Lodging

Rasmussen New VP of Housing for ConferenceDirectBy Donna M. Airoldi

ConferenceDirect has hired former Experient executive Kathy Rasmussen as its new VP of housing, a role in which she will be responsible for day-to-day... KEEP READING

HRS Launches Hotel Sustainability Assessment, DatabaseBy Donna M. Airoldi

Corporate lodging platform HRS has created a solution that allows corporate travel managers and travelers to select hotels based on sustainability... KEEP READING

Loews, Omni Hotels Form Sales PartnershipBy Donna M. Airoldi

Loews Hotels and Omni Hotels & Resorts have formed a cross-selling partnership, the companies announced. The deal allows for "increased distribution in... KEEP READING

Extended Stay America to Launch New Brand, Rebrand Remaining PortfolioBy Donna M. Airoldi

Extended Stay America this year will introduce a new brand aimed at the higher end of the midscale market called Extended Stay America Premier Suites,... KEEP READING

Marriott to Offer New Hybrid Meeting SolutionsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Marriott International beginning in March will provide new options for hybrid meetings through its Connect with Confidence program, the company... KEEP READING

Primestone Partners Unveils Corporate Housing ServiceBy Donna M. Airoldi

New York-based advisory and housing management firm Primestone Partners has launched a new division offering furnished extended-stay service, targeting... KEEP READING

Groups360 Claims Direct Guest, Meeting Room Booking Ability, IHG First to DeployBy Donna M. Airoldi

The ability to directly book both event space and guest rooms at the same time without the need for a request for proposal long has stymied planners and... KEEP READING

Accor Lost Nearly €2B in 2020, Though Limiting Cash BurnBy Donna M. Airoldi

Accor lost nearly €2 billion during 2020, yet managed to reduce its monthly cash burn through cost-saving measures from a monthly average of €79 million... KEEP READING

Accor Partners with Microsoft to Launch New Hybrid Meeting ServiceBy Donna M. Airoldi

Accor has partnered with Microsoft Teams to create and offer a new hybrid meetings service, the company announced. Dubbed All Connect, the service is... KEEP READING

IHG: Death of Business Travel Exaggerated, Remote Work Could Offer BoostBy Donna M. Airoldi

"The death of business travel has been exaggerated by a number of pundits, people saying it's going to be down 50 percent or 30 percent. I think it's... KEEP READING

ABC Names Runyan to Helm Hotel NetworkBy Adam Perrotta

Longtime travel management company executive and industry consultant Dee Runyan has joined ABC Global Services as executive vice president of hotel... KEEP READING

Marriott Names Capuano CEO, Succeeding SorensonBy Donna M. Airoldi

Marriott International has appointed former group president of global development, design and operations services Tony Capuano as its new CEO. Capuano... KEEP READING

ITP, ABC Ink Strategic PartnershipBy Adam Perrotta

Travel management consortium International Travel Partnership and hotel program and TMC support provider ABC Global Services have signed a new strategic... KEEP READING

Choice Hotels Expands Group Room Booking OptionsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Choice Hotels has enhanced its group booking program for hotel rooms and is expanding the number of rooms allowed to be booked without a request for... KEEP READING

STR: January U.S. Hotel Results Mostly Outperform DecemberBy Donna M. Airoldi

After reporting the "worst year on record" for U.S. hotels in 2020, STR in January saw occupancy and revenue per available room metrics slightly improve... KEEP READING

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