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Accor, China's H World Group Form Loyalty AllianceBy Julie Sickel

Accor and China-based hospitality giant H World Group will connect their loyalty programs and direct booking platforms across China, Europe and the... KEEP READING

PwC on the Industry Implications of Hospitality M&ABy Chris Davis

Professional services and consulting giant PwC this month released a report that showed overall merger and acquisition activity in the hospitality... KEEP READING

GBTA Study: More Buyers Plan to Use AI for Hotel RFPsBy Julie Sickel

While only 32 percent of travel managers used AI to assist during the last hotel request-for-proposals season, nearly 70 percent expect to do so in the... KEEP READING

Wyndham Restructures Reward Redemption TiersBy Julie Sickel

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in September will add a redemption tier to its Wyndham Rewards loyalty program and lower the threshold required for a... KEEP READING

Amex GBT: World Cup Air Demand Strong, Hotel Less SoBy Michael B. Baker

Travel related to the FIFA World Cup is helping to drive up airfares in host cities, though lodging demand in the U.S. has been trailing expectations,... KEEP READING

CoStar: U.S. Hotel Occupancy, Rate Rise in MayBy Julie Sickel

U.S. hotels in May recorded year-over-year increases in average daily rate, occupancy and revenue per available room, according to STR hospitality... KEEP READING

Marriott Signs Deal to Add 10 Hotels in Saudi ArabiaBy Julie Sickel

Marriott International plans to develop 10 hotels comprising more than 1,300 rooms in Saudi Arabia under a new agreement, the company announced.... KEEP READING

BWH Adds Upscale and Luxury Sales Division to Target Corp. AccountsBy Julie Sickel

BWH Hotels has launched a new upscale and luxury worldwide sales division to drive corporate business across the upper tiers of its WorldHotels and Best... KEEP READING

PwC: Premium Rules in Tenuous '26 Hospitality M&A LandscapeBy Chris Davis

Merger and acquisition activity in the hospitality industry in the past six months has declined from the prior six-month period, according to a new PwC... KEEP READING

Motel 6 Parent G6 CEO Steps DownBy Julie Sickel

Sonal Sinha, CEO of G6 Hospitality, the parent company of the Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, has stepped down from his role, the company announced.... KEEP READING

CoStar: April U.S. Hotel Rate, Occupancy GainBy Julie Sickel

Average daily rate, occupancy and revenue per available room at U.S. hotels in April each posted year-over-year gains, according to STR hospitality data... KEEP READING

Choice Promotes Pallas to CTOBy Julie Sickel

Choice Hotels International has promoted Tony Pallas, the former head of tech for its property management platform, to chief technology officer.... KEEP READING

Engine Launches API for Embedded Hotel BookingBy Michael B. Baker

Travel and spend management platform Engine has launched a new API that lets companies integrate its hotel booking experience in a website or app.... KEEP READING

At NYU, Hotel Execs Sideline Business Travel Talk for AI, LeisureBy Julie Sickel

Top hotel executives gathered in New York City this week for an NYU conference, but discussion of business travel took a back seat.... KEEP READING

HRS Taps Rohanifar as Americas VP SalesBy Julie Sickel

Corporate lodging platform provider HRS Group has hired airline and travel industry veteran Armin Rohanifar as VP of sales for the Americas region.... KEEP READING

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