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Nearly 2,500 Marriott hotel workers at seven downtown San Francisco properties walked off their jobs Thursday morning, threatening to disrupt the city’s busy fall convention season.
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The revenue per available hotel room (RevPAR) across the conference and meetings market is predicted to grow by 3.5 percent by the end of the year, thanks in large part to a sustained rise in occupancy numbers and daily room rates, according to a new report. By contrast, the quarterly Hotel Horizons report, compiled by…
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Cast members at Walt Disney World Resort overwhelmingly voted to accept a new five-year labor contract that will pay a starting wage of $15 an hour by 2021.
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Services hotel guests think they will need don’t always line up with what they end up using, according to a new study from Cornell University. Spanning six hotel brands, 33 hotels and 724 surveyed guests, Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration tracked 50 hotel amenities, from bottles of water in the room to spas and swimming…
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Renovated properties that offer a little something special in indoor and outdoor event space, for when the gathering begs for an ‘oh wow’ moment.
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The upswing in business travelers’ preference for midscale hotels is partly triggered by younger adults’ preference for boutique properties.
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Modern technology, such as virtual reality, is changing the meetings and events industry in ways that would have been unimaginable only a few years ago. The team at Reed Travel Exhibitions and IBTM is embracing it wholeheartedly, introducing a new, interactive Exploratory Zone in the center of the IBTM World 2018 conference, set for Nov….
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A new hotel catering to groups will be built at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, beginning this fall.
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The jack-o-lanterns are coming out, rubber masks are stocking store shelves, and even the most timid among us are looking for a bit of that frightful Halloween spirit. When it comes to giving attendees an experience they won’t forget, what could be better than embracing the season? Halloween Productions President Larry Kirchner, a renowned haunted…
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Omni Hotels & Resorts has launched a loyalty program for planners that offers immediately redeemable awards as well as free nights and more.
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