STR: October U.S. Hotel Rates Rise as Corp. Demand Up
Average U.S. hotel daily rates and revenue per available room were up again in October—month over month and over 2019—according… Read More »
Blueground Agrees to Acquire Brazil-Based Tabas
Furnished apartment rental provider Blueground has agreed to acquire Brazilian real-estate startup Tabas, the companies announced Thursday. The deal, Blueground’s… Read More »
Vendry Uses Venture Investment on New Platform
Event-management startup The Vendry will launch its new venue and vendor sourcing platform The Vendry Pro on Nov. 30, the… Read More »
Amadeus Signs Agreements with Fareportal, Simplenight and HotelPlanner
Amadeus on Tuesday announced new distribution agreements with both Fareportal and commerce platform Simplenight as well as a new technology… Read More »
Marriott Will Open 30 More Hotels in Greater China in 2023
Marriott International will add 30 hotels in Greater China by the end of 2023, the company announced Tuesday. The regional… Read More »
Amadeus to Launch Wholly Owned Payments Business in 2023
Amadeus next year plans to launch a new payments-focused business, with a prepaid virtual card on tap to be its… Read More »
Accelya Names Gilliland CEO
Travel technology supplier Accelya has named former Sabre CEO Sam Gilliland as its new CEO, as current CEO Jim Davidson… Read More »
ATPCO Sets Course to Dynamic Air Offers
When Alex Zoghlin took the reins of ATPCO as CEO in January 2021, he set a goal of simplifying processesat… Read More »
Sonder: Corporate Travel Upside Still on P&L Horizon
Sonder continues to focus on its corporate travel potential but is falling short on pipeline development due to supply chain… Read More »
Analyzing More Hot Topics in Payment
With both regulatory and consumer-focused changes on the horizon in the payments industry, BTN sought opinions from four senior executives… Read More »
Marriott Launches Apartment-Style Brand
Marriott International will launch a new extended-stay brand with residential-style accommodations in the U.S. and Canada, the company announced Wednesday…. Read More »
Hubli Adds Diversity Module to Booking Platform
Event booking platform Hubli has added a diversity module to its Where to Meet booking platform, the company announced Tuesday…. Read More »
Analyzing Hot Topics in Payment
With both regulatory and consumer-focused changes on the horizon in the payments industry, BTN sought opinions from four senior executives… Read More »
Uber Adds AirPlus as Payment Option
Uber now is accepting AirPlus Company Accounts as a form of payment, the company announced. AirPlus is integrating with Uber… Read More »
Travelport Joins Travalyst Sustainability Coalition
Travelport has joined the Travalyst sustainable travel coalition, with plans to implement the organization’s methodology for reporting travel emissions. Founded… Read More »
Choice: Q3 Corp. Travel, Midweek Occupancy Up
Choice Hotels International’s third-quarter business travel demand again improved and now is approaching its traditional pre-pandemic share of the hotel… Read More »
U.S. Extended Stay Q3 Occupancy Dips as Rates Rise
Third-quarter demand and revenue per available room reached record highs for the U.S. extended-stay hotel sector, while occupancy fell for… Read More »
Amadeus: Q3 Revenue Per Booking Up
Amadeus’ booking recovery rate dipped slightly in the third quarter compared with the previous quarter, although revenue recovery continued an… Read More »
GSA Readies Bidding Process for Consolidated ETS
The U.S. General Services Administration next year will submit a final request for proposals for the next generation of its… Read More »
Hyatt: Sept. Corp. Travel Momentum ‘Encouraging’
Business travel revenue “significantly improved” at Hyatt Hotels Corp.’s full-service properties, the company announced Thursday during its third-quarter earnings call,… Read More »
Clarity, World Travel Pulling Together New TMC ‘Community’
Travel management companies World Travel and Clarity Business Travel in October announced that they had created a new joint venture… Read More »
BTP, Thrust Carbon Partner on Hotel Sustainability Index
Hotel sourcing solution Business Travel Performance Automation has launched a technology platform in partnership with sustainability tech firm Thrust Carbon,… Read More »