Hotel News

Marriott came up with this millennial-inspired idea from its crowdsourced Travel Brilliantly campaign, and it fits right in with the wellness trend that is touching all parts of the hospitality industry.

Travel companies have taken myriad paths toward balancing travel inspiration and bookings. Will too much inspiration detract from the business of transactions? Joie de Vivre Hotels' website redesign is an experiment in finding a proper equilibrium.

Will Booking.com be as good at business services for hotels as it is for selling their rooms, and will a move into enterprise services for hotels be a huge distraction? We are about to find out.

Despite the mobile revolution, it is tough to believe that Google would make a game-changing bet on hotels and other suppliers over OTAs and metas when the latter two categories generally have much larger marketing budgets.

Starwood Hotels is channeling the spirit of start up culture in an effort to stay nimble and adapt quickly to emerging trends in a rapidly changing global marketplace.

Starwood is looking to capture a greater market share of B2B activity, which is growing globally in response to the economic rebound. It's likely that other major brands will respond with some loyalty scheme of their own.

While the national average room rate may be $137, along with everyone claiming the economy is nearly back to normal, more than half of the top cities have lower averages. This reflects the continuing economic recovery and hotels trying to get guests in the door, meaning it's still a great time to find hotel deals.

While this is nothing especially new in the Western hemisphere, it's interesting to see how a large Asian hotel brand goes about targeting Millennial business and leisure travelers in Southeast Asia's conservative hospitality market.

Whether it is Smart Host, another startup or one of the established players, the short-term rental industry is ripe for disruption in so many areas and someone is going to deliver on the dynamic pricing premise.

JW Marriott finds a unique way to teach its global staff the more subjective aspects of delivering luxury service by emulating the body movements, mental focus, and self awareness of ballet dancers.