hotels

Will Hotels Win Back Customers By Cleaning Up Their Act (Literally)?
Will Hotels Win Back Customers By Cleaning Up Their Act (Literally)?
May 28, 2020  |  Travel Payments

Of all the verticals hit hard by the global pandemic, hotels have seen their business slowed to a near stop as shutdowns and social-distancing rules...

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Marriott Sees ‘Improving Trends’ In Greater China As Region’s Travel Begins Recovery
Marriott Sees ‘Improving Trends’ In Greater China As Region’s Travel Begins Recovery
May 11, 2020  |  Earnings

As the coronavirus pandemic moved throughout the world, Marriott International Inc. reported that revenue per available room (RevPAR) plummeted by 22.5 percent globally. The company...

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Does Airbnb Have An Edge When It Comes To Travel’s Recovery?
Does Airbnb Have An Edge When It Comes To Travel’s Recovery?
May 07, 2020  |  Retail

While 2020 has taken its toll on the majority of businesses, few players have been hit harder than those in the travel vertical. Shelter-in-place orders...

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GBTA: Move 2020 Hotel RFP Process To Next Year
GBTA: Move 2020 Hotel RFP Process To Next Year
May 05, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is in favor of postponing the hotel request-for-proposal (RFP) process for corporate travel bids until 2021 due to the...

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Marriott Takes In $920M Via Credit Card Deals Amid COVID-19
Marriott Takes In $920M Via Credit Card Deals Amid COVID-19
May 05, 2020  |  Retail

As it weathers a lull in travel because of COVID-19, Marriott International Inc. has taken in $920 million in cash via arrangements with co-branded credit...

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Texas Hotel Group To Give Back $70M In PPP Loans
Texas Hotel Group To Give Back $70M In PPP Loans
May 03, 2020  |  Loans

Texas hospitality group Ashford Inc. is buckling under pressure and will return $70 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan money it received due to...

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OYO Names Former Starbucks Executive To Board
OYO Names Former Starbucks Executive To Board
May 01, 2020  |  Retail

OYO Hotels & Homes has named Troy Alstead, who previously served as Starbucks’ COO, as an independent member of its board of directors. The executive...

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Texas Hotelier Nets $59M In PPP Loans
Texas Hotelier Nets $59M In PPP Loans
April 23, 2020  |  Loans

The biggest benefactor of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a Dallas, Texas-based hotelier named Monty Bennett, who has received $59 million from the program...

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Marriott Plans For Reopening And Keeping Guests, Workers Safe From COVID-19
Marriott Plans For Reopening And Keeping Guests, Workers Safe From COVID-19
April 20, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Arne Sorenson, Marriott International Inc.’s CEO, said the deadly coronavirus pandemic will change the experience of staying in a hotel — at least temporarily —...

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