InterContinental Hotels Group has just signed the first new hotel in Geelong, Australia in more than 20 years.

On Jan. 2, travel agents participating in Starwood's SPG Pro program will switch to Marriott International's Fam-Tastic discount rates, which the company says are typically lower than SPG Pro's.

Among the Top 25 Markets, Houston, Texas, reported the largest increase in all three key performance metrics: occupancy (+27.0% to 80.3%), ADR (+11.0% to US$117.82) and RevPAR (+40.9% to US$94.60).

Canopy by Hilton, Hilton’s lifestyle hotel brand, launched Paws in the Neighborhood, a partnership with Planet Dog, a manufacturer of eco-friendly pet products, allowing guests to share stays with their canines.

Taking advantage of Egypt's recuperating tourism industry, InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a deal to develop the Crowne Plaza Cairo Sheikh Zayed City, the first in Egypt's capital city.

The first nine months of the year has shown strong performance results for Spanish Meliá Hotels International. In line with market consensus, the group has kept up its consistently high summer totals across its Spanish and Mediterranean resorts and the country's city hotels, once again contributing to annual revenues in the Q3 2017.

Vision Hospitality Group began construction on the dual-branded Home2 Suites & Tru by Hilton in Atlanta/Kennesaw Town Center.

The small city about 40 miles northeast of Madrid has installed 12,000 Philips LED street lights and connected them to Philips' CityTouch management software to allow remote monitoring and management of lights and of related electrical cabinets, via a web browser.

A 41-story tower in Miami's Brickell district will be home to a 200-room Wyndham Grand and a 245-room Tryp by Wyndham.

The hotel industry has a reputation for being behind the curve in terms of technology, but a number of companies have been working to change that perception.

On Jan. 2, travel agents participating in Starwood's SPG Pro program will switch to Marriott International's Fam-Tastic discount rates, which the company says are typically lower than SPG Pro's.

Wyndham Hotel Group signed the largest hotel development in the Brickell district of Miami to its managed hotel portfolio: the new 445-room, dual-branded hotel consists of a never-before-seen combination of the Wyndham Grand and TRYP by Wyndham brands.

InterGlobe Hotels, a joint venture between InterGlobe Enterprises and Accor Asia Pacific, has acquired land in Hebbal, Bengaluru (formerly known as Bangalore) to build another ibis hotel.

The U.S. hotel industry reported positive results in the three key performance metrics during October 2017, according to data from STR.

Hilton Worldwide has set a new target for hotels in Egypt. According to Mohab Ghali, Hilton's VP for North Africa, the hotel group is planning to add 2,500 guestrooms in seven hotel projects to the country's inventory by the end of 2022, a 40-percent increase from its current 17-hotel Egyptian portfolio.

Wyndham Hotel Group President and CEO Geoff Ballotti said 2017 has been a year proving that portfolio size matters when it comes to competing in the hotel industry on a global scale.

Hyatt's Andaz luxury-boutique brand has entered Southeast Asia with the opening of a 342-room hotel in Singapore.

As the global operators start to call a peak in the U.S., there is no sign as yet that Europe is about to catch a cold, with interest in the region led by the unlikely stimulus of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

The U.S. hotel industry reported positive year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 5-11 November 2017, according to data from STR.

Osram Opto Semiconductors has made two recent packaged LED announcements — the Ceramos C chip-scale package (CSP)-based LED family intended for flash applications, and the new Osconiq brand that will comprise mid-power LEDs intended for architectural and horticultural lighting.