January 2015 TravelClick North American Hospitality Review: Hotels in major North American markets experienced strong growth in rate across all travel segments

Hoteliers Need to be on Their Toes to Keep RevPAR Momentum  NEW YORK, 2015-1-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Hotels in major North American markets experienced strong growth in rate across all travel segments according to data from the January 2015 TravelClick North American Hospitality Review (NAHR).  With average daily rate (ADR) growth of 4.5 percent… Read the full press release

LondonTown.com: Theatre legend, Oscar-winner and five-time Tony Award-winner Angela Lansbury returns to London stage this spring

Fatal Attraction and Blithe Spirit are highlights of theatre this spring LONDON, 2014-03-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Theatre legend, Oscar-winner and five-time Tony Award-winner Angela Lansbury returns to the West End this spring for the first time in nearly forty years, in a new production of Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit and is a highlight of… Read the full press release

TravelClick’s NAHR for February 2014 sees hotels poised for healthy growth in 2014

NEW YORK, 2014-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Hotels are poised to see healthy growth in 2014, according to data from the February 2014 TravelClick North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). Both the transient (individual business and leisure travelers) as well as the group segment are seeing gains in occupancy and ADR for the next 12 months,  which… Read the full press release

TravelClick released its December 2013 North American Hospitality Review

New York City, NY, US, 2014-1-8 — /travelprnews.com/ — The North American hotel sector finished the last month of 2013 on a positive note, and all signs point to a prosperous 2014. Both group and transient segments (individual business and leisure travelers) ended 2013 showing year-over-year increases in occupancy and average daily rate (ADR), according to data… Read the full press release

Asia’s leading hotel booking site Agoda.com announced the recipients of its prestigious 2013 Gold Circle Awards

Singapore, 2013-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), has announced the recipients of its prestigious 2013 Gold Circle Awards, given to hotels that exemplify the best qualities of the online hospitality industry. Now in its fifth year, the Gold Circle Awards are given to industry-leading hotels who… Read the full press release

TravelClick released its North American Distribution Review Fourth Quarter 2013

New York, United States, 2013-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — In the third quarter (Q3) 2013, online channels which include Online Travel Agents (OTAs) and hotel websites (Brand.com) continued to experience the most growth in hotel bookings, according to data from the TravelClick North American Distribution Review (NADR; Fourth Quarter 2013). The NADR aggregates hotel bookings by channel for… Read the full press release

US lodging industry urges “no” vote in House of Representatives on Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA) Act

Washington, DC, United States, 2013-11-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the U.S. lodging industry, urges a “no” vote in the House of Representatives on the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA) Act of 2013 (H.R. 2061).  As amended, this bill includes provisions to limit… Read the full press release

InterContinental Hotels Group and real estate developer Brigade Group announced plans to open 10 Holiday Inn Express hotels in India

Bangalore, India, 2013-11-1 — /travelprnews.com/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a deal with South India’s leading real estate developer, Brigade Group. Under the agreement, 10 Holiday Inn Express hotels are to be built in southern India, owned by Brigade Group and managed by IHG. The newly-signed hotels will add to IHG’s strong pipeline of properties… Read the full press release

Carlson Rezidor hotels across Europe, Middle East and Africa organized almost 700 activities and raised 107,000 EUR for World Childhood Foundation

Brussels, Belgium, 2013-10-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world’s largest and most dynamic hotel groups, celebrated its 10th Responsible Business Action Month in September: The group’s hotels across Europe, the Middle East and Africa organized almost 700 activities and raised 107,000 EUR for Carlson Rezidor’s charity partner World Childhood Foundation. Childhood is… Read the full press release

TravelClick North American Hospitality Review: increase in average daily rates the main source of growth for hotels in Q3 2013

NEW YORK, 2013-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — While hotels continue to see minimal growth in occupancy, average daily rates (ADR) are increasing across all segments for the third quarter, according to data from the August 2013 TravelClick North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). “While hotels are experiencing RevPAR growth overall – ADR will be the main source of… Read the full press release

Marriott International and Prince Hotels of Japan announced The Prince Sakura Tower Tokyo will become Japan’s first Autograph Collection hotel

Tower Tokyo The Prince Sakura Tower becomes collection’s second hotel in Asia. HONG KONG, 2013-09-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Marriott International and Prince Hotels, Inc, of Japan announced that The Prince Sakura Tower Tokyo will become Japan’s first Autograph Collection hotel – a portfolio of independent hotels, with the re-opening of the newly renovated hotel on September 14, 2013…. Read the full press release

Hampton Hotels opened 49 new hotels in the first half of 2013

MCLEAN, Va., 2013-07-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hampton Hotels, Hilton Worldwide‘s global brand of more than 1,900 mid-priced Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites and Hampton by Hilton hotels, today announced the opening of 27 new hotels between April and June, bringing the total to 49 openings in the first half of 2013. The second quarter marked Hampton’s… Read the full press release

Agoda.com gears up Singapore’s event of the year – the world-famous Singapore Grand Prix

2013-07-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), is gearing up for one of Singapore’s most exciting, loudest and certainly fastest event of the year – the world-famous Singapore Grand Prix. On September 20, 21 and 22 this year, Singapore’s streets will close down to allow some… Read the full press release

Asia’s leading hotel booking site Agoda.com posts 9 of the coolest hotels in Rome with rooftop patios

2013-07-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), is getting ready to enjoy the summer to its fullest with a list of 9 of the coolest hotels in Rome that offer rooftop patios. As anyone who has visited can attest, there are few things nicer than a… Read the full press release

The Rezidor Hotel Group announced it signed 11 hotels and opened 3 in Q2 2013

2013-07-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the most dynamic hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, has signed 11 hotels with almost 1,800 rooms in the second quarter of 2013. During the same period, Rezidor has also opened 3 hotels with 450 rooms and extended 3 hotels… Read the full press release

Rezidor opened and signed ten hotels in the first quarter of 2013

2013-04-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Rezidor, one of the most dynamic hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, signed five new hotels with over 1,000 rooms and opened five properties with 940 rooms in the first quarter of 2013. At the end of Q1 2013, Rezidor’s operating portfolio comprises 338 hotels with… Read the full press release

The Altstadt Vienna now offers “Free Space” for creativity

2013-04-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Gallery, seminar room, pop-up store? All at the same time? Or something completely different?  The Altstadt Vienna now offers a “Free Space”, where the only thing that counts is what clients want. It is equally capable of becoming a creativity workshop, as it is a pop-up store for design-ware. Level_41 is the perfect… Read the full press release

Wyndham Worldwide Exceeds 2012 Supplier Diversity Goals

Global hospitality company exceeds 2012 targets; increases total diverse supplier spend by 19 percent Parsippany, N.J., 2013-04-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — With an eye on both U.S. domestic and global growth, Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), announced today it has again surpassed its annual goals in strengthening the diversity of its global supply chain. An industry leader in supplier diversity,… Read the full press release