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Hilton: Resilient SME Business Travel Lifts Q4By Terri Hardin

Despite headwinds from the Covid-19 omicron variant that impeded corporate travel momentum late in the period, Hilton Worldwide's fourth-quarter... KEEP READING

Sunny Outlook Opens Horizon for Choice Hotels to InvestBy Terri Hardin

Fourth-quarter earnings were upbeat for Choice Hotels, and executives during a Wednesday earnings call said the company is reaping the benefits of a... KEEP READING

Marriott Sees Slow but Improving Corp. Travel PerformanceBy Terri Hardin

Marriott International for the fourth quarter of 2021 reported year-over-year advances in key performance metrics, even narrowing some gaps in Q4 2019... KEEP READING

Tripbam Tweaks RFP Tool to Include Hotel Global Sales Org.By Terri Hardin

Smart Sourcing, first launched in 2019, targeted individual property deals. Now, a toggle button allows buyers to choose to include above-property sales... KEEP READING

Extended Stay America Appoints Juceam as President and CEOBy Terri Hardin

Juceam succeeds previous president and CEO Bruce Haase, who has stepped down to pursue other opportunities.... KEEP READING

HotelPlanner.com SPAC Merger Called OffBy Chris Davis

HotelPlanner.com and the special purpose acquisition company with which it planned to merge as a method of going public have canceled the proposed... KEEP READING

Study: Accommodation Wages Rising Amid Worker ShortageBy Terri Hardin

Wages in 2021 rose in the accommodation sector while employment figures declined, and the gap between the two is larger than in any other surveyed... KEEP READING

Survey Shows Incremental Rise of Women to Hospitality C-SuitesBy Terri Hardin

Women still have a long way to advance in the C-suite, according to the Castell Project's latest Women in Hospitality Industry Leadership report. But... KEEP READING

Report: Q4 Continued Boom Time for U.S. Extended-StayBy Terri Hardin

The extended stay segment beats Q4 2020 performance by a long shot, according to The Highland Group, and edges out Q4 2019 numbers in some key metrics.... KEEP READING

Grapevine Partners with Travelogix to Spur Hotel Attachment RatesBy Michael B. Baker

Travel trip experience startup Grapevine is partnering with Travelogix, a supplier of data solutions for travel management companies, in an effort to... KEEP READING

Sixt, Accor Announce PartnershipBy Donna M. Airoldi

Car rental company Sixt and hotel company Accor, each headquartered in Europe, have entered into a multi-year partnership wherein members of Accor's... KEEP READING

U.S. Hotel Pipeline Shrinks But Future Seems BrighterBy Chris Davis

The number of U.S. hotel construction projects in the development pipeline at the close of 2021 was about 8 percent lower than one year prior, according... KEEP READING

Four Seasons Outlines Growth PlansBy Elizabeth West

Luxury hotel company Four Seasons, now majority-owned by Bill Gates' Cascade Investments, has big plans afoot for 2022. The brand plans to open four new... KEEP READING

AHLA: Business Travel Share of U.S. Hotel Revenue Down Sharply from '19By Donna M. Airoldi

Business travelers made up 52.5 percent of U.S. lodging industry room revenue in 2019. The American Hotel & Lodging Association projects that share to... KEEP READING

Rate Hikes Prompt STR, Tourism Economics to Up U.S. Hotel ForecastBy Chris Davis

Citing U.S. average daily hotel rate increases spurred by leisure demand and inflationary pressure, STR and Tourism Economics have slightly raised their... KEEP READING

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