Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Ritz-Carlton have battled back and forth for years to be buyers' top deluxe brand, and this year they share the U.S. Hotel Chain Survey crown.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Ritz-Carlton have battled back and forth for years to be buyers' top deluxe brand, and this year they share the U.S. Hotel Chain Survey crown.

Buyer frustration over the availability of lower-than-negotiated hotel rates on various Internet sites has escalated during the past two months as buyers get ready for the bid season that will determine...

Health Net, a national managed care company, has used all of the latest techniques to surgically remove nearly one-fifth of its hotel spending. The midmarket firm took advantage of trading down, rate...

Meetings management technology firm SignUp4 announced the acquisition of Worktopia, a company that several years ago grew to prominence with a tool enabling buyers to book hotel meeting space online.

Last room availability has resurfaced as a point of contention in this year's hotel negotiations, as midweek room demand in key markets begins approaching 2000 levels.

OnAir, a joint venture between Airbus and SITA that provides inflight connectivity services, last month said it received European Aviation Safety Authority certification to operate its "airborne GSM...

Amadeus multinational customer group global vice president Gillian Gibson left the company in July, a spokeswoman confirmed , adding that Gibson is returning to business school after eight years with...

ATA Airlines last night filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and this morning discontinued all of its operations. ATA said an "unexpected cancellation" of a military charter contract,...

If it cannot resolve its dispute with American Airlines, Orbitz for Business "will employ an offline solution" to book the carrier bit.ly/if9u8D using "a dedicated 800 number staffed with...