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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. Baker

Luxury hotel company Kempinski aggressively is expanding its portfolio, but president and CEO Reto Wittwer said it neither would become a massive... KEEP READING

STR Global: May ADR Increases In Most Global RegionsBy Michael B. Baker

Hotel 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 READING

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. Baker

Travel 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 READING

CORRECTION: Preferred Hotel Group president Lindsey Ueberroth misstated the group's reservation revenues in her interview

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. Baker

With new properties in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia, La Quinta Inns & Suites continues to expand in Latin America. Executives said the midprice brand's... KEEP READING

Interview: Preferred Hotels President Lindsey Ueberroth

Upscale and luxury hotel collection Preferred Hotel Group this summer will shift its loyalty program to a "currency-based" redemption system. President... KEEP READING

Toronto-based Delta Hotels and Resorts has appointed four executives to its senior leadership team as it undergoes "an extensive brand repositioning

Emerging Markets Take Center Stage At Starwood Client EventBy Michael B. Baker

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in the coming years primarily will focus on growth in developing markets, particularly in Asia, company executives... KEEP READING

Hotel CEOS: Slow Recovery Will Prolong Lodging Seller's MarketBy Michael B. Baker

Hotel company chief executives speaking here on Monday at New York University's International Hospitality Investment Conference said they see little... KEEP READING

North American hotel bookings through global distribution system channels in April increased by 5 percent year over year,

Marriott International announced that it is courting developers to bring to the Americas its upper midprice AC Hotels brand.

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