SilverDoor Acquires The Apartment ServiceBy Donna M. AiroldiHabicus Group, the parent company of serviced-apartment provider SilverDoor, has acquired rival The Apartment Service, the company announced.... KEEP READING
Survey Casts Shadow on Prospect of Autumn Business Travel RecoveryBy Dawit HabtemariamMore than half of U.S. business travelers are likely to cancel existing travel plans with no intent to reschedule due to the surge in Covid-19 delta... KEEP READING
Amex GBT, Cvent Add Dozens of CSR Questions for Hotel RFPsBy Donna M. AiroldiAmerican Express Global Business Travel and meetings management and transient sourcing provider Cvent have partnered to create and launch a set of 47... KEEP READING
Hyatt Enables Free Gopuff Delivery at 13 PropertiesBy Chris DavisHyatt Hotels Corp. through Feb. 28, 2022, is offering guests at 13 U.S. Hyatt Place properties free delivery of toiletries, snacks and other... KEEP READING
Serviced Apartments Platform AG Acquires AcomodeoBy Donna M. AiroldiSwitzerland-based Serviced Apartments Platform AG, which first invested in the German start-up Acomodeo in 2020, has fully acquired the... KEEP READING
Hilton's Hughes on Biz Travel Growth, Maintaining Buyer RelationshipsHilton Hotels Corp.'s president of the Americas Danny Hughes spoke with BTN's senior editor Donna M. Airoldi in mid-August about trends including how... KEEP READING
Microsoft Invests $5M in OyoBy Donna M. AiroldiAfter rumors flourished in late July about Microsoft investing in Oyo Rooms prior to the budget hotel start-up's anticipated IPO, the technology company... KEEP READING
IHG Launches New Luxury Collection BrandBy Donna M. AiroldiIHG Hotels & Resorts unveiled its newest brand on Tuesday, the 17th one in its portfolio. Dubbed the Vignette Collection, it will be part of the... KEEP READING
Marriott Expands Connect with Confidence Program to Caribbean, Latin AmericaBy Donna M. AiroldiMarriott International has expanded its Connect with Confidence meetings program beyond the United States and Canada and into the Caribbean and Latin... KEEP READING
Best Western CEO Assesses Permanence of Pandemic ChangesBest Western Hotel Group CEO David Kong spoke with BTN senior editor Donna M. Airoldi at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit in Los Angeles in late... KEEP READING
Kalibri Labs Predicts Lodging Recovery Slowdown for Rest of 2021By Donna M. AiroldiCiting sluggish group and business demand, weakening leisure demand and the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant, Kalibri Labs now projects a recovery... KEEP READING
STR: July U.S. Hotel ADR, RevPAR Exceed 2019 LevelsBy Donna M. AiroldiIn absolute numbers, July 2021 average daily rate and revenue per available room for U.S. hotels exceeded July 2019 levels, according to STR's latest... KEEP READING
Report: Q2 U.S. Extended-Stay Demand at Record HighBy Donna M. AiroldiSecond-quarter demand for U.S. extended-stay room nights reached record levels not only for the category as a whole but also for all three of its... KEEP READING
Hyatt to Acquire Apple Leisure Group, Double Resort FootprintBy Donna M. AiroldiHyatt Hotels Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire Apple Leisure Group for $2.7 billion in cash, the company announced. The companies... KEEP READING
GSA Hikes FY22 Federal Per Diem Rate, Holds Lodging Allowance SteadyBy Dawit HabtemariamThe U.S. General Services Administration's standard per diem for fiscal year 2022 will be $155, up $4 from last year's standard per diem. ... KEEP READING
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