COVID-19 Likely to Cause Surge in Hotel M&A Activity
LONDON, U.K. — Data-and-analytics company GlobalData predicts many smaller hotel companies will have no choice but to combine with their larger counterparts in order to survive post-COVID-19,...
Best Western Launches We Care Clean
PHOENIX — Best Western Hotels & Resorts (BWHR) is launching the ‘We Care Clean’ program, which ensures heightened level of cleaning standards and operational best practices at...
U.S. Travel Industry Releases Guidance for Travelling in the New Normal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a collaboration between medical experts and a broad array of businesses and organizations, the U.S. travel industry submitted to the White House and...
Choice Hotels Announces Commitment to Clean Initiative
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Choice Hotels International, Inc. has announced its new ‘Commitment to Clean’ initiative — a holistic approach to supplying franchisees and their employees with the...
MMGY Travel Intelligence Survey Shows Positive Signs on Travel Intent Post-COVID-19
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — According to data released this week by MMGY Travel Intelligence, there are indications that increasing numbers of travellers intend to get moving once...
AHLA Launches Safe Stay Cleaning Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has launched a ‘Safe Stay’ initiative focused on enhanced hotel-cleaning practices, social interactions and workplace protocols to...
U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline First Quarter 2020 Update
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — At the end of the first quarter of 2020, analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) report that the total U.S. construction pipeline continued to expand...
Hilton Defining New Standards for Hotel Cleanliness
MCLEAN, Va. — Hilton has announced a new program designed to deliver an industry-defining standard of cleanliness and disinfection in Hilton properties around the world.
For its new...
Resonance Highlights Shapes and Stages of Tourism Recovery
VANCOUVER — Resonance, a Vancouver-based advisory company focused on tourism, real estate and economic development, recently hosted a webinar highlighting three broad potential recovery scenarios for travel...
IHG Supporting Food Banks and Local Communities
ATLANTA —InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched a global partnership to support food banks and other food-provision charities in assisting those most in need during the COVID-19...
