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Will Hotels Win Back Customers By Cleaning Up Their Act (Literally)?

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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