Lodging

Marriott To Provide Green Prototypes For Several BrandsBy Michael B. Baker

Marriott International next year will introduce U.S. Green Building Council-certified prototypes for its midprice, select-service and extended stay... KEEP READING

Carlson To Revitalize North American Radisson BrandBy Michael B. Baker

Carlson CEO Hubert Joly today previewed a project to revitalize the Radisson hotel brand in North America that would draw a clearer line between its... KEEP READING

PwC Downgrades 2010 Hotel Forecast Again, Despite Positive SignsBy Michael B. Baker

PricewaterhouseCoopers today continued to move its U.S. lodging industry expectations downward, although the firm said industry performance indicates... KEEP READING

Hyatt Raises Nearly $1 Billion In IPOBy Michael B. Baker

Hyatt Hotels Corp. shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange today as the company completed a nearly $1 billion initial public offering,... KEEP READING

Buyers Consolidate Hotel PurchasingBy Michael B. Baker

Travel buyers increasingly are strengthening their hotel negotiating positions in an environment where they have less demand and more clout by... KEEP READING

Marriott Weathers RevPAR DropBy Michael B. Baker

Marriott International this month reported revenue per available room dropped more than 20 percent year over year in the third quarter of 2009, although... KEEP READING

Starwood Debuts Extended Stay WBy Michael B. Baker

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's W Hotels brand this month introduced an extended stay program at the W Silicon Valley in Newark, Calif.... KEEP READING

Deep Drop In Marriott RevPAR Still Better Than ExpectedBy Michael B. Baker

Marriott International today reported revenue per available room dropped more than 20 percent year over year in the third quarter of 2009, although CEO... KEEP READING

$6 Billion Sheraton Overhaul Nearly FinishedBy Michael B. Baker

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts is nearing completion of a $6 billion global revitalization effort, and the brand claims an uptick in business traveler... KEEP READING

Bank of America-Owned Charlotte Ritz-Carlton Hotel Opens DoorsBy Michael B. Baker

The 18-story, 146-room Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte officially opened on Oct. 1, bringing the North Carolina city its first deluxe hotel and the banking... KEEP READING

Checking In: Sabre's SynXis Boosts Asia/Pac Presence With JALBy Michael B. Baker

Sabre's SynXis Boosts Asia/Pac Presence With JAL JAL Hotels in September announced that it has signed with Sabre Hospitality Solutions' SynXis... KEEP READING

Newsmaker: Hilton Taps Top TalentBy Michael B. Baker

Hilton Worldwide in late September announced that John Vanderslice, a former Club Med CEO, had joined the company to lead development of its luxury and... KEEP READING

One-On-One: Starwood CEO Sees Upturn Ahead

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide CEO Frits van Paasschen on Sept. 30 spoke with Business Travel News editors David Meyer and Michael B. Baker to... KEEP READING

Pliant Hotels OK Novel DealsBy Michael B. Baker

With hoteliers more flexible in negotiations during a buyer's market, travel buyers are finding success with alternatives to the standard negotiation... KEEP READING

Renaissance Rethinks Image With New, Renovated HotelsBy Michael B. Baker

Marriott International's upscale Renaissance brand is overhauling its image, anchored by new property openings in New York and Paris along with a new... KEEP READING

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