Lodging

While extended-stay hotels have taken a hit during the economic downturn, they continued to see demand growth in the closing months of 2008 even as the... KEEP READING

Joe Carino, president of hotel representation firm The Carino Collection, recently spoke with Business Travel News hotel editor Michael B. Baker about... KEEP READING

The global hotel construction pipeline is down 6 percent amid declining demand and an expected upcoming two years of hotel openings at decades-high... KEEP READING

While extended-stay hotels have taken a hit during the economic downturn, they continued to see demand growth in the closing months of 2008 even as the... KEEP READING

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide struck a deal to offer its Preferred Guest Platinum members a free annual membership in the Clear Registered... KEEP READING

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts today named Global Hyatt development executive Jim Abrahamson its president of the Americas region, effective Jan. 5,... KEEP READING

The lodging industry is experiencing the strongest buyer's market in 33 years with no recovery on the horizon across demand segments, industry analyst... KEEP READING

Hotels are likely in 2009 to see the fifth-worst decline in revenue per available room in the modern lodging industry's history and are unlikely to see... KEEP READING

Convention hotels' revenue and rates are faring worse than those of the overall hotel industry, according to recently published data from Smith Travel... KEEP READING

Wyndham Hotel Group has wooed lodging industry veteran Eric Danziger, a leader from the company's formative years, to return as its new chief executive.... KEEP READING

Houston, New Orleans and San Francisco have posted the strongest year-over-year hotel occupancy and room revenue increases so far this year, while... KEEP READING

Hilton Hotels Corp. has appointed a new leader for its Asia/Pacific operations as it aims to quickly multiply its presence across the region. Martin... KEEP READING

Wyndham Hotel Group is bringing back a former president as its CEO, the company announced today in naming Eric Danziger. Danziger, who has more than 30... KEEP READING

The outlook for the U.S. hotel industry continues to dim, as PricewaterhouseCoopers' hospitality and leisure practice is forecasting two consecutive... KEEP READING

Lodging research firm PKF Hospitality Research today announced a revised 2009 forecast showing sharp revenue drops and the lowest occupancy level in 20... KEEP READING