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Dynamic, Seller's Pricing Prompts Hotel RFP SurgeBy Michael B. Baker

Travel buyers are casting a wider net with their requests for proposals for hotel contracts as they face pressure to submit to dynamic pricing and a... KEEP READING

Smith Travel Research, The Bench Meld To Boost Hotel BenchmarkingBy Michael B. Baker

Lodging industry data provider Smith Travel Research has merged with London-based hotel data benchmarking provider The Bench in order to provide a... KEEP READING

Hyatt Begins Letting Guests Check In Airline Luggage In Its LobbiesBy David Eisen

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts this month began offering guests the ability to check in luggage for their flights at their hotel up to a day in advance of their... KEEP READING

Showing Hotel Use Becoming More Critical: As Most Buyers Begin 2007 Hotel Contract Talks, Challenge Greatest At Cos. Without MandatesBy David Eisen

Driving traveler compliance in booking preferred hotel properties is a difficult task for corporate travel managers in companies that do not mandate... KEEP READING

Buyers Up Trading Down HotelsBy David Eisen

An increasing number of corporate travel buyers are resorting to tiering down, or using lower- end properties in lieu of higher-end ones. While the... KEEP READING

Kimpton Expanding Small, Midmarket ProgramBy David Eisen

As San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels, a collection of 39 boutique hotels throughout the United States, approaches the one-year anniversary of its... KEEP READING

AHLA: Free Internet Access UpBy David Eisen

Three-fourths of deluxe hotel properties in the United States still charge for high-speed Internet access, according to one finding in the 2006 American... KEEP READING

Strength Of Demand Boosts Q2 Hotel EarningsBy David Eisen

Hotel companies reported relatively strong second-quarter earnings, as increases in average daily rates and continued traveler demand against stagnant... KEEP READING

PKF: Hotel Occupancy To Dip In 2007By David Eisen

A new PKF Hospitality Research analysis forecasted that hotel occupancy rates for 52 major domestic markets would dip 0.6 percent year over year in... KEEP READING

Pricing Buzz Grips NBTA: Distribution, Dynamic Hotel Models Draw Attendee Attention

Chicago - Attendees at the National Business Travel Association's International Convention & Exposition here this month publicly wrangled with the... KEEP READING

Rising Hotel Rates Spur Interest In Interim HousingBy David Eisen

Just as business travel buyers increasingly are employing extended stay properties as an alternative to both full-service and midprice, select-service... KEEP READING

Strong Extended Stay Tier Results Prompt Renovations, DevelopmentBy David Eisen

Escalating demand, billowing supply growth and increased daily rates are thrusting the extended stay sector to even higher prominence in the hotel... KEEP READING

Buyers Face Further Hikes In '07 Hotel Rate SeasonBy David Eisen

Corporate travel managers reluctantly are accepting the inevitability of another round of room rate increases in the upcoming negotiating season. Many... KEEP READING

Governments Seeing Money-Making Hotel Industry As Tax TargetBy David Eisen

Although travel buyers and hoteliers infrequently see eye-to-eye at the negotiating table, there is one issue they unify against: high hotel taxes... KEEP READING

Profitable Hotel Companies Absorbing Steep Property Tax IncreasesBy David Eisen

Hotel property taxes grew 6.2 percent in 2005, the highest single-year increase since 1987, according to a new PKF Hospitality study, which sampled... KEEP READING

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