Lodging Daily News

SAN DIEGO and MINNEAPOLIS—Cloudbeds and IDeaS announced a strategic technology partnership that ties the experience of the two companies together to deliver revenue solutions for accommodations providers worldwide. The collaboration will combine IDeaS’ latest revenue management solution with Cloudbeds’ hospitality management platform. The result will deliver a solution to enable independent hotel operators worldwide to have automated pricing in a complex and competitive market. The revenue management solution is expected to be available to Cloudbeds

MCLEAN, Virginia, and SANTA BARBARA, California—Hilton announced a new partnership with AutoCamp to offer Hilton guests an experience that blends the spirit of an outdoor adventure with the hospitality and thinking of a boutique hotel in settings that include properties adjacent to popular national parks. AutoCamp stays will be bookable on Hilton’s direct channels in the coming months, giving Hilton guests direct access to outdoor hospitality. Locations across the United States will be included in

DANBURY, Connecticut—To expand its portfolio and capital partner alliances, Meyer Jabara Hotels welcomed Ian McAuley as chief investment officer. In this newly created position, McAuley will source acquisition opportunities, equity investors, debt financing, and third-party management contracts. He has 30 years of experience in publicly traded and privately held real estate, as well as in hotel development, operations, and ownership. “Good things really do come to those who wait,” said Meyer Jabara Hotels President Justin

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—Extended Stay America announced the opening of the Extended Stay America Premier Suites in Duncan, South Carolina. VMV Capital developed and will manage the property. The four-floor, 88-room newly constructed Extended Stay America Premier Suites Duncan hotel has WiFi, breakfast, cable, a fitness room, onsite guest laundry, and Extended Stay America Premier Suites’ signature lobby with additional vending options. All suites include fully equipped kitchens with full-size refrigerators, microwaves, stovetops, cookware, utensils, and

PLANTATION, Florida—Marriott International announced a year of room signings and additions across the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) in 2023. The company nearly doubled its number of deal signings in the region versus the prior year, signing 57 transactions and nearly 7,300 rooms in 2023 to reach a solid pipeline of 24,000 rooms across the region at the end of last year. In 2023, the company added over 170 properties to Marriott’s portfolio in CALA,