Marriott partners with Alipay
Marriott International and Ant Financial Services Group, an independent financial group and an ecosystem partner of Alibaba Group, announce an… Read More »Marriott partners with Alipay
New Products & Services
Four Seasons introduces Simplified Chinese app
Travellers to Four Seasons hotels and resorts in Asia Pacific can now check in and check out on the go,… Read More »Four Seasons introduces Simplified Chinese app
Hilton hitches up with Uber
Hilton Worldwide partners with Uber to offer expanded digital features aimed to ?further simplify and streamline the travel experience for… Read More »Hilton hitches up with Uber
Holiday Inn Express goes pancake crazy
The Pancake Selfie Express features five push-button pancake machines, each producing one pancake per minute as well as ?finely-tuned lasers?… Read More »Holiday Inn Express goes pancake crazy
Autograph Collection expands
Autograph Collection Hotels, Marriott International?s ?curated portfolio of hotels recognized for celebrating individuality? adds Grand Bohemian Hotel Charleston in South… Read More »Autograph Collection expands
Free weekends for Sheraton?s loyal guests
Starwood Preferred Guest launches?Sheraton?Free Weekends, allowing members to earn and redeem free weekend nights at any participating Sheraton hotel or… Read More »Free weekends for Sheraton?s loyal guests
Carlson launches Get Online and Get Going
Club Carlson, the global hotel rewards programme from Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, launches the Get Online and Get Going promotion,… Read More »Carlson launches Get Online and Get Going
Holiday Inn hits the road
Holiday Inn?announces a collaboration with web and mobile travel platform?Roadtrippers. The brand?s??Journey to Extraordinary??campaign, launched last year, continues this summer… Read More »Holiday Inn hits the road
Reward schemes have an impact #HarrisPoll
Travel reward schemes have at least some impact on a variety of travel decisions, with 61% of those surveyed in… Read More »Reward schemes have an impact #HarrisPoll
Ritz-Carlton concierge tips hit 1,000
Ritz-Carlton publishes its 1,000th travel tip on Foursquare, with its ?World Concierge? campaign enabling travellers to immediately receive curated information… Read More »Ritz-Carlton concierge tips hit 1,000
Anantara Resort offers guests photo exclusives
Anantara Angkor Resort & Spa in Siem Reap, Cambodia, opens The McDermott Gallery, featuring a collection of Angkor monument images… Read More »Anantara Resort offers guests photo exclusives
Marriott expands partnership with TripAdvisor
Marriott International and?TripAdvisor are expanding their partnership and will add Marriott?s global hotel portfolio to the TripAdvisor Instant Booking platform.… Read More »Marriott expands partnership with TripAdvisor
IHG trials slew of digital innovations
InterContinental Hotels Group is trialing and selectively rolling out several digitally-driven innovations to provide what it says is a ?more… Read More »IHG trials slew of digital innovations
Pod Hotel slated for Washington DC
Washington DC will welcome its first Pod Hotel, Pod DC, opening late 2016 in the Penn Quarter neighbourhood. Following the… Read More »Pod Hotel slated for Washington DC
Starwood spinning off vacation ownership business
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announces a key milestone toward the planned spin-off of its vacation ownership business into a… Read More »Starwood spinning off vacation ownership business
Sabre report spells out travel trends
Sabre?Corporation releases a travel trend report that outlines a clear path to help hoteliers successfully retail to modern travelers. Main… Read More »Sabre report spells out travel trends
Study focuses on luxury brand tactics
Global luxury brands should take advantage of evolving technological and consumer demands to help boost profits and remain competitive, according… Read More »Study focuses on luxury brand tactics
Starwood debuts Element brand in Asia Pacific
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide debuts its Element brand in Asia Pacific with the opening of the 188-room Element Suzhou… Read More »Starwood debuts Element brand in Asia Pacific
Guests give boutique properties a boost on Hotels.com
Hotels.com has recognized more than 6,400 boutique properties in 117 countries worldwide that have achieved an average guest review rating… Read More »Guests give boutique properties a boost on Hotels.com
Peninsula Hotels introduces hard-copy Luxe City Guides for guests
The Peninsula Hotels and stylish travel guide publisher LUXE City Guides are further enhancing their three-year collaboration with the launch… Read More »Peninsula Hotels introduces hard-copy Luxe City Guides for guests