A fresh approach to hotel safety and security is taking shape across the pond. Seeking input from around the industry, the Accommodation Conformity working group of the relatively new, U.K.-based Travel Risk Academy envisions a framework backed by technology initially designed for managing serviced apartments. The plan is to publish criteria for industry review by…
Atlanta — The GBTA Foundation and GBTA Sustainability Committee in June published sustainable procurement standards for lodging. They followed a similar resource made available in March for air travel sourcing. Some of those involved in creating the lodging standards spoke here last month during panel discussions at GBTA’s annual convention. The critical message was to…
Pharmaceutical company Alkermes is looking for hotels that offer a safe jogging path. At IBM, the security team questions potential preferred properties. Automation Anywhere wants some favors on the meetings side for space or flexible terms. It’s a challenging rate environment, but there’s more than one way for corporate buyers to find value in lodging…
Hoping to capitalize on the work-from-anywhere phenomenon that led to more flexibility for workers, more relocations and longer lengths of stay, big hotel companies are adding new brands in the midscale extended-stay segment. Since last fall, Best Western, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott and Wyndham each announced new products in the space. They augment these companies’ pre-existing…
Though some forecasters expect moderation next year, corporate hotel rates continue to rise. There are several reasons, notably inflation, cost pressures and lagging corporate recovery relative to other segments. While several hotel executives in recent weeks said all three challenges were easing, they also described a “normalized” environment featuring elevated pricing levels. Buyers should expect…
Last month, United Airlines chief commercial officer Andrew Nocella said corporate travelers increasingly “pick the airlines they want to fly on versus the purchasing manager at their business.” To some degree, the comments continued dialogue initiated by his equivalent at American Airlines, Vasu Raja, who backed AA’s corporate travel backpedaling with several statements corporate travel…
Decisions by Sabre and Lodging Logistics to shut down their hotel request for proposals products left some travel buyers researching alternatives. The remaining players include familiar names and new entrants. The keys to succeeding in the complicated, niche space include a dedication to ongoing investment, connectivity to various hotel systems and integration with GBTA’s standard…
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