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Stephen Joyce joined Choice Hotels International in May 2008 as president and soon became CEO of the company best known for Comfort Inn, Clarion and other budget chains. Joyce didn't have to move far to join his Silver Spring, Md.-based employer, having worked at Marriott for 25 years just a few...  

Paradizo's exclusive collection of boutique hotels and personal concierge services specialize in art travel for luxury vacations in New York, Rome, Paris and Bodrum. These innovative luxury travel companies offer special art tours and luxury apartments for luxury vacations.  

for the jump If there are any silver linings in today's global economy, travel to Europe may be one of them. In the wake of the economic downturn, the dollar is buying more in Europe, airfares are tumbling and tour operators and hotels are offering attractive travel deals. All of which adds up to...  

The event sees expert speakers from British Airways, Gulf Air, Aer Lingus, The Trainline, Eurostar, Finnair, Hertz, Choice Hotels, lastminute.com, Octopus Travel, Transavia, booking.com (Priceline), Eurostar, Icelandair and many more share best practices to boost revenues through offering...  

CHICAGO AND SEVILLE -- Today, the GDS still drives over 25% of global hotel bookings, or almost $20 billion in hotel revenue. It is a proven channel that allows hotels to target qualified consumers with specific travel requirements. Yet the industry is plagued by a poor track record for travel...  

The occupancy rate of hotels in Bucharest witnessed one of the most significant drops in Europe, in 2008, declining by 19.6 per cent, to 57 per cent, triggered by a deterioration in the consumers’ confidence, shortage of funds and lower travel expenditures, based on the annual report of Deloitte...  

The competitive advantages of branded hotels work on three planes. First, branded hotels are not obscure. Brand-backed marketing efforts, familiar logos, and the widespread nature of branded hotels keeps them at the forefront of patrons’ minds. Second, branded hotels excel at consistency...  

In effort to survive, hotels pit Joe the Bellman against the AIG effect. After the 9/11 attacks, vacationers were afraid to fly and South Florida hotels suffered. Now, the region's top industry faces another phobia, but this time it's well-paid executives leery of jetting off to glitzy...  

IN RECENT WEEKS SHARES OF Host Hotels & Resorts have been battered by the increasingly gloomy outlook for the travel industry. However, amid all of the bad news, one longtime insider has invested more than half a million dollars in the lodging company and real-estate investment trust.  

Jolie Quest Hotels and Resorts is pleased to announce the appointment of Josh Hinks to the position of Director of Sales for the Los Angeles-based hotel management and development company. He brings over a decade of knowledge and understanding of the hospitality industry to Jolie Quest Hotels and...  

Like counterparts throughout the hotel world, Starwood hotels are dealing with a nightmare: grounded business travelers, tourists too thrifty to spend, and empty rooms. Vincent Ong, the Singapore-based director of brand management for the American hotel company's Asian Westin and Sheraton lines...  

TUI Travel PLC tourist operator, selected by UEFA as the tourist operator to find accommodation for the participants in the Euro 2012 European Football Championship in Ukraine's hotels, has signed eight contracts with Kharkiv hotels, Viktor Khrystoyev, the deputy mayor of Kharkiv, has said at a...  

More and more consumers are managing their travel plans wirelessly, which can sometimes be challenging. To help ease the travel planning process for the millions of iPhone users, Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) continues to be a pioneer in the emerging channels of hospitality...  

In less than a year since its public beta launch in May, 2008, UpTake's travel and hotel review metasearch site, providing the travel industry's deepest and broadest database of hotels and attractions, now has more than one million visits per month.  

March 5 (Bloomberg) -- All Nippon Airways Co. , Japan’s second-largest carrier, may delay the start of a discount airline it planned to begin as early as this month as overseas travel demand drops at the fastest rate in more than five years.