The Blackstone Group is set to acquire Hilton Hotels Corp. after the hotel's board of directors last week approved a $26 billion offer from the equity giant. Industry analysts said the deal likely...

President Barack Obama today broadly outlined his administration's 2010 budget plan, which proposes to increase passenger fees for airport security, heavily invest in high-speed rail programs, increase...

United Airlines will cut domestic capacity by 2 percent to 3 percent in fiscal year 2007 and shift more capacity to international flights, the airline announced Thursday.

Hotels Up The Reward Ante By Bruce Serlen Its competitors may argue otherwise, but when Hilton Hotels Corp. expanded its frequent guest program last month, it was a warning sign that other major

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Sweetwood Now Bass Prez Bass Hotels & Resorts has promoted John Sweetwood to president of its Americas division, effective immediately. Sweetwood, who had been in charge of Bass' midprice

The Ritz-Carlton Central Park last month completed 16 expanded suites, while the boutique Roger Hotel, formerly known as the Roger Williams, in March unveiled a top-to-bottom renovation that included a...

Three low-cost carriers are seeking to descend on San Francisco International Airport as soon as this year, altering the competitive landscape on several citypairs. JetBlue Airways in May is scheduled...

Worldspan president and CEO Paul Blackney will leave the company if the proposed deal to sell it goes through.

American Express, MasterCard International and Visa U.S.A., through separate initiatives forged in the past month, continue to broaden the number of properties from which they send transactional hotel...