Extended Stay Hotels named as CEO former Starbucks chief executive Jim Donald.Average daily hotel rates in January increased year over year in all four major global regions,Pegasus: Corporate Travel Outlook Still Solid Despite Drop In GDS Hotel BookingsBy Michael B. BakerJanuary 2012 hotel bookings through global distribution system channels decreased 1.6 percent compared with the previous year but still represent a... KEEP READINGInterview: Yotel CEO Gerard GreeneYotel, the five-year-old hotel brand that takes its design cues more from first-class airline cabins than Architectural Digest, has been testing its... KEEP READINGAccor's overall average room rates rose during the past three months, but stalled in January at its midprice and upscale hotels.New Technology Gives Travel Buyers More Insight Into Hotel RatesBy Michael B. BakerTravelers these days have more ways than ever to book hotel rooms. A growing number of online travel agencies, content aggregators and mobile... KEEP READINGBidding Out Beds: GSK Using Auctions To Stabilize Hotel RatesBy Michael B. BakerTasked with negotiating rates for thousands of properties globally, GlaxoSmithKline sourcing group manager Paul Plank turned to an auction to help keep... KEEP READINGThe 2011 fourth-quarter average daily rate at Marriott International properties increased by 3.2 percent year over year in North AmericaDeloitte Uses Globalization To Curtail Hotel Rate IncreasesBy Michael B. BakerAmong the benefits of globalizing his firm's travel program, Deloitte senior manager of travel procurement and operations Brian Nichols found a perk:... KEEP READINGThe 2011 average daily rate across Leading Hotels of the World's independent luxury hotels was $498,New Hotel Payment Solutions Emerging In EuropeBy Amon CohenFollowing a rash of announcements during the past fortnight, hotel payment solutions appear to be the plat du jour in Europe. Both Sabre and Amadeus... KEEP READINGThe average daily rate at Wyndham Hotel Group properties in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.1 percent year over year.Starwood: 2012 Corporate Rates RisingBy Michael B. BakerCorporate rates negotiated for 2012 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide increased by mid-to-high single-digit percentages year over year, the company... KEEP READINGStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Average daily hotel rates in January increased year over year in all four major global regions,Pegasus: Corporate Travel Outlook Still Solid Despite Drop In GDS Hotel BookingsBy Michael B. BakerJanuary 2012 hotel bookings through global distribution system channels decreased 1.6 percent compared with the previous year but still represent a... KEEP READINGInterview: Yotel CEO Gerard GreeneYotel, the five-year-old hotel brand that takes its design cues more from first-class airline cabins than Architectural Digest, has been testing its... KEEP READINGAccor's overall average room rates rose during the past three months, but stalled in January at its midprice and upscale hotels.New Technology Gives Travel Buyers More Insight Into Hotel RatesBy Michael B. BakerTravelers these days have more ways than ever to book hotel rooms. A growing number of online travel agencies, content aggregators and mobile... KEEP READINGBidding Out Beds: GSK Using Auctions To Stabilize Hotel RatesBy Michael B. BakerTasked with negotiating rates for thousands of properties globally, GlaxoSmithKline sourcing group manager Paul Plank turned to an auction to help keep... KEEP READINGThe 2011 fourth-quarter average daily rate at Marriott International properties increased by 3.2 percent year over year in North AmericaDeloitte Uses Globalization To Curtail Hotel Rate IncreasesBy Michael B. BakerAmong the benefits of globalizing his firm's travel program, Deloitte senior manager of travel procurement and operations Brian Nichols found a perk:... KEEP READINGThe 2011 average daily rate across Leading Hotels of the World's independent luxury hotels was $498,New Hotel Payment Solutions Emerging In EuropeBy Amon CohenFollowing a rash of announcements during the past fortnight, hotel payment solutions appear to be the plat du jour in Europe. Both Sabre and Amadeus... KEEP READINGThe average daily rate at Wyndham Hotel Group properties in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.1 percent year over year.Starwood: 2012 Corporate Rates RisingBy Michael B. BakerCorporate rates negotiated for 2012 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide increased by mid-to-high