Lodging

GSA Increases 2023 Per Diem, Lodging AllowanceBy Chris Davis

The U.S. General Services Administration for fiscal year 2023 increased its standard allowable per diem rates for federal travelers by $2 to $157, GSA... KEEP READING

Loews Hotels Promotes Davis to Sales SVPBy Chris Davis

Loews Hotels & Co. has promoted Christi Davis from VP to SVP of the Loews sales organization, charging her with leading the hospitality company's sales... KEEP READING

Choice Introduces Consolidated Invoicing for Corp. CustomersBy Elizabeth West

Choice Hotels International partnered in April with TreviPay to collaborate on a consolidated direct billing option for corporate customers. Today the... KEEP READING

Report: Ext.-Stay Q2 Recovery Continues, Supply Growth StallsBy Chris Davis

The rate of extended-stay supply growth has dwindled and the number of rooms under construction has dropped sharply.... KEEP READING

Sonder Furthers Corp. Travel Plans Amid RestructureBy Chris Davis

Short-term accommodation provider Sonder Holdings in the second quarter continued to grow its corporate travel offering rapidly, boosting active... KEEP READING

STR Boosts U.S. Hotel Rate Forecast, Cuts OccupancyBy Chris Davis

STR and Tourism Economics now project an average 2022 U.S. daily room rate of $148, up from $145 in their previous forecast, issued in June.... KEEP READING

CWT: Expect Travel Prices to Keep Rising in 2023By Rob Gill

Corporates can expect travel prices to continue rising for the rest of 2022 and throughout 2023, according to the annual price forecast from travel... KEEP READING

HRS Adds GeoSure Data to Procurement ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

HRS has integrated data from safety and security assessment provider GeoSure into its lodging and meetings procurement service, the company announced.... KEEP READING

Diverging from Peers, IHG Meetings Recovery LagsBy Elizabeth West

Confidence reigned among executives for business travel including meetings and events, however, with IHG CEO Keith Barr seeing “no indicators that the... KEEP READING

Short-Term Corp. Mtg. Surge Fuels Hyatt's Q2By Chris Davis

The company during the quarter realized "unprecedented" short-term group demand, Hoplamazian said during a conference call with investors.... KEEP READING

Choice: Q2 Corp. Travel Share Near Historical LevelsBy Chris Davis

Business travel's share of Choice Hotels International's second-quarter volume was about 30 percent, approaching the company's typical historical level... KEEP READING

Marriott Q2: Group Accelerating Fast; Corporate Continues ReboundBy Elizabeth West

With negotiations for many taking place for the first time in two years, CEO Tony Capuano predicted corporate rate hikes in the 'high single digits.'... KEEP READING

U.S. Hotel Pipeline Expands but Cost Concerns MountBy Chris Davis

The number of U.S. hotel construction projects in the development pipeline at the end of the second quarter was about 9 percent higher than one year... KEEP READING

Sonder Names Hebbar COOBy Chris Davis

Short-term accommodation provider Sonder Holdings has named SVP of operations Deeksha Hebbar its COO, the company announced Tuesday. ... KEEP READING

Grasp Pilots Virtual Payment Integration with MarriottBy Michael B. Baker

Grasp Technologies has worked with Marriott International to implement an automated workflow for virtual payments that it says could become an industry... KEEP READING

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