Lodging

New Lanyon Tool Compares Negotiated, Public Hotel RatesBy Michael B. Baker

Hotel sourcing technology supplier Lanyon this week launched a new service that compares negotiated rates with other rates available from consumer... KEEP READING

Hyatt, Starwood Each Unveil Plans For IndiaBy Michael B. Baker

Hyatt Hotels Corp. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts this week detailed their expansion plans in India, which include adding both upscale and midprice... KEEP READING

STR Revises 2010 Lodging Forecast To Show Occupancy UptickBy Michael B. Baker

Smith Travel Research today updated its 2010 U.S. lodging industry forecast, calling for lesser drops in rate and revenue than it predicted previously... KEEP READING

Starwood To Expand Aloft To New York, India, EuropeBy Michael B. Baker

Starwood Hotels & Resorts today announced that it would open 10 new properties under its select-service Aloft brand this year, including the brand's... KEEP READING

Strategic Travel Symposium: As Rates Decline, Hoteliers Levy New, Higher Fees, Says NYU's HansonBy Michael B. Baker

Despite a forecast for a continued decline in hotel rates in 2010, hoteliers will become more aggressive in collecting fees and surcharges this year,... KEEP READING

Stockholders OK Acquisition Of Interstate HotelsBy Michael B. Baker

Interstate Hotels & Resorts stockholders today approved the company's acquisition by a joint venture of two lodging companies, Thayer Lodging Group and... KEEP READING

One-On-One with Ritz-Carlton President And COO Simon Cooper: Recovery Steady As Groups ReturnBy Michael B. Baker

Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. president and COO Simon Cooper recently spoke with Business Travel News hotel editor Michael B. Baker about corporate travel's... KEEP READING

Starwood Launches First Two TelePresence SitesBy —Michael B. Baker

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide last month went live with its first two remote conferencing studios, and hosted its first in-hotel Cisco... KEEP READING

First Hyatt Earnings Report Since IPO Finds Fourth-Quarter Rise In OccupancyBy Michael B. Baker

Hyatt Hotels Corp. today, in its first public earnings report in decades, reported that occupancy, though not rates, began to creep upward at its... KEEP READING

Remnants Of Business Travel Decline And Harbingers Of Growth In Marriott EarningsBy Michael B. Baker

Marriott International today reported signs of resurgence in business travel as it released fourth-quarter and full-year performance results.... KEEP READING

Starwood: Rise In Business Travel Mitigated Late '09 Revenue DeclineBy Michael B. Baker

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, while posting a fourth-quarter 2009 loss yesterday, credited a boost in business travel demand with mitigating... KEEP READING

Marriott Launches Onsite Remote Conferencing Studios, Plans For 25 By SummerBy Michael B. Baker

Marriott International today launched its first two remote conferencing studios under its new GoThere Virtual Meetings brand and further detailed its... KEEP READING

Smith Travel Details Depths Of 2009 Hotel PerformanceBy Michael B. Baker

Smith Travel Research this week reported final 2009 performance data for the U.S. hotel industry showing across-the-board decreases in all metrics for... KEEP READING

Buyers Still Hold Hotel Cards: Program Consolidations Yield Lower 2010 Rates, More PerksBy Michael B. Baker

Travel buyers are reporting success in lowering hotel rates globally and upping inclusive amenities for 2010, even in cases where they already had gone... KEEP READING

Starwood Amends Suit To Implicate Top Hilton ExecutivesBy Michael B. Baker

Starwood Hotels & Resorts on Thursday filed an amended version of its complaint of corporate espionage against Hilton Worldwide, claiming that the use... KEEP READING

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