single-digit percentages year over year, the company... KEEP READINGStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Pegasus: Corporate Travel Outlook Still Solid Despite Drop In GDS Hotel BookingsBy Michael B. BakerJanuary 2012 hotel bookings through global distribution system channels decreased 1.6 percent compared with the previous year but still represent a... KEEP READINGInterview: Yotel CEO Gerard GreeneYotel, the five-year-old hotel brand that takes its design cues more from first-class airline cabins than Architectural Digest, has been testing its... KEEP READINGAccor's overall average room rates rose during the past three months, but stalled in January at its midprice and upscale hotels.New Technology Gives Travel Buyers More Insight Into Hotel RatesBy Michael B. BakerTravelers these days have more ways than ever to book hotel rooms. A growing number of online travel agencies, content aggregators and mobile... KEEP READINGBidding Out Beds: GSK Using Auctions To Stabilize Hotel RatesBy Michael B. BakerTasked with negotiating rates for thousands of properties globally, GlaxoSmithKline sourcing group manager Paul Plank turned to an auction to help keep... KEEP READINGThe 2011 fourth-quarter average daily rate at Marriott International properties increased by 3.2 percent year over year in North AmericaDeloitte Uses Globalization To Curtail Hotel Rate IncreasesBy Michael B. BakerAmong the benefits of globalizing his firm's travel program, Deloitte senior manager of travel procurement and operations Brian Nichols found a perk:... KEEP READINGThe 2011 average daily rate across Leading Hotels of the World's independent luxury hotels was $498,New Hotel Payment Solutions Emerging In EuropeBy Amon CohenFollowing a rash of announcements during the past fortnight, hotel payment solutions appear to be the plat du jour in Europe. Both Sabre and Amadeus... KEEP READINGThe average daily rate at Wyndham Hotel Group properties in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.1 percent year over year.Starwood: 2012 Corporate Rates RisingBy Michael B. BakerCorporate rates negotiated for 2012 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide increased by mid-to-high single-digit percentages year over year, the company... KEEP READINGStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Interview: Yotel CEO Gerard GreeneYotel, the five-year-old hotel brand that takes its design cues more from first-class airline cabins than Architectural Digest, has been testing its... KEEP READINGAccor's overall average room rates rose during the past three months, but stalled in January at its midprice and upscale hotels.New Technology Gives Travel Buyers More Insight Into Hotel RatesBy Michael B. BakerTravelers these days have more ways than ever to book hotel rooms. A growing number of online travel agencies, content aggregators and mobile... KEEP READINGBidding Out Beds: GSK Using Auctions To Stabilize Hotel RatesBy Michael B. BakerTasked with negotiating rates for thousands of properties globally, GlaxoSmithKline sourcing group manager Paul Plank turned to an auction to help keep... KEEP READINGThe 2011 fourth-quarter average daily rate at Marriott International properties increased by 3.2 percent year over year in North AmericaDeloitte Uses Globalization To Curtail Hotel Rate IncreasesBy Michael B. BakerAmong the benefits of globalizing his firm's travel program, Deloitte senior manager of travel procurement and operations Brian Nichols found a perk:... KEEP READINGThe 2011 average daily rate across Leading Hotels of the World's independent luxury hotels was $498,New Hotel Payment Solutions Emerging In EuropeBy Amon CohenFollowing a rash of announcements during the past fortnight, hotel payment solutions appear to be the plat du jour in Europe. Both Sabre and Amadeus... KEEP READINGThe average daily rate at Wyndham Hotel Group properties in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.1 percent year over year.Starwood: 2012 Corporate Rates RisingBy Michael B. BakerCorporate rates negotiated for 2012 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide increased by mid-to-high single-digit percentages year over year, the company... KEEP READINGStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Accor's overall average room rates rose during the past three months, but stalled in January at its midprice and upscale hotels.New Technology Gives Travel Buyers More Insight Into Hotel RatesBy Michael B. BakerTravelers these days have more ways than ever to book hotel rooms. A