GBTA Convention 2019 - Online Press Room

Hotel Management
SiteMinder brings GDS representation in-house as hotel customers more than triple in one year
Almost 900 hotels located in the world's top destinations are poised to receive personalized GDS sales and marketing representation from the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform. SiteMinder announced its new service at the 49th GBTA Convention Sunday on the back of a y...
SiteMinder | 17 July 2017
Drury Hotels announces expansion into four major metropolitan areas
Drury Hotels, a family-owned and operated hotel chain, is planning new properties in downtown Nashville, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and the Dallas Metroplex. The properties are part of a larger expansion, which includes 28 new locations across 15 states over the next two years.
Drury Hotels Company, LLC. | 16 July 2017
Drury Hotels receives record-breaking 12 th -consecutive J.D. Power award
For the 12th-consecutive year, J.D. Power recognized St. Louis-based Drury Hotels as ranking "Highest in Guest Satisfaction Among Upper Midscale Hotel Chains" in its 2017 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index StudySM. Drury Hotels is the only hotel company to receive 12 c...
Drury Hotels Company, LLC. | 14 July 2017
Easing Road Warriors’ “Traveler Friction” Can Offer Companies Wide-Ranging Benefits
Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC), the premier driver of intelligence and commerce in the air travel industry, today released the results of a detailed study concerning frequent business travel and its effects as perceived by travelers. The study, "Traveler Friction: Insights fro...
ARC | 18 July 2016
Singapore to Welcome Two Iconic Luxury Brands from the Marriott International Portfolio
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) and South Beach Consortium Pte. Ltd. (a joint venture between City Developments Limited (CDL) and IOI Properties Group Berhad) today announced that The South Beach hotel, a 634-room luxury property designed by the renowned Philippe ...
Marriott International, Inc. | 30 June 2016
All-new Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta Now Open At Capital Place
While today's travellers are more likely to arrive in Jakarta by commercial aircraft or private jet, the city has long welcomed the world as one of history's most storied marine ports. Now, the start of a new era in Indonesian hospitality begins with the much-anticipated ope...
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts | 30 June 2016
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Expands Presence in Australia with the Signing of Four Points by Sheraton Parramatta
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Sydney based developer, JL Parramatta Pty Ltd to open Four Points by Sheraton Parramatta in the cosmopolitan city of Sydney in Australia, Located at 89 George Street in ...
Starwood Hotels & Resorts | 29 June 2016
Nuo Hotel Beijing Joins Ultratravel Collection
Ultratravel Collection, a joint venture between Global Hotel Alliance ('GHA'), Travel Leaders Group and multi-media brand Ultratravel, has announced that NUO Hotel Beijing is the latest addition to the Ultratravel Collection, which strengthens the presence of the collection in...
Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) | 30 October 2015
Homewood Suites by Hilton Awarded Highest Segment Ranking by J.D. Power 2015 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index StudySM for Sixth Consecutive Year
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) today announced that Homewood Suites by Hilton received the highest segment ranking in the 19th annual J.D. Power 2015 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index StudySM in the upper extended stay segment. This marks the 12th award for Homewood Sui...
Hilton Worldwide | 21 July 2015
EmpireCLS Announces Partnership With ECPAT-USA, Signs Tourism Child-protection Code Of Conduct
EmpireCLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services (EmpireCLS) has partnered with ECPAT-USA as the first global ground transportation company to join the Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct (the Code), an industry-driven initiative to provide awareness, tools and support to its par...
EmpireCLS | 29 July 2014

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