Hotels and Car Rentals
February 4, 2009 by Jack Kennard
Filed under Hotel & Car
Hotel Occupancy Rates Drop, Putting Pressure on Room rates
There’s more room at the inn for U.S. travelers, with the U.S. hotel industry finishing 2009 with an occupancy rate that was 4.2 percent lower than at the end of 2007, according to hotel consulting company STR.
The industry saw a decent start to the year, but became [...]
Travel reviews by JD Power and IBM
January 20, 2009 by Jack Kennard
Filed under American Express
Hotels
Hospitality Industry Confronts Impact of Economic Downturn
Occupancy and revPAR levels for U.S. hotels continue to decline through the first week of November (latest available data) though ten top markets posted brisk growth in occupancy levels, room rates and revPAR through October.
Hotels in the United Kingdom as well as in Europe overall registered revPAR declines based [...]
Hotel Car & Record Airfare Updates for Sept 2008
September 9, 2008 by Jack Kennard
Filed under Hotel & Car
Hotels
Sheraton Opens at JFK
The Sheraton JFK Hotel, a new build, has opened at New York´s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The 150-room hotel is a full-service hotel with meeting facilities, complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport, a restaurant, indoor pool, business center, fitness center and Club floor. (Source: Starwood Hotels Resorts press release).
Marriott [...]








