Amex GBT, Cvent Add Dozens of CSR Questions for Hotel RFPs
American Express Global Business Travel and meetings management and transient sourcing provider Cvent have partnered to create and launch a… Read More »
CDC says travelers should avoid Puerto Rico, Switzerland, other destinations due to COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added two U.S. territories to its list of destinations with “very high”… Read More »
Bizzabo, Brightcove Partner for Mtgs. Video
Event tech firm Bizzabo will offer integrated access to video technology firm Brightcove’s platform for in-person, hybrid and virtual meetings,… Read More »
Midas Touches Up Brand with New Site
U.K.-based Midas Travel has launched a new website as part of a rebranding initiative. Debuting today, the new site, midas-travel.com,… Read More »
Hyatt Enables Free Gopuff Delivery at 13 Properties
Hyatt Hotels Corp. through Feb. 28, 2022, is offering guests at 13 U.S. Hyatt Place properties free delivery of toiletries,… Read More »
Serviced Apartments Platform AG Acquires Acomodeo
Switzerland-based Serviced Apartments Platform AG, which first invested in the German start-up Acomodeo in 2020, has fully acquired the serviced-apartment… Read More »
Travel industry leaders are coordinating efforts to create digital passports
The travel industry is working on a plan to ensure that the coronavirus vaccine is a rapid revival of domestic… Read More »
Hilton’s Hughes on Biz Travel Growth, Maintaining Buyer Relationships
Hilton Hotels Corp.’s president of the Americas Danny Hughes spoke with BTN’s senior editor Donna M. Airoldi in mid-August about… Read More »
Microsoft Invests $5M in Oyo
After rumors flourished in late July about Microsoft investing in Oyo Rooms prior to the budget hotel start-up’s anticipated IPO,… Read More »
IHG Launches New Luxury Collection Brand
IHG Hotels & Resorts unveiled its newest brand on Tuesday, the 17th one in its portfolio. Dubbed the Vignette Collection,… Read More »
Disney World now requires all employees to be fully vaccinated
Florida’s Walt Disney World will now require union employees as well as non-union and salaried workers to be fully vaccinated… Read More »
Delta Air Lines inks transformative deal with Travelport
Delta Air Lines inks a global distribution agreement with Travelport, designed to enhance value-generation for the entire travel retail ecosystem… Read More »
Alphabet’s Waymo launches autonomous taxi service test in San Francisco
Waymo, the autonomous driving tech company owned by Alphabet, says it is testing out its Waymo One autonomous taxi service in San Francisco… Read More »
Upside Goes Down
Upside Business Travel will wind down operations before officially closing next month, the company announced. Launched in 2016 by Priceline… Read More »
Upside Business Travel goes down
Upside Business Travel will wind down operations before officially closing next month, the company announced. Launched in 2016 by Priceline… Read More »
Best Western CEO Assesses Permanence of Pandemic Changes
Best Western Hotel Group CEO David Kong spoke with BTN senior editor Donna M. Airoldi at the Americas Lodging Investment… Read More »
Marriott Expands Connect with Confidence Program to Caribbean, Latin America
Marriott International has expanded its Connect with Confidence meetings program beyond the United States and Canada and into the Caribbean… Read More »
Spain is launching a digital nomad visa
If you fancy getting away from your desk and jetting off to work somewhere far from home, then Spain might… Read More »
Kalibri Labs Predicts Lodging Recovery Slowdown for Rest of 2021
Citing sluggish group and business demand, weakening leisure demand and the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant, Kalibri Labs now… Read More »
STR: July U.S. Hotel ADR, RevPAR Exceed 2019 Levels
In absolute numbers, July 2021 average daily rate and revenue per available room for U.S. hotels exceeded July 2019 levels,… Read More »
Amex GBT Earns Patents for Booking, Chat Tech
American Express Global Business Travel has been awarded two new U.S. patents for technology designed for use by corporate travelers… Read More »
Report: Q2 U.S. Extended-Stay Demand at Record High
Second-quarter demand for U.S. extended-stay room nights reached record levels not only for the category as a whole but also… Read More »
Hyatt to Acquire Apple Leisure Group, Double Resort Footprint
Hyatt Hotels Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire Apple Leisure Group for $2.7 billion in cash, the company… Read More »
Milan Bergamo Airport promotes Lombardy Region
Lombardy Region and SACBO, managing company of Milan Bergamo, signed an agreement to develop the tourist attractiveness of the region… Read More »
Intrado Acquires Hubb
Digital event solution provider Intrado Digital Media has acquired hybrid event management company Hubb, the companies announced Friday. The deal… Read More »
GSA Hikes FY22 Federal Per Diem Rate, Holds Lodging Allowance Steady
The U.S. General Services Administration’s standard per diem for fiscal year 2022 will be $155, up $4 from last year’s… Read More »