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Hilton Q3 RevPAR Falls Short of ExpectationsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Hilton systemwide comparable revenue per available room grew 0.4 percent year over year in the third quarter, lower than the anticipated 1 to 2 percent... KEEP READING

Avis Germany Partners with Serviced-Apartments ProviderBy Donna M. Airoldi

Rental car company Avis Germany and Frankfurt-based Acomodeo, which offers serviced apartments that are booked online, have partnered to offer exclusive... KEEP READING

InterContinental Hotels Group Reports Negative Q3 ResultsBy Donna M. Airoldi

InterContinental Hotels Group revenue per available room declined 0.8 percent year over year in the third quarter in constant U.S. dollars. Average... KEEP READING

U.S. Hotel Industry's Growth Streak Faltered in SeptemberBy Donna M. Airoldi

September occupancy for U.S. hotels declined 0.9 percent year over year to 67.4 percent, according to STR, while revenue per available room dropped 0.3... KEEP READING

Accor Reports Positive Q3 Revenue & RevPARBy Donna M. Airoldi

Accor's group revenue rose 4.1 percent on a like-for-like basis year over year in the third quarter to 1.05 billion euros. Consolidated revenue per... KEEP READING

Accor Co-Working Brand Wojo Will Expand Beyond FranceBy Donna M. Airoldi

While WeWork faces stumbling blocks, Accor is doubling down on its partnership in co-working brand Wojo, which will expand beyond France by opening a... KEEP READING

Generator Purchases Freehand Hotels for $400 MillionBy Donna M. Airoldi

London-based Generator, a hospitality company that launched in 2011 with design-centric hostels, has purchased the New York-based Freehand Hotels and... KEEP READING

Strategic Partners Win Out as Hotel Buyers Gain PowerBy Donna M. Airoldi

The hotel industry is in a holding pattern. The headwinds it faces are uncertainty in the marketplace, talk of the current economic expansion ending,... KEEP READING

Fairmont Is Buyers' New Top Pick in LuxuryBy Donna M. Airoldi

Competition was tight for the luxury category once again. After several years at No. 1, Marriott International's Ritz-Carlton brand fell to the second... KEEP READING

Westin Tops Upper-Upscale for Second Year & Cambria Makes Impressive DebutBy Donna M. Airoldi

A bit of a shake-up occurred in the BTN Hotel Survey upscale categories this year, as fewer upper-upscale brands qualified for the survey, based on... KEEP READING

Midscale Hotel Segment Takes Cues from UpscaleBy Donna M. Airoldi

As new hotel brands have crowded the market over the past few years, traditional brands have associated themselves more closely with their parent... KEEP READING

Extended Stay Gains SteamBy Chris Davis

Amid a year of mixed business demand and financial performance indicators for the extended-stay segment, travel buyers generally rated extended-stay... KEEP READING

Tripbam's New Functionality, Plus an Upcoming Feature

Tripbam founder and CEO Steve Reynolds shared with BTN editor-in-chief Elizabeth West insights into his product's recently released... KEEP READING

RoomIt by CWT Will Expand Hotel Offerings Via Four PartnersBy Donna M. Airoldi

RoomIt by CWT, the global hotel distribution division of travel management company CWT, will distribute content for booking from SiteMinder, Vertical... KEEP READING

Kempinski Group Will Grow Global FootprintBy Donna M. Airoldi

Just three months after the Kempinski Group's new CEO took over, the company plans to grow from operating 79 hotels today to more than 100 by 2021.... KEEP READING

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