houses Co. The deal will add... KEEP READING

In separate meetings today, stockholders from Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts approved the merger of the two companies. The $13.6... KEEP READING

On Feb. 17, 2015, Starwood Hotels & Resorts CEO Frits van Paasschen resigned. Two months later, the company opened the door to potential buyers. Here... KEEP READING

Airbnb this week fired back at a series of American Hotel & Lodging Association reports alleging the company is trying to avoid paying taxes in Los... KEEP READING

Hogg Robinson Group clients saw average hotel rates in 2015 increase year over year, but not as much as they did in 2014, according to the Hogg Robinson... KEEP READING

AccorHotels acquired Onefinestay, a luxury home rental business, for €148 million, the company announced on Tuesday.... KEEP READING

It's a bit awkward, isn't it? To be back where we were five months ago. Marriott International is buying Starwood Hotels & Resorts. It's as true now as... KEEP READING

The Chinese consortium that bid $14 billion for Starwood Hotels & Resorts in a back-and-forth battle with Marriott International is withdrawing its... KEEP READING

The most straightforward explanation of the events ahead is that Marriott International likely will acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide for... KEEP READING

Hilton Worldwide loyalty program members now can order an Uber directly within Hilton's HHonors app, and Uber users can view their hotel stay... KEEP READING

The pace of new bookings is slowing at North American hotels as the industry heads into the typically strong spring travel-reservation season, according... KEEP READING