As the competition among hotel loyalty/rewards programmes continues to heat up, hotel chains having multiple brands, wide distribution networks and… Read More »Hilton, Marriott top loyalty programmes survey
Nine months into a minimum wage hike at some Los Angeles hotels, city leaders and other backers of the move… Read More »LA minimum wage doomsday forecasts ‘unfounded’
China’s insurance regulator is opposed to multi-billion dollar bids by financial conglomerate Anbang for Starwood Hotels and a stable of… Read More »China regulator opposes Anbang’s hotel ambitions
Japan’s nationwide commercial land prices rose for the first time in eight years in 2015, driven by expectations that growing… Read More »Land boost for Japan hotels
European travel and airline stocks fell after the Brussels airport attack, Reuters reported. The STOXX Europe 600 Travel & Leisure… Read More »European hotel stocks fall after Belgium attacks
In the wake of the battle between Marriott International and China’s Anbang Insurance Group to acquire Starwood, The Associated Press… Read More »Hotel brands: who owns what…
Hilton Worldwide and IBM announce a collaboration to pilot “Connie” – the first Watson-enabled robot concierge in the hospitality industry. Connie draws… Read More »Hilton rolls out Connie the robot concierge
The newly launched Honourable Order of International Hotel General Managers (HOIHGm) appoints John Cameron as chief executive officer. An experienced… Read More »New GMs group names CEO
The Elvis Presley estate has filed a lawsuit against a Las Vegas casino-hotel that is holding artefacts and memorabilia involving… Read More »Las Vegas hotel in Elvis battle
An Orlando-based hotel chain is reporting that some of its guests’ credit card information may have been breached, the Associated… Read More »Guests’ credit card info breached
Average prices paid per night for hotel accommodation was up only 1 percent globally in 2015 as compared to 2014,… Read More »Average hotel room prices up by just 1 percent globally
A jury found a Nashville hotel liable for a nude video of sportscaster Erin Andrews that went viral and awarded… Read More »Hotel to pay huge damages in nude video scandal
Preliminary data from PATA for 36 Asia Pacific destinations indicate a strong performance in 2015 with foreign arrivals growing by… Read More »PATA reports Asia Pacific growth
China leads the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards with 13 establishments included in the 2016 list. Amber (No. 4) in… Read More »Hong Kong secures nine entries at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards
The Dutch hospitality industry – which includes hotels, bars, restaurants, cafes and snack bars – experienced a 5.7% increase in… Read More »Dutch hospitality on the rise
Travel websites operator Priceline Group Inc. reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by higher hotel and rental car bookings, Reuters… Read More »Solid results for Priceline Group
AccorHotels, Europe’s largest hotelier, said restructuring efforts and robust demand in most markets except France and Brazil helped it beat… Read More »Accor beats performance expectations
After three years of profit, Hong Kong Disneyland is back in the red for the fiscal year ending October 2015… Read More »HK Disneyland falls back into red
Wyndham Rewards has produced what it says is the hospitality industry’s first sitcom for hotel guests – “upping the ante for… Read More »Wyndham produces hotel sitcom
Marriott International issued the following statement: “We continue to closely monitor the ongoing situation related to the Zika virus. Our… Read More »Marriott issues Zika virus statement
