Lodging

STR: U.S. Hotel Recovery Accelerates in MayBy Donna M. Airoldi

All three key performance metrics for the U.S. hotel industry—occupancy, average daily rate and revenue per available room—improved from April and... KEEP READING

New HRS Payments Growth Chief Knackstedt Sees Opportunity In Recovery

When corporate travel industry veteran Kurt Knackstedt recently took over as chief growth officer for HRS's Payment Solutions business unit, it became... KEEP READING

Flight Centre Partners with HotelHubBy Adam Perrotta

Flight Centre Travel Group has signed a deal with aggregator technology specialist HotelHub to provide booking content for Flight Centre's travel... KEEP READING

Extended Stay America: Shareholders OK Purchase Offer in Preliminary CountBy Donna M. Airoldi

Extended Stay America shareholders on Thursday voted in favor of the proposed purchase of the company by Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Starwood... KEEP READING

Traxo Teams with Newcomer BTP Automation to Overhaul Hotel Sourcing ProcessBy Elizabeth West

Off-channel booking capture technology Traxo has partnered with Plano, Tex.-based Business Travel Performance Automation to create a hotel program... KEEP READING

Hotel CEOs 'Cautiously Optimistic,' Bullish on Business Travel ReturnBy Donna M. Airoldi

The Memorial Day holiday was a boon for the lodging industry as pent-up leisure demand came roaring back, even setting occupancy or revenue per... KEEP READING

CWT Adds AI Recommendations to RoomItBy Mark Frary

CWT has added a recommendation engine powered by AI to its RoomIt hotel platform. ... KEEP READING

Service Properties Trust Amends Hyatt AgreementBy Donna M. Airoldi

Service Properties Trust has amended its agreement with Hyatt Hotels Corp. regarding the management of 22 Hyatt Place properties for which Hyatt had... KEEP READING

Two Hotel Vets Join Mint House Exec TeamBy Donna M. Airoldi

Shortly after Jim Mrha joined Mint House as CFO, the apartment-style accommodation provider has announced two more appointments to its senior leadership... KEEP READING

Hilton Adds Groups360 Direct Booking Solution for MeetingsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Hilton Worldwide will begin to offer Groups360's GroupSync Engage direct booking solution for meetings and events this month, the companies announced... KEEP READING

Wyndham Unveils New Luxury Collection BrandBy Donna M. Airoldi

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts on Wednesday announced a new brand, Registry Collection Hotels. The company's 21st brand will be a collection of independent... KEEP READING

Blackstone, Starwood Sweeten Extended Stay America OfferBy Donna M. Airoldi

Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Starwood Capital Group have increased their offer to purchase Extended Stay America to $20.50 per share, $1 per... KEEP READING

PwC: Vaccination Deployment Driving Earlier U.S. Lodging RecoveryBy Donna M. Airoldi

The rapid deployment of Covid-19 vaccines is a main factor in an accelerating U.S. lodging industry recovery, and PwC has upgraded its 2021 forecast... KEEP READING

Hospitality Exec Vet New Mint House CFOBy Donna M. Airoldi

Apartment-style accommodation provider Mint House has appointed longtime industry executive Jim Mrha as its new CFO, beginning this month, the company... KEEP READING

Omni Hotels to Offer Direct Group Bookings Through Groups360 SolutionBy Donna M. Airoldi

Omni Hotels & Resorts now offers the GroupSync Engage direct booking solution from Groups360 at Omni's four managed properties in Dallas, the companies... KEEP READING

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