AHLA Foundation Names Marriott CFO and EVP, Development Leeny Oberg As 2025 Peggy Berg Castell Award Recipient – Image Credit Photo by    AHLA Foundation, the charitable arm of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), today announced that Marriott International Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Development Leeny Oberg will receive the Peggy Berg […]

Conrad Hamburg Hotel – Image Credit Hilton    Conrad Hamburg Hotel – Image Credit Hilton    Conrad Hamburg Hotel – Image Credit Hilton    Conrad Hotels & Resorts has opened its first location in Germany with the launch of Conrad Hamburg in the Levantehaus building. Conrad Hotels & Resorts has opened its first hotel in Germany, Conrad Hamburg, […]

AI Cuts Acquisitions Costs 19% Amidst Soaring Media Spend, According to Cendyn’s Hotel Digital Marketing Performance Index – Image Credit Cendyn    AI in Google’s PMTG alleviates the marketing budget burden quadrupling bookings and revenue as media spend bites with 20 – 40% YoY budget increase Cendyn, a global integrated hotel technology and services company, has […]

Among the Top 25 Markets, Anaheim faced the most significant declines, with occupancy dropping by 15.4% to 70.6%. – Image Credit Unsplash    U.S. hotel occupancy and revenue per available room (RevPAR) saw declines, while average daily rates (ADR) remained stable. Anaheim and Washington, D.C. experienced the most significant drops in hotel performance metrics. […]

U.S. Sees Mixed Trends in International Air Travel: Inbound Tourism Declines – Image Credit Unsplash    Overseas Visitation to the United States Down 2.9 percent Year Over Year in August 2025 – International Air Passenger Enplanements To and From the United States Up 1.2 percent Year Over Year in August 2025 The latest data from the […]

Asian Markets Propel North American Travel Growth: Key Insights from Amadeus Report – Image Credit Amadeus    Japan and China emerge as fast-growing origin markets over past year Hotel occupancy stood at 74% in June, ahead of 2024 levels New data from Amadeus, in collaboration with UN Tourism, indicates a steady increase in travel demand across […]

Corporate Travel 2025: Balancing Budgets, Sustainability, and Shifting Priorities – Image Credit Unsplash+    Deloitte’s latest corporate travel survey reveals a complex landscape for business travel up to 2026. While budgets are generally increasing, there is a notable shift in priorities and a growing emphasis on cost management and sustainability. Deloitte’s latest corporate travel survey reveals […]

Homewood Suites Houston West Energy Corridor – Image Credit CBRE    CBRE Hotels has announced the sale of the Homewood Suites Houston West Energy Corridor. The hotel is situated off Interstate 10 in Houston’s Energy Corridor District, an area known for housing major corporate offices, including those of BP America, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Shell Oil Company. […]

U.S. Travel Agencies Report $8.6 Billion in Air Ticket Sales in February 2025 – Image Credit Unsplash    Strong Ticket Sales Mark Second Straight Monthly Record Today, Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) released data showing U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $8.3 billion in August 2025 — a 2% year-over-year increase and the highest monthly sales […]

New Research Reveals How Top-Performing Hotels Harness Technology to Turbocharge Operations – Image Credit Starfleet Research    Starfleet Research has released a new industry report, How Top-Performing Hotels Harness the Power of Technology to Turbocharge Operations. This complimentary eBook, underwritten by IBS Software, draws on in-depth research with more than 250 hotel IT decision-makers worldwide and […]