The total active U.S. hotel development pipeline comprises 2,770 projects totaling 292,806 rooms, according to the April 2012 STR/McGraw Hill Construction Dodge Pipeline Report. This represents a 9.0-percent decrease in the number of rooms in the total active pipeline compared to April 2011. The total active pipeline data includes projects in the In Construction, Final Planning and Planning stage...

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Sheraton Hotels & Resorts in cooperation with Wine Spectator magazine today announce the global launch of Sheraton Social Hour, a first-of-its-kind, brand-wide premium wine program. The new program, developed by today"s premier wine experts and the brand"s global food and beverage team, offers guests a specially curated menu of premium wines and weekly tasting events at more than 240 participatin...

"Data tells an important story, you just have to know how to present it." This business insight comes from Ms. Joanne Pearson, Director of Corporate Reporting for Sandals Resorts International. Sandals operates a total of 22 luxury resorts carrying the Sandals, Beaches and Grand Pineapple brands and employs 10,000 people. She is also crystal clear when it comes to managing by the numbers, "The on...

The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor"s Club had been having trouble communicating electronically with guests. The CRM software previously in use by The Madison Concourse was sending booking confirmation emails too slowly—often 30 minutes after booking—and the lag was making customers nervous, resulting in unnecessary follow-up phone calls and even duplicate bookings.

MICROS Systems, Inc.(NASDAQ:MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce thatG1 Group plc, a leading leisure operator in Scotland, has selected MICROS as its technology partner for its estate of restaurants, bars, clubs, cinemas and hotels. All 40 of the G1 outlets will implement MICROS RES, MICROS Materials Contro...

TripAdvisor®, the world"s largest travel site*, today announced the results of its annual summer travel survey of more than 1,800 U.S. respondents. Eighty-six percent of travelers are planning leisure trips this summer, up from 81 percent that traveled last summer.

Wyndham Hotel Group today announced that Wyndham Rewards®, the world"s largest lodging loyalty program as measured by participating hotels, has added the Dream®, Night® and TRYP by Wyndham™ hotel brands to its stable of earning and redemption options. With these brands, Wyndham Rewards not only broadens its reach with uniquely designed properties in some of the most well-traveled locations around...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and the owner of Hyatt French Quarter, a joint venture between Carey-Watermark Investors and HRI Properties today announce the opening of Hyatt French Quarter in New Orleans. This marks the third Hyatt hotel to enter the New Orleans market within the last year. Hyatt French Quarter connects the downtown Central Business District with the French Quarter, providin...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that the "2012 Beijing Architecture Forum" will be held in Beijing on Thursday, May 24. Coinciding with the "Pritzker Architecture Prize", which is often called "the Nobel Prize of architecture," the conference will be co-hosted by the Beijing Municipal People"s Government and the Hyatt Foundation; and jointly organized by the Beijing Municipal C...