Marriott Plans 30 Hotels in Africa
Marriott International will extend its operations in Africa with more than 30 new hotels by the end of 2024, the… Read More »
Marriott: Q3 Large-Account Corp. Demand Recovery Moderates
Business travel demand from small and midsize accounts has fully recovered to 2019 levels, Marriott International executives said Thursday during… Read More »
Sabre Reports Air Bookings Recovery Throughout Q3
Sabre reported its best quarter of recovery since the Covid-19 pandemic began, with net air bookings nearing 60 percent of… Read More »
BCD Inks New Long-Term Agreement with Sabre
BCD Travel has signed an expanded technology agreement with Sabre Corp. that will deepen technology development collaboration between the companies… Read More »
FCM Creates Buyer Relationship, Tech Strategy Roles
FCM has appointed executives to two new positions within the travel management company, one focusing on buyer relationships and the… Read More »
Q3 U.S. Hotel Pipeline Grows, Dallas Leads
The total number of projects in the U.S. hotel development pipeline at the end of the third quarter was up… Read More »
Best Western Launches Midscale Ext.-Stay Brand
Best Western is launching a new extended-stay option, Home by BWH, the company this weekend announced during its annual convention… Read More »
Loews Hotels Names Alex Tisch CEO
Loews Hotels & Co. will promote Alex Tisch to president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2023, the company announced Monday…. Read More »
STR: September U.S. Hotel Rates Rise Again
Average September U.S. hotel daily rates and revenue per available room were up last month from 2019 and from August,… Read More »
HQ, Bolt Business Partner in Europe
Corporate mobility platform HQ and the corporate division of ride-hailing app Bolt have partnered with the aim of offering ride-hailing… Read More »
Charter Bus Booking Platform CharterUp Raises $60M
Corporate charted bus marketplace CharterUp has raised $60 million in funding, which it said it will use to grow its… Read More »
Payment/Expense Platform Center Adds $15M in Funding
Corporate card and expense platform provider Center has raised $15 million in its latest funding round, bringing its total funding… Read More »
Hilton: Q3 Corp. Transient RevPAR Reaches ’19 Level
Hilton Hotels Corp.’s third-quarter business transient revenue per available room exceeded 2019 levels for the first time since the pandemic,… Read More »
Wyndham: Q3 Occupancy Recovery Lags, RevPAR Rises
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the third quarter broke records for quarterly revenue per available room and pipeline growth, but… Read More »
Accor: Outside of Asia, Revenue at Pre-Pandemic Level
Accor in the third quarter posted record revenue per available room levels, which exceeded 2019 levels, the company announced… Read More »
Malaysia Airlines to Provide NDC Content Via Travelport Plus
Malaysia Airlines will distribute New Distribution Capability content via the Travelport Plus global distribution system, per a multi-year renewal agreement… Read More »
American Signs New GDS Agreements for Expanded ’23 NDC
American Airlines has signed new multi-year agreements with the three major global distribution systems—Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport—the airline announced Monday…. Read More »
El Barkouki Rejoins Dorchester as Global Sales Director
Luxury hotel operator Dorchester Collection has appointed Arabella El Barkouki as global director of sales, effective immediately, the company announced… Read More »
The Apartment Network to Add Funding from Parent Co.
Serviced apartment distribution provider The Apartment Network will secure additional funding from its parent company, private equity firm Ansor, as… Read More »
Amex: Q3 Large Client T&E Spending Nears ’19 Level
Continued strong demand from small and midsize clients helped push total third-quarter travel and entertainment spending on American Express cards… Read More »
IHG: Q3 Americas Corp. Travel Revenue Back to Pre-Covid Levels
IHG Hotels & Resorts’ third-quarter business travel revenue in the Americas region returned to 2019 levels, the company announced Friday… Read More »
Cvent Expanding Virtual Payment Features for Amex Users
American Express is adding more virtual payment capabilities to the Cvent Event Marketing & Management platform to provide new options… Read More »