Lodging

Smith Travel Research today significantly lowered its expectations for U.S. hotel industry room rates and revenues, and the firm said moderate declines... KEEP READING

Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide today announced separate plans to introduce Cisco's telepresence remote conferencing... KEEP READING

Sabre Travel Network today announced the launch of a new rate auditing service for travel management companies and corporate travel buyers.... KEEP READING

Extended stay hotel companies, facing occupancy and rate declines less steep than those seen in the overall hotel industry, continue to pursue... KEEP READING

Chief executives from such major multibrand hotel companies as Accor, Choice and Starwood this month said corporate hotel rates recently negotiated... KEEP READING

Dolce Hotels and Resorts last month continued its evolution from a pure conference center chain with the hirings of former Wyndham Hotels executive... KEEP READING

Two established hotel brands, Embassy Suites and La Quinta, last month launched new design prototypes that cater to business travelers and allow... KEEP READING

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts founder, chairman and CEO Isadore Sharp spoke with BTN editors David Meyer and Michael B. Baker about economic change... KEEP READING

PKF Hospitality Research today published a report forecasting that rates will continue to fall until the end of 2010, but that the U.S. lodging industry... KEEP READING

Corporate hotel rates recently negotiated downward are unlikely to increase anytime soon, said several multibrand hotel company CEOs this week at New... KEEP READING

Hotel performance results for April, released today by Smith Travel Research, illustrated the global nature of the economic downturn, with all four... KEEP READING

Omni Hotels today announced a meetings contracting initiative that makes a resell clause automatic to meeting buyers and a policy of quicker sales team... KEEP READING

Hyatt Hotels this week launched a 24-hour concierge service powered by Twitter, making it the first major hotel company to tap into the social... KEEP READING

First-quarter performance by multibrand hotel companies underscored the deep difficulties the industry is facing, particularly in upper-tier hotels, as... KEEP READING

Michael Murphy, a former Marriott International executive, this month began work heading global sales and intermediary marketing efforts at Choice... KEEP READING