The U.S. hotel industry posted declines in all three key performance measurements during the week of 16-22 August 2009, according to data from STR.

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Consolidated revenue for the first half of 2009 totalled EUR3,410 million, down 9.3% on a reported basis and 8.1% like-for-like compared with first-half 2008.

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Steve Rushmore, President and Founder, of HVS, the global leader for hospitality consulting and services, is pleased to announce the firm\’s newest service: HVS Risk Management.

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Hardly a week goes by without some new internet security snafu being reported. And with web usage exploding, expect to hear about a lot more. According to a new analysis from Forrester Research, the number of Internet users is forecast to grow 45% globally over the next four years, reaching 2.2 billion by 2013. More people online, more data to hack - it\’s a cybercriminal\’s paradise.

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WRS Provides SEO Services to Hotel Highland at Biltmore

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Rezidor\’s (STO:REZT) Executive Vice President Brands Gordon McKinnon has been appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Branding Officer for Carlson Hotels Worldwide; effective September 1, 2009. McKinnon will be based in Minneapolis and report directly to Hubert Joly, President & CEO of Carlson.

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London hotel occupancy figures for July 2009 exceeded levels achieved in the same month last year, according to the latest HotStats survey by industry experts, TRI Hospitality Consulting. The capital\’s hoteliers successfully drove volume to an historically high 88.6% for July by further discounting room rates. Achieved average room rates remain below levels achieved last year at £115.65, a drop of 13.1%.

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Amid the recession, rock stars, diplomats and other celebrities find solace from the doom and gloom by spending their time in sanctuary provided by the world\’s most luxurious, and expensive, hotels. While many of us are tightening our belts, shortening our summer holidays or even abandoning them, hoteliers to the rich and famous claim to have no trouble filling their most exclusive accommodations, and in the case of the most expensive suite in the world, managing to double its rate to $65,000 (€45,642) a night.

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New bath amenity line rolls out to all Holiday Inn hotels in the U.S. and Canada

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U.S. travelers are more familiar with sustainable travel terminology than they were two years ago but remain unwilling to pay more for eco-friendly travel options according to the July travelhorizons(TM), the quarterly consumer survey co-authored by the U.S. Travel Association and Ypartnership.

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