Survey shows that many consumers are forgoing new merchandise for used.

The Canadian hotel industry posted declines in all three key performance measurements during the week of 18-24 October, according to data from STR. In year-over-year measurements, the industry's occupancy decreased 5.9 percent to end the week at 67.4 percent. Average

In the old days, last room availability (LRA) was mainly a function of revenue management, nowadays it is becoming increasingly a key driver in the negotiations with the major online travel agents (OTAs). Last week we asked our readers for

Choice Hotels International and Expedia are at the bargaining table looking to hammer out an agreement that would get the room inventories at Choice's more than 5,000 hotels listed again on the Web sites that Expedia operates. Those Web sites,

Comment from the CEO: "The third quarter has not witnessed any major change in the trading conditions for Rezidor. A weak demand from business clients has been partly offset by lower yield leisure travelers.

The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is ranked no. 2 in the world among academic institutions in hospitality and tourism based on total research output in the 11 leading hospitality and

Expedia Inc.'s third-quarter earnings rose 23% amid higher bookings and increases in hotel and car rental revenue. A prolonged travel slump has hurt online travel-booking companies like Expedia. The industry has been dropping booking fees to capture more business from

Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:BEE) , today announced that the company closed on its disposition of the Four Seasons Mexico City hotel to an affiliate of Meridia Capital for a purchase price of $54.0 million.

Two years after installing one of the cleanest power generating technologies available on its roof high above Avenue of the Americas, one New York hotel is now dissolving food waste with microorganisms to reduce garbage volume. Hilton New York's innovative

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) and the GUESTROOM 20X Task Force, a group of hospitality technology leaders and experts, are searching for the latest and near-future technologies for the newest version of GUESTROOM 20X. The 2010 version of GUESTROOM

The Lexington Lansing Hotel celebrated its grand opening as a Lexington brand hotel last month in style and with flair. Accentuating Michigan's seasonal beauty, ballrooms were decorated in one of the four seasons and offered local culinary delights and libations.

When a hotel is listed on Expedia.com or Travelocity.com, it receives reservations not only through that channel, but it also gains reservations through other channels, such as its own website or telephone reservations. According to a hotel internet marketing study

Orlando's entertainment destination, Nickelodeon Family Suites, is the latest resort to feature the EzRMS™ Product Suite and all of its Revenue Management capabilities. The 777-room, 24-acre property in the heart of Orlando's tourism district, known as 'Nick Hotel', has selected

Kinseth Hospitality Companies (KHC), an Iowa based hotel development and management company is pleased to announce the opening of the 153-room Hilton Garden Inn Omaha East/Council Bluffs at Horseshoe Casino. The newly constructed, hotel is located at 2702 Mid American