Lodging

HRS last week announced that it integrated the AirPlus Mobile AIDA virtual payment solution for hotel bookings. The solution is available immediately... KEEP READING

Interview: Ashford Hospitality Trust Chairman And CEO Monty Bennett

Real estate investment trust Ashford Hospitality Trust this quarter is spinning off into new subsidiary Ashford Hospitality Prime eight of its... KEEP READING

Luxury hotelier Kempinski and Mumbai-based Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts have ended their 25-year marketing and distribution alliance,

Moscow's branded hotel market during the next three years is poised to increase by 40 percent,

STR Global: Hotels Get Fuller Globally In August, But Rate Performance Is MixedBy Michael B. Baker

August hotel occupancy increased year over year across the four major global regions, but average daily rate declined across much of the world outside... KEEP READING

Novotel Previews Brand Overhaul With New York Property RedesignBy Michael B. Baker

Accor executives plan to leverage the recently completed $85 million renovation of the Novotel Times Square in New York City as both a touchstone for... KEEP READING

Transient business bookings at North American hotels through July 2014 are trending 5.5 percent higher than they were this time last year,

Negotiated corporate hotel rates for 2014 will increase by 5 percent to 6 percent compared with 2013,

InterContinental Hotels Group appointed former Starwood executive Oliver Bonke as its chief commercial officer for the Americas.

Hilton Files For IPO; Blackstone To Retain Controlling InterestBy Michael B. Baker

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