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AHLA: Hotels Set to See $59B Hole in 2021 Business Travel RevenueBy Donna M. Airoldi

The hotel industry in 2021 is projected to receive $59 billion less in business travel revenue compared with 2019, according to a report from the... KEEP READING

Hilton Updates Loyalty Program Benefits, StatusBy Donna M. Airoldi

Hilton Hotels Corp. has extended some point expiration dates in its Hilton Honors loyalty program while tightening some status requirements, the company... KEEP READING

Best Western President & CEO David Kong to RetireBy Elizabeth West

Kong is the hotel industry's longest tenured CEO. BWH Hotel Group will announce his successor at the company convention in Las Vegas on Oct. 7.... KEEP READING

Oyo, Microsoft Announce Product, Tech AllianceBy Donna M. Airoldi

Microsoft and hotel company Oyo Homes have entered into a multiyear strategic alliance to co-develop "next-gen travel and hospitality products and... KEEP READING

Wyndham Set to Open 20 Microtel Hotels in ChinaBy Donna M. Airoldi

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts plans to open 20 new midscale Microtel by Wyndham hotels in Greater China by the end of 2022, the company announced. ... KEEP READING

Jump Off the Hotel RFP Merry-Go-RoundBy DigiTravel Consulting managing partner Susan Lichtenstein

The ride keeps going round and round and up and down and never moves forward. I am talking about the corporate hotel RFP process and program. The time... KEEP READING

Cascade Agrees to Acquire Controlling Stake in Four SeasonsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Cascade Investment has agreed to increase its share in Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts from 47.5 percent to a controlling 71.25 percent, the hotel... KEEP READING

SilverDoor Acquires The Apartment ServiceBy Donna M. Airoldi

Habicus 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 Habtemariam

More 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. Airoldi

American 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 Davis

Hyatt 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. Airoldi

Switzerland-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 Relationships

Hilton 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. Airoldi

After 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. Airoldi

IHG 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

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