Serviced Apartment Rates Increase Across Key MarketsBy Michael B. BakerAverage weekly rates for serviced apartments during the past two years have increased moderately to significantly in several key cities, according to a... KEEP READINGBusiness transient hotel reservations on the books for June 2013 through May 2014 are 3 percent higher than in the same period the year prior,Hotel Sales Tech Supplier Targets Select-Service TierBy Michael B. BakerLBA Hospitality, McKibbon Hotel Management and other several select-service hotel management companies have centralized corporate and group sales... KEEP READINGHyatt Hotels Corp. and the Unite Here labor union on Monday announced a tentative deal resolving a years-long dispute.Marriott To Offer Mobile Check-In Throughout United States, CanadaBy Michael B. BakerMarriott Hotels & Resorts this summer is expanding mobile check-in capabilities to 325 hotels in the United States and Canada, which the brand called... KEEP READINGBooking Platform Hotel.info Links To Social Media Sites For Profile DataBy Michael B. BakerHotel reservations service Hotel.info has partnered with business social networking sites to simplify the booking process for corporate travelers, who... KEEP READINGAccor plans to expand its midprice Mercure brand to 1,000 hotels during the next five years,Kempinski CEO Aims For Controlled Growth, Maintains Sole Focus On LuxuryBy Michael B. BakerLuxury hotel company Kempinski aggressively is expanding its portfolio, but president and CEO Reto Wittwer said it neither would become a massive... KEEP READINGSTR Global: May ADR Increases In Most Global RegionsBy Michael B. BakerHotel average daily rates in May, measured in U.S. dollars, increased year over year in all global regions except Asia/Pacific, according to STR Global.... KEEP READINGMay 2013 global hotel bookings through global distribution system channels increased by 2.4 percent year over year,2013 Business Travel Survey: Constrained Supply Among Factors Strengthening U.S. Hotel Seller's MarketBy Michael B. BakerTravel buyers hoping for relief from rising hotel rates might have a long wait. Employment growth is sluggish, the U.S. federal government is cutting... KEEP READINGCORRECTION: Preferred Hotel Group president Lindsey Ueberroth misstated the group's reservation revenues in her interviewPKF Hospitality Research projects U.S. hotel occupancy in 2014 will reach 63.8 percent, its highest level since 1997.Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Business transient hotel reservations on the books for June 2013 through May 2014 are 3 percent higher than in the same period the year prior,Hotel Sales Tech Supplier Targets Select-Service TierBy Michael B. BakerLBA Hospitality, McKibbon Hotel Management and other several select-service hotel management companies have centralized corporate and group sales... KEEP READINGHyatt Hotels Corp. and the Unite Here labor union on Monday announced a tentative deal resolving a years-long dispute.Marriott To Offer Mobile Check-In Throughout United States, CanadaBy Michael B. BakerMarriott Hotels & Resorts this summer is expanding mobile check-in capabilities to 325 hotels in the United States and Canada, which the brand called... KEEP READINGBooking Platform Hotel.info Links To Social Media Sites For Profile DataBy Michael B. BakerHotel reservations service Hotel.info has partnered with business social networking sites to simplify the booking process for corporate travelers, who... KEEP READINGAccor plans to expand its midprice Mercure brand to 1,000 hotels during the next five years,Kempinski CEO Aims For Controlled Growth, Maintains Sole Focus On LuxuryBy Michael B. BakerLuxury hotel company Kempinski aggressively is expanding its portfolio, but president and CEO Reto Wittwer said it neither would become a massive... KEEP READINGSTR Global: May ADR Increases In Most Global RegionsBy Michael B. BakerHotel average daily rates in May, measured in U.S. dollars, increased year over year in all global regions except Asia/Pacific, according to STR Global.... KEEP READINGMay 2013 global hotel bookings through global distribution system channels increased by 2.4 percent year over year,2013 Business Travel Survey: Constrained Supply Among Factors Strengthening U.S. Hotel Seller's MarketBy Michael B. BakerTravel buyers hoping for relief from rising hotel rates might have a long wait. Employment growth is sluggish, the U.S. federal government is cutting... KEEP READINGCORRECTION: Preferred Hotel Group president Lindsey Ueberroth misstated the group's reservation revenues in her interviewPKF Hospitality Research projects U.S. hotel occupancy in 2014 will reach 63.8 percent, its highest level since 1997.Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Hotel Sales Tech Supplier Targets Select-Service TierBy Michael B. BakerLBA Hospitality, McKibbon Hotel Management and other several select-service hotel management companies have centralized corporate and group sales... KEEP READINGHyatt Hotels Corp. and the Unite Here labor union on Monday announced a tentative deal resolving a years-long dispute.Marriott To Offer Mobile Check-In Throughout United States, CanadaBy Michael B. BakerMarriott Hotels & Resorts this summer is expanding mobile check-in capabilities to 325 hotels in the United States and Canada, which the brand called... KEEP READINGBooking Platform Hotel.info Links To Social Media Sites For Profile DataBy Michael B. BakerHotel reservations service Hotel.info has partnered with business social networking sites to simplify the booking process for corporate travelers, who... KEEP READINGAccor plans to expand its midprice Mercure brand to 1,000 hotels during the next five years,Kempinski CEO Aims For Controlled Growth, Maintains Sole Focus On LuxuryBy Michael B. BakerLuxury hotel company Kempinski aggressively is expanding its portfolio, but president and CEO Reto Wittwer said it neither would become a massive... KEEP READINGSTR Global: May ADR Increases In Most Global RegionsBy Michael B. BakerHotel average daily rates in May, measured in U.S. dollars, increased year over year in all global regions except Asia/Pacific, according to STR Global.... KEEP READINGMay 2013 global hotel bookings through global distribution system channels increased by 2.4 percent year over year,2013 Business Travel Survey: Constrained Supply Among Factors Strengthening U.S. Hotel Seller's MarketBy Michael B. BakerTravel buyers hoping for relief from rising hotel rates might have a long wait. Employment growth is sluggish, the U.S. federal government is cutting... KEEP READINGCORRECTION: Preferred Hotel Group president Lindsey Ueberroth misstated the group's reservation revenues in her interviewPKF Hospitality Research projects U.S. hotel occupancy in 2014 will reach 63.8 percent, its highest level since 1997.Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Hyatt Hotels Corp. and the Unite Here labor union on Monday announced a tentative deal resolving a years-long dispute.Marriott To Offer Mobile Check-In Throughout United States, CanadaBy Michael B. BakerMarriott Hotels & Resorts this summer is expanding mobile check-in capabilities to 325 hotels in the United States and Canada, which the brand called... KEEP READINGBooking Platform Hotel.info Links To Social Media Sites For Profile DataBy Michael B. BakerHotel reservations service Hotel.info has partnered with business social networking sites to simplify the booking process for corporate travelers, who... KEEP READINGAccor plans to expand its midprice Mercure brand to 1,000 hotels during the next five years,Kempinski CEO Aims For Controlled Growth, Maintains Sole Focus On LuxuryBy Michael B. BakerLuxury hotel company Kempinski aggressively is expanding its portfolio, but president and CEO Reto Wittwer said it neither would become a massive... KEEP READINGSTR Global: May ADR Increases In Most Global RegionsBy Michael B. BakerHotel average daily rates in May, measured in U.S. dollars, increased year over year in all global regions except Asia/Pacific, according to STR Global.... KEEP READINGMay 2013 global hotel bookings through global distribution system channels increased by 2.4 percent year over year,2013 Business Travel Survey: Constrained Supply Among Factors Strengthening U.S. Hotel Seller's MarketBy Michael B. BakerTravel buyers hoping for relief from rising hotel rates might have a long wait. Employment growth is sluggish, the U.S. federal government is cutting... KEEP READINGCORRECTION: Preferred Hotel Group president Lindsey Ueberroth misstated the group's reservation revenues in her interviewPKF Hospitality Research projects U.S. hotel occupancy in 2014 will reach 63.8 percent, its highest level since 1997.Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Marriott To Offer Mobile Check-In Throughout United States, CanadaBy Michael B. BakerMarriott Hotels & Resorts this summer is expanding mobile check-in capabilities to 325 hotels in the United States and Canada, which the brand called... KEEP READINGBooking Platform Hotel.info Links To Social Media Sites For Profile DataBy Michael B. BakerHotel reservations service Hotel.info has partnered with business social networking sites to simplify the booking process for corporate travelers, who... KEEP READINGAccor plans to expand its midprice Mercure brand to 1,000 hotels during the next five years,Kempinski CEO Aims For Controlled Growth, Maintains Sole Focus On LuxuryBy Michael B. BakerLuxury hotel company Kempinski aggressively is expanding its portfolio, but president and CEO Reto Wittwer said it neither would become a massive... KEEP READINGSTR Global: May ADR Increases In Most Global RegionsBy Michael B. BakerHotel average daily rates in May, measured in U.S. dollars, increased year over year in all global regions except Asia/Pacific, according to STR Global.... KEEP READINGMay 2013 global hotel bookings through global distribution system channels increased by 2.4 percent year over year,2013 Business Travel Survey: Constrained Supply Among Factors Strengthening U.S. Hotel Seller's MarketBy Michael B. BakerTravel buyers hoping for relief from rising hotel rates might have a long wait. Employment growth is sluggish, the U.S. federal government is cutting... KEEP READINGCORRECTION: Preferred Hotel Group president Lindsey Ueberroth misstated the group's reservation revenues in her interviewPKF Hospitality Research projects U.S. hotel occupancy in 2014 will reach 63.8 percent, its highest level since 1997.Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Booking Platform Hotel.info Links To Social Media Sites For Profile DataBy Michael B. BakerHotel reservations service Hotel.info has partnered with business social networking sites to simplify the booking process for corporate travelers, who... KEEP READINGAccor plans to expand its midprice Mercure brand to 1,000 hotels during the next five years,Kempinski CEO Aims For Controlled Growth, Maintains Sole Focus On LuxuryBy Michael B. BakerLuxury hotel company Kempinski aggressively is expanding its portfolio, but president and CEO Reto Wittwer said it neither would become a massive... KEEP READINGSTR Global: May ADR Increases In Most Global RegionsBy Michael B. BakerHotel average daily rates in May, measured in U.S. dollars, increased year over year in all global regions except Asia/Pacific, according to STR Global.... KEEP READINGMay 2013 global hotel bookings through global distribution system channels increased by 2.4 percent year over year,2013 Business Travel Survey: Constrained Supply Among Factors Strengthening U.S. Hotel Seller's MarketBy Michael B. BakerTravel buyers hoping for relief from rising hotel rates might have a long wait. Employment growth is sluggish, the U.S. federal government is cutting... KEEP READINGCORRECTION: Preferred Hotel Group president Lindsey Ueberroth misstated the group's reservation revenues in her interviewPKF Hospitality Research projects U.S. hotel occupancy in 2014 will reach 63.8 percent, its highest level since 1997.Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Accor plans to expand its midprice Mercure brand to 1,000 hotels during the next five years,Kempinski CEO Aims For Controlled Growth, Maintains Sole Focus On LuxuryBy Michael B. BakerLuxury hotel company Kempinski aggressively is expanding its portfolio, but president and CEO Reto Wittwer said it neither would become a massive... KEEP READINGSTR Global: May ADR Increases In Most Global RegionsBy Michael B. BakerHotel average daily rates in May, measured in U.S. dollars, increased year over year in all global regions except Asia/Pacific, according to STR Global.... KEEP READINGMay 2013 global hotel bookings through global distribution system channels increased by 2.4 percent year over year,2013 Business Travel Survey: Constrained Supply Among Factors Strengthening U.S. Hotel Seller's MarketBy Michael B. BakerTravel buyers hoping for relief from rising hotel rates might have a long wait. Employment growth is sluggish, the U.S. federal government is cutting... KEEP READINGCORRECTION: Preferred Hotel Group president Lindsey Ueberroth misstated the group's reservation revenues in her interviewPKF Hospitality Research projects U.S. hotel occupancy in 2014 will reach 63.8 percent, its highest level since 1997.Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Kempinski CEO Aims For Controlled Growth, Maintains Sole Focus On LuxuryBy Michael B. BakerLuxury hotel company Kempinski aggressively is expanding its portfolio, but president and CEO Reto Wittwer said it neither would become a massive... KEEP READINGSTR Global: May ADR Increases In Most Global RegionsBy Michael B. BakerHotel average daily rates in May, measured in U.S. dollars, increased year over year in all global regions except Asia/Pacific, according to STR Global.... KEEP READINGMay 2013 global hotel bookings through global distribution system channels increased by 2.4 percent year over year,2013 Business Travel Survey: Constrained Supply Among Factors Strengthening U.S. Hotel Seller's MarketBy Michael B. BakerTravel buyers hoping for relief from rising hotel rates might have a long wait. Employment growth is sluggish, the U.S. federal government is cutting... KEEP READINGCORRECTION: Preferred Hotel Group president Lindsey Ueberroth misstated the group's reservation revenues in her interviewPKF Hospitality Research projects U.S. hotel occupancy in 2014 will reach 63.8 percent, its highest level since 1997.Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
STR Global: May ADR Increases In Most Global RegionsBy Michael B. BakerHotel average daily rates in May, measured in U.S. dollars, increased year over year in all global regions except Asia/Pacific, according to STR Global.... KEEP READINGMay 2013 global hotel bookings through global distribution system channels increased by 2.4 percent year over year,2013 Business Travel Survey: Constrained Supply Among Factors Strengthening U.S. Hotel Seller's MarketBy Michael B. BakerTravel buyers hoping for relief from rising hotel rates might have a long wait. Employment growth is sluggish, the U.S. federal government is cutting... KEEP READINGCORRECTION: Preferred Hotel Group president Lindsey Ueberroth misstated the group's reservation revenues in her interviewPKF Hospitality Research projects U.S. hotel occupancy in 2014 will reach 63.8 percent, its highest level since 1997.Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
May 2013 global hotel bookings through global distribution system channels increased by 2.4 percent year over year,2013 Business Travel Survey: Constrained Supply Among Factors Strengthening U.S. Hotel Seller's MarketBy Michael B. BakerTravel buyers hoping for relief from rising hotel rates might have a long wait. Employment growth is sluggish, the U.S. federal government is cutting... KEEP READINGCORRECTION: Preferred Hotel Group president Lindsey Ueberroth misstated the group's reservation revenues in her interviewPKF Hospitality Research projects U.S. hotel occupancy in 2014 will reach 63.8 percent, its highest level since 1997.Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
2013 Business Travel Survey: Constrained Supply Among Factors Strengthening U.S. Hotel Seller's MarketBy Michael B. BakerTravel buyers hoping for relief from rising hotel rates might have a long wait. Employment growth is sluggish, the U.S. federal government is cutting... KEEP READINGCORRECTION: Preferred Hotel Group president Lindsey Ueberroth misstated the group's reservation revenues in her interviewPKF Hospitality Research projects U.S. hotel occupancy in 2014 will reach 63.8 percent, its highest level since 1997.Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
CORRECTION: Preferred Hotel Group president Lindsey Ueberroth misstated the group's reservation revenues in her interviewPKF Hospitality Research projects U.S. hotel occupancy in 2014 will reach 63.8 percent, its highest level since 1997.Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
PKF Hospitality Research projects U.S. hotel occupancy in 2014 will reach 63.8 percent, its highest level since 1997.Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Omni Hotels & Resorts agreed to acquire five U.S. resorts from KSL Capital Partners and on July 1 will convert them to the Omni brand,La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
La Quinta Revs Up Latin America ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerWith new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News