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E-Folio Marches On: Starwood Agreement With American Express To Boost Hotel E-FolioBy Michael B. Baker

American Express in January will begin a broad implementation to provide clients with electronic folio data from Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the largest... KEEP READING

New Accor North America Head To Drive Motel 6 StrategyBy Michael B. Baker

Multinational hotel company Accor has named chief financial officer of its North American operations Olivier Poirot CEO of the region and reorganized... KEEP READING

Hilton Shines In J.D. Power Hotel SurveyBy Michael B. Baker

Hilton Hotels Corp. brands received high customer satisfaction marks in the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study,... KEEP READING

Starwood Taps Coors Leader To Fill Vacant CEO PostBy Michael B. Baker

Coors Brewing Co. president and CEO Frits van Paasschen will assume leadership of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide this month, following a five-month... KEEP READING

Starwood Taps Coors Chief As New CEO

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide today again reached outside the travel industry to find a new chief executive officer, naming Coors Brewing Co.... KEEP READING

Corporate Housing Supply, Revenue Growth SoarsBy Michael B. Baker

Corporate housing suppliers posted a record year in 2006, with a supply growth rate more than 20 times that of hotels, and similar growth is expected to... KEEP READING

BidStork Gears Up For Hotel RFPsBy Michael B. Baker

Newly launched RFP online management supplier BidStork is aiming to get more small and midmarket companies involved in a comprehensive RFP process... KEEP READING

Checking In: Starwood Capital To Add Luxury BrandBy Michael B. Baker

Starwood Capital Group this month announced it is developing a third luxury hotel brand, Baccarat Hotels and Resorts, which will leverage the brand name... KEEP READING

IHG Promotes Execs To Top International PostsBy Michael B. Baker

A pair of familiar faces will preside over international operations for InterContinental Hotels Group, the company announced this month.... KEEP READING

Marriott, Q2 Earnings Strong, Lowers ExpectationsBy Michael B. Baker

Marriott International, whose financial performance generally sets the tone for the hotel industry, this month reported strong revenue growth for the... KEEP READING

Pipeline Widens For Upscale, Select-Service Hotel ChainsBy Michael B. Baker

Supply growth is rebounding after several years of sluggish development in the hotel industry, particularly in the select-service and upscale tiers,... KEEP READING

Blackstone's Billions To Fuel Hilton GrowthBy Michael B. Baker

The Blackstone Group is set to acquire Hilton Hotels Corp. after the hotel's board of directors last week approved a $26 billion offer from the equity... KEEP READING

GDSs Enhance Hotel Content, Best-Rate GuaranteesBy Michael B. Baker

Global distribution systems are touting a flurry of recent improvements to their hotel offerings, including higher participation from hoteliers... KEEP READING

InterContinental Fills Global Hotel Pipeline

Stevan Porter, president of the Americas for InterContinental Hotel Group, recently sat down with Business Travel News hotel editor Michael B. Baker to... KEEP READING

Corporate Travel World 2007 Reporter's Notebook--PwC: Hotel Rate Hikes Have Peaked

New York - Hotel rate increases will be hefty after travel buyers' negotiations later this year, but not on the same scale as in 2006,... KEEP READING

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