Lodging

Sheraton Nearly Done With $6 Billion Brand OverhaulBy 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

Hyatt Says Mass. Boycott About Job Cuts Will Cost JobsBy Stacy Straczynski

Hyatt Hotels, responding to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's call for a statewide boycott of the hotel company until it rehires almost 100 full-time... KEEP READING

Hilton Taps Vanderslice To Lead Luxury, Lifestyle BrandsBy Michael B. Baker

Hilton Hotels Corp. today announced that a former Club Med CEO has joined the company to lead development of its luxury and lifestyle brands. John... KEEP READING

PwC Raises Lodging Occupancy, Rate Drop ForecastBy Michael B. Baker

PricewaterhouseCoopers today updated its U.S. lodging forecast to call for continued decreases in rates and revenue per available room in 2010 but a... KEEP READING

Smith Forecasts Hotel Rates To Keep Falling Through 2010By Michael B. Baker

Smith Travel Research is holding firm to its forecast of continued hotel occupancy, revenue and rate declines through 2010, despite seemingly sunnier... KEEP READING

Carlson Hotels Taps Rezidor Exec To Oversee Brand DevelopmentBy Michael B. Baker

Carlson Hotels Worldwide has appointed a Rezidor Hotel Group executive to lead the growth and development of its five brands.... KEEP READING

Checking In: Concur, Starwood Announce E-Folio LinkBy Michael B. Baker

Concur and Starwood Hotels & Resorts in August announced an agreement for Starwood to provide electronic folio data directly to Concur's expense... KEEP READING

NBTA Adds Rate Renegotiation Clauses To Hotel RFP TemplatesBy Michael B. Baker

The National Business Travel Association has added two templates to its Modular Hotel Request for Proposals designed to help travel buyers with... KEEP READING

Steigenberger Sold To Egypt's Travco Group InternationalBy Michael B. Baker

Egyptian travel company Travco Group International has acquired upscale German hotel company Steigenberger Hotels in a move to globally expand its... KEEP READING

Wyndham Promotes Sales HeadBy Michael B. Baker

Corporate travel managers and agencies have a new sales leader at Wyndham Hotel Group with the appointment of Carla Dunn to vice president of global... KEEP READING

Accor Building Up Hotel Inventory In IndiaBy Michael B. Baker

European hotel company Accor yesterday detailed plans to increase its presence in India tenfold over the next three years.... KEEP READING

Amenities, Growth Help Kimpton Carve Boutique Niche

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants president and CEO Michael Depatie recently spoke with BTN hotel editor Michael B. Baker about the boutique chain's role in... KEEP READING

Buyers Redefining Dynamic PricingBy Michael B. Baker

Travel buyers and hoteliers, fatigued with repeated renegotiations to keep up with constantly falling hotel rates, are exploring dynamic pricing in... KEEP READING

Localities Enacting New Taxes On Hotel Room ChargesBy Jay Boehmer

Several state and local governments in recent months have proposed, implemented or approved tax hikes on hotel stays as they put the onus of closing... KEEP READING

Westin Bed Innovator Sue Brush Reflects On A Heavenly Career

Sue Brush, a long-time leader of the Westin brand, most recently as senior vice president and Westin's global brand leader for Starwood Hotels &... KEEP READING

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