Preferred Hotels & Resorts announces a partnership with international human rights organisation Love146, whose mission is to end child trafficking… Read More »Preferred Hotels partners with anti-trafficking group
International arrivals into the Asia Pacific region continued the strong growth momentum of previous years with a gain of 5.4… Read More »Asia Pacific arrivals continue strong growth
At least 70 hotels have closed in Tunisia since September after two deadly jihadist attacks on foreign tourists, and more… Read More »Terror takes toll on Tunisia hotels
Priceline?s Booking.com customers will now be able to directly book hotel rooms on travel review website operator TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor shares… Read More »TripAdivsor opens bookings from Booking.com customers
TUI Group, the world?s largest leisure tourism group, has sold its British hotel booking website LateRooms to focus on its… Read More »LateRooms booking website sold
Radisson Blu celebrates its fifth anniversary in Asia Pacific with a ?Blu Day? event. There are currently 44 Radisson Blu… Read More »Radisson rolls out the Blu carpet
AccorHotels signs a 10-year naming rights agreement for the Bercy Arena in Paris, one of the world?s five largest concert… Read More »Accor seals arena naming rights
US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker ? part of the family that created the Hyatt hotel fortune ? told Cuban officials… Read More »Pritzker reinforces Cuba message
The battle for control of Lotte Group, South Korea?s fifth-largest conglomerate, escalated as the founder?s elder son said he will… Read More »Battle heats up for control of Lotte
Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and his Kingdom Holding Company have increased their stake in Twitter Inc to become… Read More »Prince increases Twitter stake
Hong Kong?s hotel industry is urging the government to target new sources of tourists to save the slumping tourism and… Read More »HK hotel industry appeals for government action
Customer credit and debit card numbers may have been stolen at seven Trump hotels after its payment systems were hacked… Read More »Seven Trump Hotels hacked
Airbnb is expected to double its nightly bookings this year, investors familiar with the company?s performance told Reuters – a… Read More »Airbnb set to double bookings
Choice Hotels International signs an agreement with franchise partner?CGI Merchant Group?and 163rd?St. Executive Center?to develop a Cambria Hotels & Suites… Read More »Choice signs in North Miami Beach
Travel agents are reporting a record use of Global Distribution Systems (GDS) to make hotel reservations, according to a study… Read More »Travel agents report record use of GDS
Chatham Lodging Trust acquires the 134-room Hilton Garden Inn Marina del Rey in California for US$44.5 million, which works out… Read More »Hilton at Marina Del Rey bought
TripAdvisor names Beth Grous as chief people officer. In the new role, Grous is responsible for leading TripAdvisor?s global human… Read More »Grous named chief people officer at TripAdvisor
Expedia, the world’s largest online travel services company by bookings, has won US antitrust approval to buy rival Orbitz Worldwide… Read More »@Expedia cleared to buy rival Orbitz
Swiss International Hotels (China) Group signs a franchise agreement with Taipei?s YOKO International Corporation to develop its business in Taiwan.… Read More »Swiss International (China) signs Taiwan franchise
Pope Francis told congregations which run hotels and restaurants to pay their taxes ?like everyone else?, weighing in on a… Read More »Pope hits out at Italian hotels
