Buyers Look to Manage Traveler Expectations in New Hotel Terrain
In early July, Hilton Worldwide did away with automatic daily housekeeping at its non-luxury brands in the United States, and… Read More »
United’s Amadeus Renewal Includes NDC Content Distribution
United Airlines will begin distributing New Distribution Capability-enabled content globally through the Amadeus Travel Platform later this year per a… Read More »
Traxo, ZS Associates to Launch Data Analytics Tool
Booking capture specialist Traxo Inc. has joined with professional services provider ZS Associates, itself a Traxo client, to offer a… Read More »
Serko Unveils Trip-Budgeting Tool for Zeno
Serko has added to its Zeno booking and expense management platform a new trip-budgeting function designed to let travel managers… Read More »
Radisson Creates New Latin America, Caribbean Executive Role
Radisson Hotel Group Americas has appointed former Marriott International executive Paul Adan to the newly created role of managing director… Read More »
Oyo Raises $660M in Term Loan B Funding
India-based hotel company Oyo Rooms has raised $660 million from global institutional investors in term loan B funding, the company… Read More »
World Travel Inc. to Resell Booking Capture Service CapTrav
Booking capture specialist CapTrav will join World Travel Inc.’s third-party marketplace under a new reseller deal between the companies. Founded… Read More »
J.D. Power Survey: Hotel Guests Want Breakfast Back
One major change at many hotel brands since the pandemic started has been the removal or downsizing of breakfast. This… Read More »
Choice Tightens Cancellation Policies, Following Other Hotel Cos.
The days of eased cancellation policies for hotels and extensions for loyalty status are coming to an end. Choice Hotels… Read More »
Strong Demand for Meeting Space Could Trigger 2022 ‘Compression’
It hasn’t taken long after the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines for industry experts to start using the word “compression” when… Read More »
Shep Inks Data Integration Deal with Riskline
Browser extension-based travel messaging provider Shep now provides in-booking destination-specific Covid-19 data and guidance sourced from risk assessment specialist Riskline,… Read More »
Hilton Converts First Signia Property
Hilton Worldwide has renovated and converted the former Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek to become the first property in the upper-upscale… Read More »
Tripism’s Adam Kerr on Trying to Build a Better Travel Intranet
First piloted six years ago to serve as the corporate travel intranet for Microsoft, Tripism since has expanded into a travel… Read More »
Pension Fund Sues Extended Stay America Over $6B Sale
A Michigan pension fund shareholder of Extended Stay America has filed a lawsuit against the hotel company in connection with… Read More »
Kalibri: Weekly U.S. Hotel ADR Within 4 Percent of 2019 Level
The U.S. hotel average daily rate for the week ending June 25 was just 4 percent below the rate for… Read More »
CBRE: Rate to Lead U.S. Hotel RevPAR Recovery as Occupancy Lags
The U.S. hotel average daily rate will exceed 2019 levels by 2024, according to the latest CBRE Hotels Research forecast,… Read More »
Hahn Air Appoints New Airline Business VP
Hahn Air has named Christoph Althoff, a former executive at airline AI technology supplier PROS and Amadeus, as VP of… Read More »
Travelport Signs Agreement to Bypass Emirates GDS Fee as Sabre Agreement Expires
Travelport has reached an agreement with Emirates that allows its agencies to avoid the carrier’s global distribution fee, which it… Read More »
Extended Stay America Launches ‘Premium’ Brand
Extended-stay hotel company Extended Stay America has assigned 25 “new or completely renovated” U.S. properties to a new higher-end brand… Read More »
TravelPerk Partners to Offer to Divvy Clients Travel Services
TravelPerk will provide travel booking and management services for U.S. clients of small and midsize business and expense specialist Divvy… Read More »
Amex GBT Unveils Travel Survey, Covid Tools for Managers, Travelers
American Express Global Business Travel has rolled out new measures designed to give travel managers actionable insights regarding resumed travel… Read More »
U.S. Extended-Stay Occupancy Nearly Reaches ’19 Level
Occupancy at U.S. extended-stay hotels in April returned almost entirely to April 2019 levels, recovering from the effects of the… Read More »