Hotel Industry News

Lookout Inc., a mobile-phone security firm, scanned nearly 300,000 free applications for Apple Inc.’s iPhone and phones built around Google Inc.’s Android software. It found that many of them secretly pull sensitive data off users' phones and ship them off to third parties without notification. - More

New Travelocity Data Shows Hotel Prices for Summer Travel Have Steadily Declined Since May - More

Hoteliers Harness Strategic Pricing to Bolster Revenues from Bookings Growth - More

European Chain Hotels Market Review - June 2010 - More

In year-over-year measurements, the Canadian hotel industry’s occupancy increased 3.4 percent to 72.7 percent. Average daily rate ended the week up 1.3 percent to CAD$128.87. Revenue per available room for the week rose 4.8 percent to CAD$93.73. - More

Distinguished International Hotels, Residences and Resorts extends its feature promotion on London until September 15th. - More

Carriere brings extensive hotel industry knowledge and experience to Columbia West. - More

The billionaire Barclay brothers sold their 10.4 percent stake in InterContinental Hotel Group Plc (IHG.L) for 335 million pounds ($520 million) on Tuesday, sending shares in the world's biggest hotelier down sharply. - More

The five-star hotel is part of Manpo International Plaza, a new commercial real estate complex. - More

Hotel guests have generally been happier with their hotel experience in the past 12 months vs. the prior year as room rates dropped and crowds thinned, according to J.D. Power and Assoc.'s latest study that measures how well hotel chains satisfy their customers. The study's broader findings echo J.D. Power's conclusions for both airlines and ai... - More