Lodging

Accor Brings 29 Properties Closer To Home

It acquired 19 hotels in France from AXA Investment Managers for €56 million; six Novotel and Mercure hotels in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and... KEEP READING

Innovation and 'Co-Opetition': BTN 2015 Multinational Travel Manager Of The Year Karen HutchingsBy Amon Cohen

When Karen Hutchings collected her BTN Multinational Travel Manager of the Year award at the recent Association of Corporate Travel Executives global... KEEP READING

Hilton Reveals Malware BreachBy Julie Sickel

Hilton Worldwide disclosed that it had found that malware had targeted payment card information on some third-party point-of-sale systems. Two breaches... KEEP READING

Why PWC’s U.K. Travel Team Outsourced Serviced ApartmentsBy By Amon Cohen

As PricewaterhouseCoopers United Kingdom’s serviced apartments spend crested £7 million (US$10.5 million), it decided 2015 was the year to consolidate... KEEP READING

Biggest 2016 Price Increases Will Come In HotelBy Michael B. Baker

For corporate travel buyers, 2016 will be a year of higher hotel rates, slightly higher airfares and flat car rental rates across most of the globe,... KEEP READING

Starwood Discloses Malware Infection

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has disclosed that malware infected point-of-sale systems at 54 North American hotels, including 26 Westins, 18... KEEP READING

The Marriott-Starwood Merger's Ripple EffectBy Julie Sickel

The announcement Monday that Marriott International will acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts has prompted a lot of corporate travel players to ask what... KEEP READING

Marriott Buys StarwoodBy Julie Sickel

Marriott International will acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts in a deal valued at $12.2 billion, creating the largest hotel company in the world.... KEEP READING

Airbnb Unveils Host Tools To Attract Business Travelers, Manage PricingBy Julie Sickel

Airbnb launched a product suite that allows hosts to identify as business-ready properties more easily and automatically and flexibly price their... KEEP READING

Japanese Company Plans 100 U.S. Hotels In Five YearsBy Julie Sickel

Japan’s largest hospitality company, APA Group, plans to grow its presence in the United States rapidly, to 100 properties by 2020, and it’s starting... KEEP READING

Japan’s APA Hospitality Announces U.S. Joint Venture

Japanese hospitality company APA Hotel announced entry into the United States hotel market via a joint venture with New Jersey-based Friendwell Group of... KEEP READING

Hyatt Sees Strong Transient GrowthBy Julie Sickel

Hyatt Hotels Corp. saw increases in both transient and corporate demand in the United States during the third quarter.... KEEP READING

FCC Fines Hilton For Obstructing Wi-Fi Investigation

The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau has fined Hilton Worldwide $25,000 for obstructing an investigation into whether the hotelier... KEEP READING

What Do Hotel Execs Really Think Of Airbnb?By Julie Sickel

Airbnb hung in the air over most major hotel companies' third-quarter earnings reports last week, and analysts weren’t shy about asking hoteliers to... KEEP READING

Ongoing Renovations Hinder Occupancy At Extended Stay AmericaBy Julie Sickel

Extended Stay America reported a decline in occupancy during the third quarter as a result of ongoing renovations across its portfolio.... KEEP READING

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