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HRS Offering Hotel Rooms as Daytime OfficesBy Donna M. Airoldi

After 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. Airoldi

The 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. Airoldi

Choice 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. Airoldi

The 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. Airoldi

The 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. Airoldi

About 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

Accor Introduces New Cleanliness Program, Label for Compliant HotelsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Accor has launched an enhanced hotel cleanliness program, developed with and vetted by testing, inspections and certification firm Bureau Veritas.... KEEP READING

InterContinental Hotels Expands Its Cleanliness ProgramBy Donna M. Airoldi

InterContinental Hotels Group has expanded its cleanliness program and on June 1 will launch an enhanced effort, the company announced Monday. ... KEEP READING

STR, Tourism Economics Further Downgrade U.S. Hotel ForecastBy Donna M. Airoldi

Revenue per available room for the U.S. hotel industry in 2020 is projected to decline 57.5 percent year over year, then increase 48 percent in 2021,... KEEP READING

Extended Stay America Announces Health and Safety InitiativeBy Donna M. Airoldi

Similar to other major hotel companies, Extended Stay America has introduced a health and safety initiative, dubbed "Stay Confident."... KEEP READING

Red Lion Hotels CFO Departs Position After Two MonthsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Red Lion Hotels Corp. CFO Nate Troup is leaving the company, Red Lion announced. His last day will be May 29, after which he will join tech firm Twilio... KEEP READING

Zeus Living Lays Off 50 Percent of Remaining StaffBy Donna M. Airoldi

Less than two months after it laid off 30 percent of its employees, apartment-style accommodation provider Zeus Living, which focuses on corporate... KEEP READING

Report: Extended-Stay Tier in Q1 Not as Hard-Hit as Other U.S. HotelsBy Donna M. Airoldi

First-quarter U.S. extended-stay hotel demand declined 7.1 percent year over year to 29.2 million room nights, the largest such quarterly drop ever... KEEP READING

STR: U.S. Weekly Hotel Rooms Sold Top 10 Million, Most Since MarchBy Donna M. Airoldi

Demand for U.S. hotels increased for the fourth week in a row, according to STR, with absolute occupancy for the week ending May 9 at 30.1 percent, up... KEEP READING

Hyatt to Lay Off 1,300 Corporate EmployeesBy Donna M. Airoldi

Hyatt Hotels Corp. is restructuring its global organization and laying off 1,300 corporate employees in the wake of the historic drop in travel demand... KEEP READING

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