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The average daily rate at Choice Hotels International properties increased by 1.8 percent year over year to $74.02 during the second quarter,

Starwood Logs Record N. American Occupancy, Sees 'Robust' Corp. TravelBy Michael B. Baker

Occupancy at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's North American properties during the second quarter topped 76 percent, setting a record for the... KEEP READING

The average second-quarter daily rate at Wyndham Worldwide hotels increased to $68.78, up 1.4 percent from the prior year,

J.D. Power: Hotel Guest Satisfaction Reaches Seven-Year HighBy Michael B. Baker

Traveler satisfaction with hotels is at the highest level in seven years, according to the most recent J.D. Power study. Based on responses from almost... KEEP READING

Extended Stay America filed for an initial public offering.

The average room rate for Accor's owned and leased hotels increased slightly year over year during the second quarter.

TRX Improves Hotel Data Consolidation CapabilitiesBy Michael B. Baker

Travel data technology supplier TRX this month released a new version of its Hotel Name Normalization tool that it claims can match up to 99.5 percent... KEEP READING

Interview: Room 77 CEO Drew Patterson

Room 77 CEO Drew Patterson discusses the role that the hotel metasearch site can play for corporate travel—both managed and unmanaged—as well as how the... KEEP READING

Marriott and United Airlines enabled status matching for certain elite-level members of their respective loyalty programs.

Serviced Apartment Rates Increase Across Key MarketsBy Michael B. Baker

Average weekly rates for serviced apartments during the past two years have increased moderately to significantly in several key cities, according to a... KEEP READING

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. Baker

LBA Hospitality, McKibbon Hotel Management and other several select-service hotel management companies have centralized corporate and group sales... KEEP READING

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. Baker

Marriott Hotels & Resorts this summer is expanding mobile check-in capabilities to 325 hotels in the United States and Canada, which the brand called... KEEP READING

Booking Platform Hotel.info Links To Social Media Sites For Profile DataBy Michael B. Baker

Hotel reservations service Hotel.info has partnered with business social networking sites to simplify the booking process for corporate travelers, who... KEEP READING

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