Hyatt Extends Cancellation Policy Through July 2021By Donna M. AiroldiHyatt Hotels Corp. has updated its cancellation policy and now will allow reservations booked directly through Hyatt for stays through July 31, 2021, to... KEEP READING
Oyo Hotels Launches 'Scrubbed Clean' Program in U.S.By Donna M. AiroldiJoining all the major hotel companies, Oyo Hotels has rolled out a new cleaning initiative for its more than 300 properties in the United States, the... KEEP READING
Hotel CEOs See Domestic Starts to Years-Long RecoveryBy Donna M. AiroldiThe global hotel industry over the next 12 to 24 months will look different, but in three years will recover and "it will look like it did three to four... KEEP READING
IHG Introduces Dynamic Reward NightsBy Donna M. AiroldiInterContinental Hotels Group's IHG Rewards Club has introduced dynamic pricing for reward nights at its hotels, the company announced. ... KEEP READING
Marriott Occupancy Level Cracks 20 Percent in U.S., 40 Percent in ChinaBy Donna M. AiroldiDuring the past five weeks, Marriott International's U.S. occupancy level incrementally has ticked up a percentage point and a half per week, and has... KEEP READING
CWT Expands Hotel-Sourcing Integration With ConcurBy Donna M. AiroldiCWT clients using Concur Travel now can source all their hotel content through Roomit by CWT, the travel management company's hotel distribution... KEEP READING
PwC 2020 U.S. Hotel Forecast Revised Sharply DownBy Donna M. AiroldiNoting that "never in the 29-year history of this publication has the industry been in a comparable situation," PricewaterhouseCoopers in its latest... KEEP READING
Marriott Extends Furloughs to October, Anticipates Further Staff ReductionsBy Donna M. AiroldiMarriott International on Wednesday announced that the furloughs and reduced work schedules announced in March and implemented in April because of the... KEEP READING
CBRE: U.S. Hotel Occupancy Won't Fully Recover Until Late 2022By Donna M. AiroldiAfter registering the steepest declines on record in 2020 during the pandemic, the U.S. lodging industry should turn around rapidly in 2021 and 2022,... KEEP READING
HRS Offering Hotel Rooms as Daytime OfficesBy Donna M. AiroldiAfter a successful April launch in Germany of an initiative providing corporations access to hotel rooms as day offices, HRS is expanding it globally.... KEEP READING
With Hotel Industry on 'Brink of Collapse,' AHLA Appeals to Congress for ReliefBy Donna M. AiroldiThe American Hotel & Lodging Association, claiming the hotel industry is on the "brink of collapse," on Wednesday called on the U.S. Congress to... KEEP READING
Choice Hotels Extends Loyalty Program BenefitsBy Donna M. AiroldiChoice Hotels is delaying further the expiration of loyalty points for all members in its Choice Privileges reward program from May 31 to Dec. 31, 2020,... KEEP READING
STR: 'Unprecedented Lows' in April U.S. Hotel PerformanceBy Donna M. AiroldiThe U.S. hotel industry reported "unprecedented lows" for the month of April, according to STR. Compared with April 2019, occupancy was down 63.9... KEEP READING
Report: Top 50 Hotel Brands Could Lose $14 Billion in Brand Value from Covid-19By Donna M. AiroldiThe hotel sector could lose up to 20 percent of cumulative brand value, equal to $14 billion, due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report... KEEP READING
AHLA: More Than Eight in 10 Hotels Have Laid Off or Furloughed StaffBy Donna M. AiroldiAbout 84 percent of hotel officials report their properties have laid off or furloughed workers due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new... KEEP READING
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