Lodging

Hilton Worldwide on Thursday filed for an initial public offering, a move that would take one of the world's largest hotel companies public about six... KEEP READING

STR projects the 2013 U.S. average daily hotel rate will increase 4.2 percent year over year to $110.61,

PKF Hospitality Research projected that the average daily U.S. hotel rate this year will end up 4.2 percent higher than last year

Interview: Trump Hotel Collection SVP Sales and Marketing Lisa Potts

Lisa Potts, the Trump Hotel Collection's new senior vice president of sales and marketing, spoke recently with BTN lodging editor Michael B. Baker about... KEEP READING

Morgans Hotel Group CEO Michael Gross on Aug. 30 stepped down from his position,

The U.S. General Services Administration increased the standard lodging per diem rate for the 2014 fiscal year to $83, up from $77.

A Hyatt Hotels Corp. subsidiary is buying the 1,641-room Peabody Orlando hotel for $717 million,

U.S. hotel occupancy this year will reach its highest level since 2007,

Accor appointed as chairman and CEO Colony Capital executive Sebastien Bazin,

Carlson Rezidor Readies New Meetings Program, Revamped Radisson AmenitiesBy Michael B. Baker

Carlson Rezidor in the coming months will roll out a new global meetings program with revamped meeting space and technology offerings at its properties.... KEEP READING

Global July hotel bookings through global distribution system channels were up 5.5 percent compared with the prior year,

GBTA: Noncompliant Bookings Cost Companies Thousands Per Traveler AnnuallyBy JoAnn DeLuna

U.S. business travelers who work for organizations with managed travel programs but book outside of policy on average spent $2,881 more per year than... KEEP READING

STR Global: Unrest, Smog, Ramadan Temper July Hotel Rate GrowthBy Michael B. Baker

Average daily hotel rates in July as measured in U.S. dollars increased year over year across all global regions except Asia/Pacific, according to STR... KEEP READING