Lodging

MeetingsBooker.com Adds Ability for Hotels to Sell Rooms as WorkspacesBy Donna M. Airoldi

With hotel occupancies at or near record lows because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and government-imposed travel restrictions, properties are... KEEP READING

STR: Another New Record for U.S. Hotel Weekly RevPAR DeclineBy Donna M. Airoldi

The three key U.S. hotel performance indicators for the week ending April 11 dropped at even steeper year-over-year rates than in recent weeks,... KEEP READING

Airbnb Raises Another $1B, One Week After Last RoundBy Donna M. Airoldi

Just one week after raising $1 billion in debt and equity securities, Airbnb secured another $1 billion on Tuesday in a term loan from institutional... KEEP READING

Study: Friendly Service, Management Top Factors In Good Online Hotel ReviewsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Service, service friendliness and management are the categories most likely to improve a hotel's online guest review performance, according to hotel... KEEP READING

As RevPAR Plummets, Marriott Anticipates More Hotel ClosuresBy Donna M. Airoldi

Marriott International expects March worldwide revenue per available room to have decreased 60 percent year over year due to the coronavirus outbreak,... KEEP READING

AHLA Lobbies Congress, Administration for Additional ReliefBy Donna M. Airoldi

Despite provisions for hotels in the CARES Act stimulus package, the American Hotel & Lodging Association this week sent letters to U.S. congressional... KEEP READING

Airbnb Bets on Extended-Stay GuestsBy Donna M. Airoldi

As part of its announcement earlier this week that it had raised an additional $1 billion, Airbnb noted a new focus on the long-term guest. That's... KEEP READING

Oyo to Furlough Employees in U.S., Elsewhere Outside IndiaBy Donna M. Airoldi

India-based hotel company Oyo Rooms announced Wednesday that because of a drop in revenue of up to 60 percent due to the coronavirus pandemic, the... KEEP READING

Oakwood To Focus Exclusively on Branded Hospitality ServicesBy Donna M. Airoldi

Serviced-apartment provider Oakwood this month began to transition out of its global solutions business by entering into a strategic partnership with... KEEP READING

Apartment-Style Lodging Provider SoBeNY Bullish on ExpansionBy Donna M. Airoldi

Apartment-style accommodation provider SoBeNY, which focuses on the business travel market, intends to move forward with expansion plans despite the... KEEP READING

STR: Another Record Drop for U.S. Weekly RevPARBy Donna M. Airoldi

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout the U.S., the country's hotel demand remains in a freefall, with massive declines in the... KEEP READING

Airbnb Raises Additional $1 BillionBy Donna M. Airoldi

Airbnb announced that Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners will invest $1 billion in the company in a combination of debt and equity securities. ... KEEP READING

Hotels Continue Easing Cancellation PoliciesBy Donna M. Airoldi

With the Covid-19 outbreak still growing, hotel companies continue to extend the dates for their relaxed cancellation and change policies. ... KEEP READING

Hilton, Amex to Offer U.S. Hotel Rooms Free to Medical ProfessionalsBy Dawit Habtemariam

Hilton and American Express have partnered to donate up to 1 million hotel rooms in the U.S. to support medical professionals in the fight against the... KEEP READING

Hotel Review Platform TrustYou Introduces Travel Health IndexBy Donna M. Airoldi

Hotel review solution TrustYou has launched its Travel Health Index in order to benchmark hotel review activity by country during the Covid-19 crisis.... KEEP READING

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