Sonesta Names John Murray President and CEO
NEWTON, Massachusetts—Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) announced that John Murray, a director of Sonesta since 2018, has been appointed as president and CEO eff
MMGY Travel Intelligence: War in Ukraine to Affect U.S. Travel to Europe
KANSAS CITY— The travel industry, hit hard by the pandemic, has steadily been making gains over the past year, and optimism for 2022 is high; however, the war in Ukraine is makin
Duetto Marks its 10-Year Anniversary
SAN FRANCISCO—Duetto marked the 10-year anniversary of the first code ever written by the company on March 12, 2022. In 2010, co-founders Marco Benvenuti and Patrick Bosworth lef
AHLA Releases Statement About Government Funding Package
WASHINGTON—Following Senate and House passage of a $1.5 trillion government-funding package, AHLA President and CEO Chip Rogers released the below statement. “While we are disa
Frictionless Findings: Optimizing Lost and Found Services for a Seamless Guest Experience
All guests are wary of losing important items on the road. When an item is lost at a hotel, guests might dread going through the hotel’s process to claim what’s missing. There
Living the Lifestyle: Motto by Hilton in the Chelsea Arts District
Just over three years after its initial launch in October 2018, the growing Motto by Hilton brand debuted its first new-build property—and Hilton’s first lifestyle hotel in New
Tripadvisor: U.S. Travelers Are Planning More Trips for Spring 2022
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts—After snowstorms and low temperatures have pummeled cities across the United States this winter, the arrival of spring is nearly within reach. Tripadvisor
ID90 Travel: Airline Employee Travel Can Boost 2022 Hotel Bookings
DALLAS—Airline employee travel agency ID90 Travel is targeting more than 2.5 million airline employees who take about 10 million trips per year to build hotel revenue growth duri
Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index Increased 4.1. Percent in February 2022
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee, and MILWAUKEE—The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index rose 4.1 percent in February to a level of 5,753. Year to date through the first two months of 2022, the
Being Prepared: Three Challenges Facing Hoteliers in 2022
The hotel business is rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a collective $111.8 billion loss in room revenue alone during 2020 and 2021 according to the American