growing number of online travel agencies, content aggregators and mobile... KEEP READINGBidding Out Beds: GSK Using Auctions To Stabilize Hotel RatesBy Michael B. BakerTasked with negotiating rates for thousands of properties globally, GlaxoSmithKline sourcing group manager Paul Plank turned to an auction to help keep... KEEP READINGThe 2011 fourth-quarter average daily rate at Marriott International properties increased by 3.2 percent year over year in North AmericaDeloitte Uses Globalization To Curtail Hotel Rate IncreasesBy Michael B. BakerAmong the benefits of globalizing his firm's travel program, Deloitte senior manager of travel procurement and operations Brian Nichols found a perk:... KEEP READINGThe 2011 average daily rate across Leading Hotels of the World's independent luxury hotels was $498,New Hotel Payment Solutions Emerging In EuropeBy Amon CohenFollowing a rash of announcements during the past fortnight, hotel payment solutions appear to be the plat du jour in Europe. Both Sabre and Amadeus... KEEP READINGThe average daily rate at Wyndham Hotel Group properties in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.1 percent year over year.Starwood: 2012 Corporate Rates RisingBy Michael B. BakerCorporate rates negotiated for 2012 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide increased by mid-to-high single-digit percentages year over year, the company... KEEP READINGStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
New Technology Gives Travel Buyers More Insight Into Hotel RatesBy Michael B. BakerTravelers these days have more ways than ever to book hotel rooms. A growing number of online travel agencies, content aggregators and mobile... KEEP READINGBidding Out Beds: GSK Using Auctions To Stabilize Hotel RatesBy Michael B. BakerTasked with negotiating rates for thousands of properties globally, GlaxoSmithKline sourcing group manager Paul Plank turned to an auction to help keep... KEEP READINGThe 2011 fourth-quarter average daily rate at Marriott International properties increased by 3.2 percent year over year in North AmericaDeloitte Uses Globalization To Curtail Hotel Rate IncreasesBy Michael B. BakerAmong the benefits of globalizing his firm's travel program, Deloitte senior manager of travel procurement and operations Brian Nichols found a perk:... KEEP READINGThe 2011 average daily rate across Leading Hotels of the World's independent luxury hotels was $498,New Hotel Payment Solutions Emerging In EuropeBy Amon CohenFollowing a rash of announcements during the past fortnight, hotel payment solutions appear to be the plat du jour in Europe. Both Sabre and Amadeus... KEEP READINGThe average daily rate at Wyndham Hotel Group properties in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.1 percent year over year.Starwood: 2012 Corporate Rates RisingBy Michael B. BakerCorporate rates negotiated for 2012 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide increased by mid-to-high single-digit percentages year over year, the company... KEEP READINGStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Bidding Out Beds: GSK Using Auctions To Stabilize Hotel RatesBy Michael B. BakerTasked with negotiating rates for thousands of properties globally, GlaxoSmithKline sourcing group manager Paul Plank turned to an auction to help keep... KEEP READINGThe 2011 fourth-quarter average daily rate at Marriott International properties increased by 3.2 percent year over year in North AmericaDeloitte Uses Globalization To Curtail Hotel Rate IncreasesBy Michael B. BakerAmong the benefits of globalizing his firm's travel program, Deloitte senior manager of travel procurement and operations Brian Nichols found a perk:... KEEP READINGThe 2011 average daily rate across Leading Hotels of the World's independent luxury hotels was $498,New Hotel Payment Solutions Emerging In EuropeBy Amon CohenFollowing a rash of announcements during the past fortnight, hotel payment solutions appear to be the plat du jour in Europe. Both Sabre and Amadeus... KEEP READINGThe average daily rate at Wyndham Hotel Group properties in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.1 percent year over year.Starwood: 2012 Corporate Rates RisingBy Michael B. BakerCorporate rates negotiated for 2012 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide increased by mid-to-high single-digit percentages year over year, the company... KEEP READINGStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
