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 »
HotelPlanner.com To Go Public Via SPAC
HotelPlanner.com, which is the parent company of Meetings.com, will go public through a merger with online travel agency Reservations.com and… Read More »