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Adtrav Awarded GSA's FedRooms ContractBy Chris Davis

Adtrav won a five-year GSA contract to manage FedRooms, but incumbent CWTSatoTravel has protested the decision.... KEEP READING

Wyndham Opens First Echo, Adds Ext.-Stay HeadBy Chris Davis

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts opened its first Echo extended-stay property in Spartanburg, S.C., and appointed Mandeep Singh as VP of extended stay... KEEP READING

HRS' Green Stay Initiative Scores ISO CertificationBy Chris Davis

Corporate lodging platform HRS' Green Stay Initiative, a program that offers standard data points for hotels to detail sustainability offerings, has... KEEP READING

Marriott Gets Aggressive with SME Business Travel ProgramBy Elizabeth West

Hotel giant follows Qantas’ strategy to challenge TMCs by combining loyalty benefits with tech platform and travel management functionalities all... KEEP READING

Choice Hotels to Offer Green Key ServicesBy Chris Davis

Choice Hotels has agreed to offer its U.S. franchisees Green Key Global's sustainability consulting services, the hotel company announced Tuesday. ... KEEP READING

BWH Focuses on Core Brand Foundation as Branches ProliferateBy Chris Davis

Best Western parent BWH Hotels in recent years has launched several brands in an effort to expand the company's offerings throughout the levels of... KEEP READING

Amadeus Adds Chatbot for Hotel Corp. Booking Data AccessBy Michael B. Baker

Amadeus is adding a chatbot to its Agency360 Plus data tool, the first step in plans to incorporate Gen AI across its business intelligence suite, the... KEEP READING

Accor Debuts Corp. Travel Advisory BoardBy Chris Davis

Accor has created an advisory board of corporate travel managers and buyers, designed to help the hotel company identify and react to industry trends.... KEEP READING

STR: May U.S. Hotel Occupancy, Rate Again RiseBy Chris Davis

The average May U.S. hotel daily rate increased year over year, as did revenue per available room and occupancy rate, according to hotel analytics firm... KEEP READING

Advito Projects Q3 Hikes in Hotel Rates, Domestic FaresBy Michael B. Baker

Intercontinental airfares will decline and hotel rate increases will stabilize in the third quarter, while domestic and regional airfares in the U.S.... KEEP READING

Industry Vet Olsen Among New HRS ExecsBy Chris Davis

HRS has named two new executives to its management team: former Motus executive Christian Miller as chief revenue officer and industry veteran Alexander... KEEP READING

BCD: Changing Travel Patterns Driving Hotel Volume GrowthBy Michael B. Baker

BCD Travel has seen double-digit percentage growth year over year in air and hotel booking activity so far this year, due in part to changing travel... KEEP READING

Choice Names Beers EMEA CEOBy Chris Davis

Choice Hotels International has promoted former head of international operations David Beers to CEO of Choice Hotels EMEA, the company announced... KEEP READING

GBTA Foundation Unwraps Sustainable Hotel Procurement StandardsBy Chris Davis

The Global Business Travel Association Foundation this week released a set of what it calls standards for sustainable lodging procurement. It's the... KEEP READING

Sonder Cuts Supply, Raises FundingBy Chris Davis

Short-term accommodation provider Sonder Holdings in recent months has significantly reduced its portfolio, the apartment-style rental company announced... KEEP READING

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