Hyatt Enables Free Gopuff Delivery at 13 Properties
Hyatt Hotels Corp. through Feb. 28, 2022, is offering guests at 13 U.S. Hyatt Place properties free delivery of toiletries,… Read More »
Serviced Apartments Platform AG Acquires Acomodeo
Switzerland-based Serviced Apartments Platform AG, which first invested in the German start-up Acomodeo in 2020, has fully acquired the serviced-apartment… Read More »
Hilton’s Hughes on Biz Travel Growth, Maintaining Buyer Relationships
Hilton Hotels Corp.’s president of the Americas Danny Hughes spoke with BTN’s senior editor Donna M. Airoldi in mid-August about… Read More »
Microsoft Invests $5M in Oyo
After rumors flourished in late July about Microsoft investing in Oyo Rooms prior to the budget hotel start-up’s anticipated IPO,… Read More »
IHG Launches New Luxury Collection Brand
IHG Hotels & Resorts unveiled its newest brand on Tuesday, the 17th one in its portfolio. Dubbed the Vignette Collection,… Read More »
Upside Goes Down
Upside Business Travel will wind down operations before officially closing next month, the company announced. Launched in 2016 by Priceline… Read More »
Upside Business Travel goes down
Upside Business Travel will wind down operations before officially closing next month, the company announced. Launched in 2016 by Priceline… Read More »
Best Western CEO Assesses Permanence of Pandemic Changes
Best Western Hotel Group CEO David Kong spoke with BTN senior editor Donna M. Airoldi at the Americas Lodging Investment… Read More »
Marriott Expands Connect with Confidence Program to Caribbean, Latin America
Marriott International has expanded its Connect with Confidence meetings program beyond the United States and Canada and into the Caribbean… Read More »
Kalibri Labs Predicts Lodging Recovery Slowdown for Rest of 2021
Citing sluggish group and business demand, weakening leisure demand and the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant, Kalibri Labs now… Read More »
STR: July U.S. Hotel ADR, RevPAR Exceed 2019 Levels
In absolute numbers, July 2021 average daily rate and revenue per available room for U.S. hotels exceeded July 2019 levels,… Read More »
Amex GBT Earns Patents for Booking, Chat Tech
American Express Global Business Travel has been awarded two new U.S. patents for technology designed for use by corporate travelers… Read More »