The 2011 fourth-quarter average daily rate at Marriott International properties increased by 3.2 percent year over year in North AmericaDeloitte Uses Globalization To Curtail Hotel Rate IncreasesBy Michael B. BakerAmong the benefits of globalizing his firm's travel program, Deloitte senior manager of travel procurement and operations Brian Nichols found a perk:... KEEP READINGThe 2011 average daily rate across Leading Hotels of the World's independent luxury hotels was $498,New Hotel Payment Solutions Emerging In EuropeBy Amon CohenFollowing a rash of announcements during the past fortnight, hotel payment solutions appear to be the plat du jour in Europe. Both Sabre and Amadeus... KEEP READINGThe average daily rate at Wyndham Hotel Group properties in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.1 percent year over year.Starwood: 2012 Corporate Rates RisingBy Michael B. BakerCorporate rates negotiated for 2012 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide increased by mid-to-high single-digit percentages year over year, the company... KEEP READINGStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Deloitte Uses Globalization To Curtail Hotel Rate IncreasesBy Michael B. BakerAmong the benefits of globalizing his firm's travel program, Deloitte senior manager of travel procurement and operations Brian Nichols found a perk:... KEEP READINGThe 2011 average daily rate across Leading Hotels of the World's independent luxury hotels was $498,New Hotel Payment Solutions Emerging In EuropeBy Amon CohenFollowing a rash of announcements during the past fortnight, hotel payment solutions appear to be the plat du jour in Europe. Both Sabre and Amadeus... KEEP READINGThe average daily rate at Wyndham Hotel Group properties in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.1 percent year over year.Starwood: 2012 Corporate Rates RisingBy Michael B. BakerCorporate rates negotiated for 2012 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide increased by mid-to-high single-digit percentages year over year, the company... KEEP READINGStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
The 2011 average daily rate across Leading Hotels of the World's independent luxury hotels was $498,New Hotel Payment Solutions Emerging In EuropeBy Amon CohenFollowing a rash of announcements during the past fortnight, hotel payment solutions appear to be the plat du jour in Europe. Both Sabre and Amadeus... KEEP READINGThe average daily rate at Wyndham Hotel Group properties in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.1 percent year over year.Starwood: 2012 Corporate Rates RisingBy Michael B. BakerCorporate rates negotiated for 2012 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide increased by mid-to-high single-digit percentages year over year, the company... KEEP READINGStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
New Hotel Payment Solutions Emerging In EuropeBy Amon CohenFollowing a rash of announcements during the past fortnight, hotel payment solutions appear to be the plat du jour in Europe. Both Sabre and Amadeus... KEEP READINGThe average daily rate at Wyndham Hotel Group properties in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.1 percent year over year.Starwood: 2012 Corporate Rates RisingBy Michael B. BakerCorporate rates negotiated for 2012 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide increased by mid-to-high single-digit percentages year over year, the company... KEEP READINGStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
The average daily rate at Wyndham Hotel Group properties in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.1 percent year over year.Starwood: 2012 Corporate Rates RisingBy Michael B. BakerCorporate rates negotiated for 2012 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide increased by mid-to-high single-digit percentages year over year, the company... KEEP READINGStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Starwood: 2012 Corporate Rates RisingBy Michael B. BakerCorporate rates negotiated for 2012 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide increased by mid-to-high single-digit percentages year over year, the company... KEEP READINGStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide added new perks to its rewards program, including 24-hour check-inComfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News
Comfort Inn Getting An UpgradeBy Danny KingChoice Hotels International will upgrade the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands, and may deflag many as 10 percent of the brand's... KEEP READINGMore Hotel News