U.S. Franchise Systems, parent company of the extended stay Hawthorn Suites and economy Microtel Inns & Suites brands, has reorganized its national sales force by moving the department in-house in hopes...

Two U.S. senators reintroduced a Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights "to ensure that travelers are not unnecessarily trapped on airplanes for excessive periods of time or deprived of food, water or...

The Association of Corporate Travel Executives today announced a partnership with ETABid, an electronic-request-for-proposals tool provider, through which members can get up to 15 percent discounts off...

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 country's lockdown, India-based Oyo Rooms confirmed it...

Average daily rate for the U.S. lodging industry dropped 9.6 percent year over year to $99.42 in March as occupancy fell 11.6 percent to 55.2 percent and revenue per available room declined 20 percent...

Frequent international business travelers know well the often-tedious process of applying for visas and waiting in immigration processing lines, but while many companies accept these delays as...

The U.S. hotel industry in August posted a year-over-year average daily rate increase of 2.8 percent to $107 , according to Smith Travel Research. Compared to last year, revenue per available room...

The combination of virtual payment cards and mobile wallets gained further ground with the launch of a new service from Mastercard and digital card platform Extend. 

HRG is rolling out a "fully integrated" ground transportation service in association with Groundscope . Connected via global distribution systems, the service includes provisions for preferred...

Continental Airlines posted a first-quarter net loss of $136 million versus a net loss of $82 million a year earlier. The average passenger fare declined 5.4 percent to $209.94."We continue to see...