New meetings business data show that new bookings are strong
Data from a new meetings business study found that while optimism remains high and new bookings are strong, concerns about… Read More »
Accor Group reports robust Q1 recovery and strong Asia-Pac momentum
Accor Group reported strong first-quarter systemwide rate growth attributed to the company “once again” seeing growing demand across all regions… Read More »
Majestic Elegance Costa Mujeres Receives EarthCheck Certification for Second Year
Majestic Elegance Costa Mujeres is once again being recognized for its sustainable practices. The resort has received the Silver Certificate… Read More »
Wyndham: Record Q1 U.S. RevPAR, Sturdy Corp. Demand
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ first-quarter domestic revenue per available room hit record levels with 4 percent growth year over year… Read More »
New Orleans Music Month Kicks Off in October
In partnership with local organizations, music festivals and business leaders, New Orleans & Company is announcing the first-ever monthlong celebration… Read More »
US Travel Association Predicts Summer Travel Boom and Plenty of Challenges
As summer 2023 rapidly approaches, the U.S. Travel Association is predicting a record-breaking season ahead, but one that’s likely to… Read More »
Beaches Resorts Expands Autism-Friendly Programming
Beaches Resorts is focused on truly being an all-inclusive family experience. The company offers many options for families with special… Read More »
IHG Celebrates Milestone avid hotels Opening
IHG Hotels & Resorts celebrated a new milestone this spring, opening its 60th avid hotels property with the debut of… Read More »
Hilton Boosts Full-Year Forecast After Solid First Quarter
Hilton Worldwide Holdings announced its first quarter 2023 results on Wednesday and raised its full-year adjusted profit forecast as the… Read More »
First 19 Development Projects Announced for Marriott’s Bridging the Gap Program
Marriott International has announced the first nineteen projects that have received funding under its “Bridging the Gap” program, which encourages… Read More »
Choice, Groups360 Partner on Mtg. Booking
Choice Hotels International has joined the ranks of hotel companies that will offer hospitality and meetings sourcing solution Groups360’s GroupSync… Read More »
Hilton: SME Demand Fuels Q1 Corp. Travel Recovery
Hilton Worldwide’s first-quarter business travel revenue again topped 2019 benchmarks while revenue per available room increased 30 percent year over… Read More »
Hubli Launches Internal Mtg. Space Booking Tool
Event booking platform Hubli has launched a service for booking internal meeting space called Office Connect, the company announced Tuesday…. Read More »
Collective Retreats Becomes First and Largest Global Outdoor Hospitality Brand To Earn B Corp Status
A growing number of travel industry companies and brands are taking action to increase their commitment to sustainability and operating… Read More »
New Margaritaville Resort Coming to Newport, Kentucky
Newport, Kentucky, located just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, will be getting an all-new $120 million Margaritaville Resort in… Read More »
Hubli Launches Internal Mtg. Space Booking Tool
Event booking platform Hubli has launched a service for booking internal meeting space called Office Connect, the company announced Tuesday…. Read More »
The Ascott to Expand in Asia-Pacific, Europe
Singapore-based lodging company The Ascott Limited will open 70 new properties across Asia-Pacific and Europe in 2023, the company announced… Read More »
New Margaritaville Resort Coming to Newport, Kentucky
Newport, Kentucky, located just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, will be getting an all-new $120 million Margaritaville Resort in… Read More »
Turkey’s tourism industry is struggling to recover from the devastating earthquakes
As the busy summer travel season approaches, Turkey’s tourism industry is struggling to recover from the devastating earthquakes that impacted… Read More »
ChatGPT and generative A.I. are changing the way we book travel
ChatGPT’s ability to focus on a specific, verifiable application in a particular business sector could establish it as a monetizable… Read More »
Preferred Hotels & Resorts Adds Nine New Member Properties This Spring
Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest independent hotel brand, added nine new properties to its portfolio this spring in… Read More »
Amex: No Slowdown in Q1 Corp. Travel Demand
First-quarter travel and entertainment spending by American Express corporate customers increased about 41 percent year over year to about $26… Read More »
IHG to Debut Vignette Collection in U.K.
InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a deal to debut its Vignette Collection in the United Kingdom upon the opening later… Read More »
Visit Florida Shares Sargassum Resources for Tourism Industry
Florida’s official tourism marketing corporation is providing sargassum-related resources for the travel industry ahead of the predicted massive influx of… Read More »
Bali Is Considering a Tourism Tax
On the heels of a string of incidents involving badly behaved tourists, Indonesia is floating the idea of imposing a… Read More »
Sabre to Sunset Hotel RFP Service
Travel technology provider Sabre in July will stop supporting its hotel request-for-proposals service, the company announced Thursday. Sabre will shutter… Read More »