Hotel News

After first playing the jerk, Uber is now like a billionaire looking for a pat on the back for leaving an extra $5 tip

The rest of the year and quarter will see slower North American and international growth for Hyatt, and that'll continue to put pressure on its stock.

"SEO experts" encourage hotels to create original, engaging content and redesign their websites -- and hire them to do the work. But the truth is some common sense changes are what hotel sites need.

The W brand may have cooled a bit in the U.S. since its heyday in the late 1990s, but it's mix of hip with high-end is a strong draw in Asia's hot design capitals.

Travel and tourism spending by consumers and suppliers in the second quarter grew a bit faster than gross domestic product, but the growth rate for travel and tourism spending fell harder than the GDP growth rate when measured against their respective increases in the first quarter.

These retirees are adapting to the tech age and using homestay websites to find shelter and iPhones to communicate with family while exploring the world beyond a Floridian golf course.

A Travelzoo-Jetsetter merger could work if the price were right, but sites such as Perfect Escapes, Spire, and Travel Intelligence are carrying out a flash sale of their own businesses, and could be more of a bargain in Travelzoo's view.

Many skilled management employees flee Asian countries to find work, which leaves global hotel chains with few local hiring options and hefty costs to import overseas employees.

Scrapping in-room fine dining may be a result of declining demand for such room service, but it's not something we'll necessarily clink champagne glasses for.

Marriott falls in line with other hotels that tend to skew their brands upwards in foreign countries with a plan to develop its most luxurious brands to cater to the countries’ rising middle class.