Meeting Buyers Show Caution, Optimism For 2001 By Chris Davis Reflecting concerns over a possible domestic economic slowdown in the face of a spate of lackluster corporate earnings reports of late,

Chicago Construction Focuses On Mtg. Accommodations By Mike Salinas The recent completion of the five-year renovation of McCormick Place has given Chicago a new flexibility that

Continental-Northwest Fuels Regional Corp. Business By Frank RosciMinneapolis - Local officials expect the alliance signed between Continental and Northwest to significantly boost air

Phoenix - With an impending $780 million deal to acquire the Renaissance Hotel group, Doubletree Corp. is on the verge of major-league status. The purchase, expected to close this summer, would make

NY Rate Prediction: Rooms To Remain Very Expensive By Robert Selwitz Big Apple-bound business executives hoping for lowered rates or easier access to New York City hotels have

FONT SIZE="+3" Boom Year: Maneuvering In A Seller's Market By Randall Smith Last year was the most successful and profitable year in the history of the U.S. lodging industry, according to Smith

JFK Initiates Construction Of International Terminal By Frank RosciWhen New York JFK's Terminal 4 opens in the fall of 2001, the international facility will be among the nation's most

Ancillary Fees At Issue In 2001 By Chris Davis Corporate meeting buyers should expect increases in their spending in 2001 based not only on an expected room rate increase between 3 percent and 8

Now that the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued final rules governing global distribution systems ( BTNonline , Jan. 5) , Orbitz has decided it will not actively pursue a role as a booking...

Devising tactics to combat the escalating hotel occupancy crunch in key business cities, some corporations have opted to buy year-long blocks of rooms. Many hotels also have added a twist to the pure