Lodging

Corporate travelers paid on average 17.4 percent less in hotels in 30 key global cities in the first quarter of 2009, year over year, and travel buyers... KEEP READING

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in a lawsuit alleges that two former executives who joined rival Hilton Hotels Corp. used proprietary information to... KEEP READING

Omni Hotels this month is expanding its loyalty program, adding a new tier for its most frequent guests and new benefits to existing tiers and allowing... KEEP READING

Buyers who negotiated 2009 rates in rosier times for hoteliers now have new opportunities for savings with targeted renegotiations, as some hotel... KEEP READING

Corporate travel buyers saw a decrease in average local-currency-based hotel rates for nearly every major global city during the first nine weeks of... KEEP READING

Lane Hospitality president and CEO Bill DeForrest spoke recently to BTN hotel editor Michael B. Baker about the economy's impact on corporate travel and... KEEP READING

Corporate housing inventory dropped by 5.7 percent in 2008 and is forecast to continue in that direction this year while rates increased slightly but... KEEP READING

The overall timeline for recovery in the U.S. lodging industry is lengthening, but certain markets should emerge more quickly than others and could be... KEEP READING

Corporate travel buyers saw a decrease in average local-currency-based hotel rates for nearly every major global city during the first nine weeks of... KEEP READING

Marriott International chief financial officer Arne Sorenson on May 1 will take over as president and chief operating officer, part of a top-level... KEEP READING

The premium between transient and group hotel rates is shrinking or, in certain markets, vanishing completely, according to industry analysts, which... KEEP READING

Hilton Hotels Corp. today announced it is negotiating to develop a new luxury brand in several gateway cities around the globe. The brand, Denizen... KEEP READING

Marriott International today announced a new president and chief operating officer along with the shuffling of some of its other top executive... KEEP READING

Hotel chain development in Europe will stagnate this year, with several major hoteliers on the continent already scaling back expansion plans,... KEEP READING

U.S. lodging industry occupancy and revenue per available room dropped by double-digit percentage levels in January compared with the previous year,... KEEP READING