ASTA Questions Need For Certified ARC Specialists By Joe Galloway In 1995 the carriers proposed that ARC initiate an agency certification program to reduce unreported sales,

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is the target of a class action lawsuit that claims the chain failed to disclose resort fees or misrepresented the fee as a tax through its Web site and its telephone...

More Availability Doesn't Necessarily Mean Better Deals By Chris Davis Meeting buyers are finding more availability at airport properties--but not necessarily better deals--as an increase in

Pierce Appointed Wingate Prez, CEO For Keith J. Pierce being named president and CEO of Wingate Inns International last month was a kind of homecoming. As Wingate's vice president of marketing from

Doubletree To Open Club Hotel At Bayside Center By Frank RosciA new 197-room Club Hotel by Doubletree, adjacent to the Bayside Expo and Conference Center in Boston, is under

Continental Airlines next month will begin revamping its BusinessFirst premium product in an effort to secure business traffic, a strategy not yet employed by other major carriers since Sept. 11.

Gelco Adds Outsourcing And Online Services By Lynn WoodsEden Prairie, Minn. - Enhancements to its ExpenseLink product--and new receipt management, auditing and data warehousing

Though some financial services companies are holding more meetings this year, spending restraints on many large incentive events will remain in place, even as the national economy improves, according to...

Market Mulls Buying Extended Stay In Blocks By Maria P. VallejoIf availability is king in the hospitality industry this year, then blocked rooms in extended stay properties may be the

Marriott Offers Fast Log-On By Bob Curley Marriott International last week became the latest hotelier to announce plans to provide guests with in-room, high-speed Internet access,