Among Asian Chains, Only Nikko Holds Position By Maria P. Vallejo Asia-based hotel companies continue to make their presence felt in the industry this year, but some chains lost

FlightTime.com Develops New Air Charter Models By David Jonas Filling the need for charter services in an increasingly high-priced and congested airline industry, FlightTime.com has expanded into

Hotels Add Unique Twists To Loyalty Mix By Bruce Serlen As the large multi-brand hotel chains continued to upgrade their frequent guest programs this fall, such smaller deluxe and upscale hotel

Amex: European Airfares Increase In Economic Tailspin By Amon Cohen The economic downturn may be softening prices in the United States but airfares continue to spiral out of control in Europe.

Mexico Rides Out A Widely Publicized Crime Wave By Suzanne Koudsi Even amidst disturbing reports of Mexico City's recent crime wave against Americans, the city is striving to

Worldspan and IBM this month announced they signed a $350 million, five-year agreement to extend cooperation on IBM's Transaction Processing Facility platform, which makes up the core technology for...

TechTalk Deal Lands EDS Account For GetThere, Sabre GDS Plano, Texas-based Electronic Data Systems agreed to move internal bookings to the Sabre GDS and the GetThere self-booking tool as part of an

Marriott International this month reported revenue per available room dropped more than 20 percent year over year in the third quarter of 2009, although CEO J.W. Marriott Jr. said the declines were less...

Oakwood Worldwide, the world's largest serviced apartment management firm, recently opened a complex of 107 apartments in midtown Tokyo, exemplifying an initiative to grow rapidly throughout the...

Online event registration provider Cvent recently expanded its toolset with meeting sourcing tools, a database of more than 75,000 venues and updated survey modules as part of a strategic meetings...