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 »
Tracking Fare Differentials in American Airlines’ NDC Push
When American Airlines on April 3 removed some fares from EDIFACT-connected channels, key questions included which content would be available… 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 »
Air Canada Enables Kyte Connection to NDC Content
One day after announcing its expanded New Distribution Capability plans, set to launch June 14, Air Canada has partnered with… 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 »
STR: March U.S. Hotel Rates, Occupancy Rise
Average U.S. hotel revenue per available room and daily rates in March 2023 again dominated pre-pandemic benchmarks, while occupancy remained… Read More »
Air Canada to Levy Fee on EDIFACT Bookings in NDC Push
Air Canada on June 14 will start to add a per-ticket fee of US$20 to US$30 on bookings made through… Read More »
Egencia Revamps Ground Booking with GroundSpan Integration
American Express Global Business Travel has added ground transportation options via GroundSpan to the Egencia platform, the company announced. The… Read More »
Cvent Offering Bizly in Marketplace, Integrating Data
Meetings technology giant Cvent now is offering small and simple meeting specialist Bizly’s services in its App Marketplace and has… Read More »
STR: U.S. Hotel Pipeline Suggests Confidence in Corp. Travel
The growing presence of upper-upscale properties in the current U.S. hotel development pipeline suggests increasing developer confidence in business travel… Read More »
Hyatt to Launch Select-Service Upper-Midscale Brand
Hyatt Hotels Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a new select-service brand, Hyatt Studios, marking the hotel company’s entrance into the upper-midscale… Read More »