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Marriott Plans to Open Nearly 100 Properties in Asia-Pacific in 2021By Donna M. Airoldi

Marriott International plans to open about 100 properties in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, after 75 Marriott-branded hotels opened in the region in... KEEP READING

Amex GBT Supply MarketPlace Now Connected to Concur TravelBy Donna M. Airoldi

American Express Global Business Travel and SAP Concur have agreed to connect Amex GBT's Supply MarketPlace to Concur Travel, bringing the company's... KEEP READING

Hyatt Serves Notice to Terminate Management of 22 Hyatt Place HotelsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Service Properties Trust has received a notice of termination regarding the management agreement for 22 Hyatt Place hotels owned by subsidiaries of SPT,... KEEP READING

ECPAT: Mandatory Lodging Signage, Training on Human Trafficking Prevention IncreasingBy Donna M. Airoldi

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and Jan. 11 is recognized as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. In connection... KEEP READING

Hilton to Launch Hybrid Event ProgramBy Donna M. Airoldi

Hilton Hotels this month will launch globally a program for hybrid meetings and events that requires higher tech capacity for participating hotels, the... KEEP READING

Sonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. Airoldi

Sonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an all-cash transaction valued at... KEEP READING

Kalibri Labs: U.S. Hotel Closures AcceleratingBy Donna M. Airoldi

U.S. midscale, upper-midscale and upscale hotels in recent weeks have seen rising week-over-week closure rates, according to Kalibri Labs, reversing the... KEEP READING

Congress Passes Covid Deal With Travel Supplier Aid, Meal Expense DeductibilityBy Chris Davis

The U.S. House and Senate on Monday approved the $900 billion Covid-19 relief legislation, which would allow business travel suppliers access to a... KEEP READING

Reports: U.S. Covid-19 Relief Deal Includes More PPP Loans, Airline SupportBy Chris Davis

The $900 billion Covid-19 relief package agreed to by U.S. congressional leaders Sunday includes a second, larger round of Paycheck Protection Program... KEEP READING

STR: November U.S. Hotel Performance DeceleratesBy Donna M. Airoldi

Each of the U.S. lodging industry's three key performance indicators in November declined from October levels, according to STR.... KEEP READING

Marriott Adds Optional Covid-19 Testing to Meetings ProtocolsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Marriott International will offer new optional health protocols for meetings and events as part of its Connect with Confidence program, beginning in... KEEP READING

Choice Hotels Extends Reduced Status Requirements Through 2021By Donna M. Airoldi

Choice Hotels has extended the elite-status qualification reductions for its loyalty program Choice Privileges into 2021 for 2022 status, the company... KEEP READING

ACSI: Business Traveler Satisfaction with Airline, Hotel Complaint-Handling DropsBy Dawit Habtemariam

Business travelers haven't issued many more complaints to airlines during the pandemic than before, but their level of satisfaction with how airlines... KEEP READING

Radisson to Use Cvent Platform for Transient RFPs for EMEA HotelsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Radisson Hotel Group signed a two-year agreement to use meetings technology provider Cvent's transient sourcing platform, formerly known as Lanyon, for... KEEP READING

AHLA Survey: 8 Percent of Americans Have Taken Overnight Business Trip Since MarchBy Donna M. Airoldi

Showing just how severely business travel has been affected by the pandemic, just 8 percent of Americans report that they have taken an overnight... KEEP READING

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