Lodging

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

Choice Hotels today announced that the company has hired a former Marriott International executive to head its global sales and intermediary marketing... KEEP READING

Smith Travel Research today revised its 2009 U.S. hotel industry forecast to project a 9.8 percent year-over-year decline in revenue per available room,... KEEP READING

Marriott International on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss, noting that corporate demand remains weak, despite some pockets of resilience, and... KEEP READING

Hilton Hotels Corp. today said it has "temporarily suspended" development of its Denizen luxury lifestyle hotel brand following last week's lawsuit by... KEEP READING

Corporate housing inventory dropped by 5.7 percent in 2008 while rates increased slightly but behind the rest of the lodging industry, according to the... KEEP READING

Traveler compliance with preferred hotel programs, though improving, still trails other policy aspects, and buyers are reporting emerging challenges in... KEEP READING