Lodging

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

Kempinski 'Parts Ways' with CEO SmuraBy Donna M. Airoldi

Kempinski Hotels has decided to "part ways" with now-former CEO Martin Smura and named its COO of Europe, Bernold Schröder, as interim chairman and CEO,... KEEP READING

CBRE Sees Second-Half 2021 Corp. Demand Pickup for U.S. HotelsBy Donna M. Airoldi

The U.S. hotel industry will continue to struggle during the first half of 2021 because of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases, but recovery will pick up... KEEP READING

Hyatt Plans Boundless Portfolio Growth in AmericasBy Donna M. Airoldi

After adding seven hotels in 2020 to its Boundless portfolio of lifestyle hotels in the Americas, Hyatt Hotels Corp. plans to nearly double that amount... KEEP READING

Frontdesk to Take Over More Stay Alfred PropertiesBy Donna M. Airoldi

Apartment-style provider Frontdesk by the end of December will add New Orleans to its growing list of destinations when it takes over 28 former Stay... KEEP READING

Airbnb IPO Valued at $47B, Trading to Begin on NasdaqBy Donna M. Airoldi

Airbnb on Wednesday priced its shares for its long-awaited initial public offering at $68 per share, above its expected range of $56 to $60, for a $47... KEEP READING

Hyatt to Grow European Presence By More Than 30 PercentBy Donna M. Airoldi

Hyatt Hotels Corp. will expand its European presence with 22 new managed and franchised deals by the end of 2023, the company announced. ... KEEP READING

Best Western to Use Cvent Platform for Transient RFPsBy Dawit Habtemariam

Best Western Hotels & Resorts parent BWH Hotel Group signed a 10-year agreement to use meetings technology provider Cvent's transient sourcing platform,... KEEP READING

Business Travel by the Numbers

Following September and October demand levels that slightly exceeded projections, STR and Tourism Economics boosted their forecast of U.S. 2020 hotel... KEEP READING

PwC: Virus Spike Expected to Prolong U.S. Lodging RecoveryBy Donna M. Airoldi

Citing the recent spike in Covid-19 cases, PricewaterhouseCoopers now anticipates a slower recovery than previously forecast for the U.S. lodging... KEEP READING

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