Lodging

Deem to Relaunch Hotel Search and Booking PlatformBy Donna M. Airoldi

Corporate travel technology provider Deem next week will relaunch its hotel search and booking capabilities, the company announced. ... KEEP READING

Choice Hotels Tightens Cancellation PolicyBy Donna M. Airoldi

Choice Hotels has updated its cancellation policy, tightening some of its features. ... KEEP READING

Apartment-Style Provider SilverDoor Partners with Conferma PayBy Donna M. Airoldi

Apartment-style accommodation provider SilverDoor has integrated with virtual payment platform Conferma Pay, the company announced. Clients now can... KEEP READING

CBRE: Recent Covid-19 Case Increase Tempers U.S. Hotel OutlookBy Donna M. Airoldi

Despite 10 consecutive weeks of week-over-week occupancy gains for the U.S. hotel industry, the recent uptick in Covid-19 cases could damage the... KEEP READING

Report Illustrates Lack of Black Leadership in Hotel IndustryBy Donna M. Airoldi

Black employees comprised 18.8 percent of traveler accommodation workers in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, but only 1.5 percent of... KEEP READING

Small Luxury Hotels of the World Announces Cleanliness InitiativeBy Donna M. Airoldi

Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched an initiative that enhances its hotel members' health and safety guidelines, the organization announced... KEEP READING

AHLA Launches Safe Stay Training CourseBy Donna M. Airoldi

To further its Safe Stay industry safety and cleanliness initiative, the American Hotel & Lodging Association has launched an online education course... KEEP READING

Wyndham Eases Rewards Program Tier RequirementsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has reduced by 40 percent the number of stays needed in 2020 to earn Wyndham Rewards elite status, the company announced. ... KEEP READING

IHG Projects 75 Percent Q2 RevPAR DeclineBy Donna M. Airoldi

InterContinental Hotels Group anticipates a 75 percent year-over-year decline in second-quarter revenue per available room, resulting in a 52 percent... KEEP READING

New Corporate-Only Apartment-Style Accommodation Provider Eyes Long-Term DealsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Despite the challenging lodging environment industry due to the coronavirus pandemic, one company is moving forward with launch plans: Dwell Optimal, a... KEEP READING

Oyo to Lay Off 'Large Majority' of Furloughed U.S. EmployeesBy Donna M. Airoldi

Fast-growing Indian-based hotel company Oyo Rooms, which entered the U.S. market just over a year ago, is letting furloughed U.S. employees know that a... KEEP READING

STR, Tourism Economics: Full U.S. Hotel Demand Recovery Pushed to 2023By Donna M. Airoldi

Despite week-over-week occupancy improvements for the past two months, the demand for U.S. hotels is not expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels... KEEP READING

Apartment-Style Accommodation Provider Sonder Raises $170MBy Donna M. Airoldi

Despite the challenges Covid-19 has inflicted on the hospitality industry, apartment-style accommodations provider Sonder announced it had raised an... KEEP READING

Marriott Appoints King to Head Latin AmericaBy Donna M. Airoldi

Marriott International announced Thursday that Brian King will take over as president of the company's Caribbean and Latin America region effective... KEEP READING

Hotel Market Volatility Will Demand Sourcing CreativityBy HotelConnex VP of business development and client solutions David Marcus

With the traditional kickoff to the hotel request-for-proposals season just a few months away, the clock is ticking for travel buyers to decide how to... KEEP READING

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