Survey: Majority of Travelers Check Online Reviews Before Booking

CHICAGO—More than three quarters of travelers use review sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor to conduct research prior to booking services, according to a...

Hotels—Not OTAs—Own the Data That Makes the Difference

Online travel agencies (OTAs) have built incredibly successful, valuable businesses, and their websites largely define what consumers now expect from the modern booking experience....

SiteMinder: Hotel Websites Rank Among the Top Three Booking Channels

SiteMinder has revealed the 15 booking channels that generated the greatest revenue for U.S. and Canada hotels in key tourism destinations in 2017. The...

Choice Creates New Global Reservation System—choiceEDGE

ROCKVILLE, Md.—Choice Hotels International announced that the company will transition to choiceEDGE, the first new global reservation system (GRS) from a hotel company in...

Fornova Highlights Three Trends in Hotel Distribution for 2018

Dori Stein, CEO of hotel distribution technology company Fornova, anticipates a year of even faster growth in 2018, and pointed to three trends in...
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Historic Inn at Warner Hall Acquired by BluWater Group

GLOUCESTER, Virginia—BluWater Group, an Orlando, Florida-based private equity firm, announced today the expansion of its portfolio with the acquisition of the Inn at Warner...

The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village Promotes Keneven to Senior Sales Executive

CAPE CORAL, Florida—The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village announces the promotion of Sandra Keneven to senior sales executive. In this new role, Keneven will...
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Hyatt Discloses Exclusive Discussions With Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V.

CHICAGO, Illinois—Hyatt Hotels Corporation today disclosed it has executed an exclusivity agreement with Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (“Playa”) (NASDAQ: PLYA) under which Playa...
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