marriott hotels
| 8:00AM 2/28/2011
After compiling this huge list of senior discounts and freebies, I'm convinced that, if you're of a certain age, it's just a matter of asking to save money. Just remember to bring ID, as many retailers and restaurants will ask for proof of your age. After all, you look so young!
| 9:30PM 10/06/2010
As travel picks up, Marriott International posted a third-quarter profit of $83 million, up from a loss of $466 million in the year-ago quarter. But shares are down after the company forecast that fourth-quarter earnings might be less than analysts expect.
| 6:00AM 9/26/2010
Undercover Boss starts its second season with a glimpse under the sheets at Choice Hotels, one of the world's largest hospitality firms. President and CEO Stephen P. Joyce gets to experience tougher side of the hotel business, as he scrubs a pool, makes beds and straightens up a few of the company's estimated 490,000 rooms.
| 8:06AM 9/14/2010
Ritz-Carlton will introduce a loyalty rewards program in response to declining room rates in the luxury hotel industry.
| 7:15PM 7/14/2010
Hotel chain Marriott beat Wall Street expectations, turning in a 31 cent earnings-per-share increase and a 42% rise in net income for the second quarter. The strong results reflect a travel rebound supporting firmer rates and occupancy.
| 12:37PM 12/30/2009
After decades as a must-dine spot for tourists and a must-book location for benefits and parties, New York's famous Tavern on the Green will serve its last meal on New Year's Eve.
| 5:00PM 8/28/2009
What's keeping hotel chains up at night? Falling room rates, of course. Across North America, revenue per available room fell 19.3 percent in the first six months of the year, as rates and occupancy both tumbled, according to a new report from consultancy Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
But a hotelier's...
| 10:00AM 6/26/2009
The hotel company Marriott is cutting some fat out of its business by switching the breakfast meat to irregular cuts of bacon, according to a report in Fortune magazine. The company says its executives pigged out on the odd-shaped pieces and were practically in hog heaven over this money-saving...
| 3:30PM 6/02/2008
If your career or your travel lifestyle takes you into hotels regularly, then I'm sure more often than not you end up disappointed in your hotel room. I'm not lamenting your strike-out in the hotel bar, but more importantly the lack of reliable and affordable Internet connectivity at hotels. In my...