WTTC Introduces Hotel Sustainability Criteria
The World Travel & Tourism Council during its summit in Manila last week introduced Hotel Sustainability Basics, a set of… Read More »
T&E Spending in Amex Network Nears Pre-Pandemic Levels
Spending volume on American Express commercial cards grew to $136 billion in the first quarter, above 2019 levels, as large… Read More »
Choice Hotels Names Brumagim ESG VP
Choice Hotels International on Wednesday named company exec Megan Brumagim its environmental, social and governance VP. Brumagim joined Choice in… Read More »
STR: U.S. Hotel Industry Recovery Marches On
U.S. hotel industry metrics showed momentum with March spring break travel after January’s omicron setback. Overall U.S. hotel occupancy for… Read More »
Philadelphia Lifts Indoor Mask Mandate
Philadelphia health officials have lifted the reinstated indoor mask mandate that went into effect earlier this week. “Due to a… Read More »
Egencia Launches APIs for Data Integration
Egencia has developed a new suite of APIs designed to make it easier for companies to share travel and expense… Read More »
Groupize Introduces Automated Assistant ‘Gia’
Meetings platform Groupize on Tuesday launched the automated Groupize Interactive Advisor—’Gia’, for short. Gia provides a self-driven onboarding platform and… Read More »
Sonder Focuses 2022 Expansion on U.K., Ireland
Accommodation provider Sonder Holdings will add four London hotels to its portfolio in 2022, the company announced Wednesday, and also… Read More »
AHLA: U.S. Hotels’ Corp. Travel Revenue on Rise, Short of ‘1
U.S. hotels’ 2022 business travel revenue is on track to recover to about 23 percent below 2019 levels, according to… Read More »
BTP Automation Adds Chief Revenue Officer
Hotel sourcing technology platform Business Travel Performance Automation in recent weeks hired travel management and technology veteran Annette Cumming as… Read More »
Benchmark Pyramid Acquires Provenance Hotels
Hotel management company Benchmark Pyramid has acquired Portland, Ore.-based hotel company Provenance Hotels, the company announced this week, increasing its… Read More »
Cvent Attendee Hub to Replace CrowdCompass
Cvent will sunset the CrowdCompass mobile event app at the end of 2022 in favor of Attendee Hub, which the… Read More »
STR: Q1 U.S. Hotel Construction Dips, Planning Up
While the total U.S. hotels under construction and in the final planning stages at the end of March 2022 were… Read More »
Hilton to Open 10 Lifestyle Properties by 2025
Hilton Worldwide has signed to add 10 new properties of lifestyle brands Canopy, Tempo and Motto in the U.S., Latin… Read More »
India-Based T&E Startup Itilite Scores $29M in Funding
Bengaluru-based travel and expense management platform Itilite has raised $29 million in its latest fundraising round, which the company plans… Read More »
Cvent Embraces Marketplace Concept
Cvent CEO Reggie Aggarwal during the company’s Connect 2022 event in Las Vegas this week announced the company’s new marketplace… Read More »
Brex Launches New Spend Mgmt. Tool with Software Platform
Financial services and technology company Brex has unveiled a new software platform, Brex Empower, that will launch with a new… Read More »
IHG Rolls Out New Loyalty Program
IHG Hotels & Resorts on Wednesday implemented its updated loyalty program, IHG One Rewards, details of which it teased in… Read More »
Kurt Alexander to Take President Role at Omni
Omni Hotels and Resorts has named Kurt Alexander to serve as the company’s president. Alexander joined the company in 2014… Read More »
Philadelphia Masks Up Again
In a fight to reduce a recent rise in Covid-19 cases in the city, Philadelphia health officials yesterday announced the… Read More »
TravelX Builds Protocols for NFT-Based Air Tickets
Blockchain-based distribution provider TravelX this week is putting up for sale what it’s calling the “world’s first non-fungible token flight… Read More »
Uber to Add Flights, Rail, Car Rental Bookings to App in U.K.
Uber plans to add bookings for intercity trains, buses and car rentals to its app in the United Kingdom as… Read More »