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Wyndham Hotel Group has created a new Hawthorn Suites prototype designed to cut development costs by almost half,

Furnished Quarters Bulks Up Sales StaffBy Michael B. Baker

Corporate housing supplier Furnished Quarters during the past several months has expanded its sales staff as it grows its inventory and revenues.... KEEP READING

Interview: Jumeirah COO Nicholas Clayton

Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts still is most identified by its ultra-luxury Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, but during the past 16 years the hotel company has... KEEP READING

Budget hotel chain Travelodge appointed former InterContinental Hotels Group executive Peter Gowers as its chief executive officer,

Real estate investment trust Ashford Hospitality Trust completed a spinoff of its eight top-performing hotels into a new REIT

Omni Hotels & Resorts announced the appointment of Gretta Brooks as corporate director of global sales,

Worldwide hotel bookings through global distribution systems in October were flat year over year,

PricewaterhouseCoopers on Tuesday slighted moderated its forecast for average daily rate increases through 2014,

Chainwide Reactions: Broader Hotel Deals Present Opportunities But Potential PitfallsBy Michael B. Baker

Chainwide hotel discounts once were a procurement hot potato. For years, many hotel companies resisted buyer requests for them. They softened that... KEEP READING

Marriott Nears Deal To Double African PresenceBy Michael B. Baker

Marriott International is negotiating an agreement to acquire Cape Town, South Africa-based Protea Hotels, a move that would nearly double its current... KEEP READING

IHG Outlines Strategies To Boost Rates, RevenuesBy Michael B. Baker

Las Vegas - InterContinental Hotels Group is toughening up some of its brand standards, getting more aggressive with revenue management and in the... KEEP READING

The third-quarter average daily rate at InterContinental Hotels Group properties increased by 1.7 percent year over year,

Marriott CEO: Corporate Accounts To Become Smaller Piece Of Revenue PieBy Michael B. Baker

Marriott International plans to more aggressively weed out "low-rated" corporate accounts amid high occupancies and improving corporate group demand,... KEEP READING

Hyatt Execs Note Signs Of Group Demand ReboundBy Michael B. Baker

Hyatt Hotels Corp. executives said sustained strong, transient demand and improving group demand in the Americas would pave the way for corporate rate... KEEP READING

Extended Stay America plans to offer 28.25 million shares priced between $18 and $21 in its initial public offering,

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