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Hyatt Malware Attacks Affected More Than 250 HotelsBy Julie Sickel

Hyatt Hotels Corp. disclosed that more than 250 of its properties worldwide, almost 100 in the United States alone, were affected by previously... KEEP READING

Luxury-Suite Online Booking Tool Expands To Miami & NYCBy Elizabeth West

Suiteness, a niche online booking start-up that launched Las Vegas as its first market this summer, has announced expansion to Miami and New York City.... KEEP READING

Jumeirah Group Gains New CEOBy Julie Sickel

Jumeirah Group parent company Dubai Holdings promoted Jumeirah Group president and CEO Gerald Lawless to a new position in charge of tourism and... KEEP READING

Loews Hotels Names IHG’s Bonke As CCOBy Julie Sickel

Loews Hotels & Resorts appointed Oliver Bonke to the new position of chief commercial officer, effective today.... KEEP READING

AC Hotels Plans 50 Hotels In Three YearsBy Julie Sickel

AC Hotels by Marriott will open 22 hotels across nine countries this year.... KEEP READING

Starwood Signed Record Number Of Properties In 2015By Julie Sickel

Starwood Hotels & Resorts signed 220 new hotel management and franchise agreements during 2015.... KEEP READING

Hyatt Reveals Malware InfectionBy Julie Sickel

Hyatt Hotels Corp. disclosed that malware has been discovered on point of sale computers in its hotel system.... KEEP READING

STR: U.S. Hotel Occupancy, ADR Up In NovemberBy Julie Sickel

The average daily rate at U.S. hotels in November increased 3.2 percent year over year to $115.44, according to STR. Occupancy increased 1.1 percent to... KEEP READING

John Greenleaf: DoubleTree Global Head On Future Development & Innovation

Hilton Worldwide's DoubleTree, known largely as a conversion brand in the United States, has been expanding rapidly in global markets in recent years.... KEEP READING

Starwood Appoints New CEO

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has promoted CFO Thomas Mangas to CEO. The announcement comes just after Marriott International agreed to... KEEP READING

Hilton Shifts Global Brand Heads

Hilton Worldwide will shuffle the leaders at some of its global brands. In January, it will promote Curio's Dianna Vaughan to senior vice president and... KEEP READING

FTC & Wyndham Settle Cybersecurity CaseBy JoAnn DeLuna

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Wyndham Worldwide Corp. have settled a data breach lawsuit by entering into a Stipulated Order for Injunction.... KEEP READING

AccorHotels Buys Fairmont Parent CompanyBy Julie Sickel

AccorHotels will buy FRHI Holdings, the parent company to the Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel brands, for $840 million cash and 46.7 million new Accor... KEEP READING

Kathy Maher Takes Sr. VP Global Sales At Wyndham

Wyndham Hotel Group appointed Kathy Maher as senior vice president of global sales and revenue. She formerly served as senior vice president of revenue... KEEP READING

IHG Launches Traveler Safety & Meetings Service Initiatives

InterContinental Hotels Group launched IHG Assist and IHG Meeting Point, two initiatives aimed at corporate clients and business travelers. IHG Assist... KEEP READING

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