Lodging

AHLA Introduces 'Safe Stay' Hotel Cleaning and Safety StandardsBy Donna M. Airoldi

The American Hotel & Lodging Association on Monday released new industrywide health and safety protocols in response to the coronavirus pandemic. ... KEEP READING

GBTA's Hotel Rate Freeze Advice Ignites ControversyBy Donna M. Airoldi

The Global Business Travel Association is endorsing a postponement of the 2020 hotel request-for-proposals process until 2021 because of the coronavirus... KEEP READING

Best Western Introduces Enhanced Cleaning ProtocolsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Best Western Hotels & Resorts previously rolled out enhanced cleaning protocols and breakfast standards in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but on... KEEP READING

STR: U.S. Hotel Occupancy Declines Appear to Be Leveling OffBy Donna M. Airoldi

The most recent weekly report for the three key performance indicators for the U.S. hotel industry remains negative, according to STR, but the level of... KEEP READING

Hyatt's New Cleanliness Plan to Include Accreditation Process, Hygiene ManagersBy Donna M. Airoldi

Following in the footsteps of its industry competitors Hilton and Marriott, Hyatt Hotels Corp. on Wednesday announced a new sanitization and safety... KEEP READING

Kalibri Labs: U.S. Hotel Demand Down 43 Percent in March, Group and GDS Booking Shares DeclineBy Donna M. Airoldi

Total U.S. hotel bookings in March declined 43 percent year over year, according to Kalibri Labs. The share of hotel bookings made in March via group... KEEP READING

Airbnb, RXR Realty Rockefeller Center Deal Called OffBy Donna M. Airoldi

One year after Airbnb and RXR Realty announced a partnership to develop 200 units on 10 floors at 75 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan into luxury... KEEP READING

Apartment-Style Rental Startup Frontdesk Secures $6.8M in Series A FundingBy Donna M. Airoldi

Short-term apartment-style accommodation company Frontdesk has secured $6.8 million in Series A funding, which is a combination of debt and equity, the... KEEP READING

Hilton Unveils New Cleaning Program, PartnershipsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Amid new cleaning protocols recently announced by Airbnb and other hotel companies, Hilton Worldwide on Monday announced a collaboration with Reckitt... KEEP READING

Airbnb Launches Enhanced Cleaning Protocols, Waiting Periods Between RentalsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Following 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. Airoldi

The 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. Airoldi

New 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. Airoldi

Accor'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. Airoldi

Two 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. Airoldi

Mirroring Marriott International's and Hilton Worldwide's preliminary first-quarter results, Hyatt Hotels Corp. expects systemwide March revenue per... KEEP READING

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