Airbnb Launches Enhanced Cleaning Protocols, Waiting Periods Between RentalsBy Donna M. AiroldiFollowing in the footsteps of major hotel companies, Airbnb has launched a new program, dubbed the Enhanced Cleaning Initiative, which aims to provide... KEEP READING
STR: Q1 and Weekly U.S. Hotel Metrics Continue Downward TrajectoryBy Donna M. AiroldiThe coronavirus outbreak continues to spell negative results for the U.S. hotel industry. First-quarter reports were down for all three key performance... KEEP READING
Duetto: U.S. Hotel Booking Rate Decline Eases in Late Summer, For NowBy Donna M. AiroldiNew U.S. hotel bookings for the second quarter of 2020 are down significantly year over year but begin to lift the latter half of the third quarter,... KEEP READING
Accor Q1 RevPAR, Revenue DownBy Donna M. AiroldiAccor's first-quarter 2020 revenue per available room fell 25.4 percent year over year on a like-for-like basis, according to the company, which... KEEP READING
Oyo Rooms in India Cuts Employee Salaries Through July, Offers LeaveBy Donna M. AiroldiTwo weeks after it placed employees in the U.S. and around the globe on furlough but stated it would not do so for employees in India during the... KEEP READING
Hyatt Preliminary Q1 Results Show March RevPAR Drop of 67 PercentBy Donna M. AiroldiMirroring Marriott International's and Hilton Worldwide's preliminary first-quarter results, Hyatt Hotels Corp. expects systemwide March revenue per... KEEP READING
Marriott Launches Cleanliness Council, Hotel Cos. Update Sanitization ProtocolsBy Donna M. AiroldiThe coronavirus outbreak has brought hotel cleanliness to a new, heightened level of attention, and hotel companies are responding with enhanced... KEEP READING
STR: March U.S. Hotel Occupancy, RevPAR Nosedive As ExpectedBy Donna M. AiroldiAs anticipated based on the month's weekly reports, U.S. hotel performance took a sharp year-over-year dive in March, the first month that state and... KEEP READING
Apartment-Style Rental Co. Stay Alfred Suspends OperationsBy Donna M. AiroldiStay Alfred, an early entrant into the short-term, apartment-style rental arena, has suspended operations.... KEEP READING
Hotel Cos. Ease Loyalty Program Status, Point Expiration PoliciesBy Donna M. AiroldiMuch as hotel companies have implemented extended cancellation and change policies in response to the coronavirus outbreak, many also have altered their... KEEP READING
CBRE: 2020 U.S. Hotel RevPAR Decline, Occupancy Worst Since 1930sBy Donna M. AiroldiCBRE Hotels Research now expects 2020 U.S. industrywide hotel revenue per available room to decline 46 percent year over year, with a second-quarter... KEEP READING
Hilton Preliminary Q1 Results Show March RevPAR Down at Least 56 PercentBy Donna M. AiroldiHilton Worldwide currently estimates its systemwide first-quarter comparable revenue per available room to have declined between 22 percent and 24... KEEP READING
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