Articles tagged “choice hotels”

Choice Hotels' message to investors? "Don't worry. We got this."

The signs of this succession were right there all along.

Why? They make money. And they're easier to roll out than a "hard brand." (Thus, why those are "hard.")

Whether you choose to view it as a war or not, it's fairly unanimous that nearly every hotelier wishes he or she would have more direct bookings versus bookings made through an online travel agency.

Count Stephen P. Joyce as yet another hotel CEO determined to make travel and tourism a priority for the Trump Administration.

Yet again, Steve Wynn keeps winning, as are his gaming counterparts. Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson, who managed to win an all-out battle for Starwood last year, was the top-ranked non-gaming CEO.

Choice Hotels seems confident that its strategies to push more direct bookings, as well as grow in secondary and tertiary urban markets with upscale brands, is a formula for success. First quarter results seem to agree but it's still early in the year.

Hotel CEOs to investors: "Trust us, it was all worth it."

We'll see what the hotel industry has to say (or doesn't say) when Trump issues his revised travel ban plans next week.

Choice talks a good game about its SkyTouch subsidiary. But signs point to continued heartache. Expect the franchisor to focus instead on the vacation rental software it gained by acquiring Dutch startup Maxxton plus its own reservation system.