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Marriott Officially Acquires Starwood
After a nearly 12-month process, Marriott has officially absorbed Starwood Hotels & Resorts, making it the biggest hospitality company in the world. Marriott now...
Expedia Ends ‘Dimming’ Practice
Expedia has done away with "dimming," the act of keeping certain hotels from prominent positions or removing media to pursuade shoppers into choosing a...
Brexit Hurting London Hotel Occupancy
Many companies are worried U.K. economic growth will slow in the wake of Brexit and are cutting travel budgets in response, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers...
A Look at European Development
According to Europe’s Hotel Construction Pipeline from Lodging Econometrics (LE), the three cities with the largest pipelines are: London with 78 projects/14,070 rooms, Istanbul...
Congress Urged to Act on Zika
According to AH&LA and the U.S. Travel Association, the U.S. Congress, mired in election-year politicking, has failed to advance a Zika funding measure. This...