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Hilton's ego may have taken a bruising blow from its settlement with Starwood, but its finances likely won't, analysts say. As part of the deal, Hilton has agreed to take itself out of the boutique-hotel-style market to settle allegations that it stole trade secrets from Starwood.

Every company promises a better product -- a better burger, a better search engine, a better hotel room. For these companies, their secret for a superior product is worth millions -- or even billions.

If you fly into many major U.S. cities late, don't count on getting room service at your high-end hotel -- or even finding a decent meal nearby: Late-night dining options are frequently off the table, even if you're staying at the best hotel in town.

One of the best parts of social media is that it can often be used as a great way to go around the official layered channels of support, straight to the top of the food chain, and get your problem solved. This was particularly obvious to me when I tried to check in to the W Hotel in Atlanta earlier...

A year ago, the sector suffered from both recession and a stigma against frivolous spending. Now, the mood has reversed, bookings are up and the industry is hiring again.

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...

They're hip, stylish, have Wi-Fi access and games, and can make going to sleep a lot easier. No, we're not talking about the iPod Touch, iPhone or BlackBerry Smart Phones. We're talking about hotel rooms. And not the type of rooms you might have encountered in your youth with 1970s style and the...