Doubletree by Hilton adds two London hotels

Conversion brand will offer nine properties in the UK capital from the summer

Serviced apartments recover from ‘slow start’

Accommodation sector sees occupancies rise after ‘challenging’ start to 2013

Travelodge to add meeting rooms

Budget hotel brand makes move into MICE market

Traveldoo seals hotels deal with Expedia

Corporate clients will get access to 160,000 properties

Travelodge transfers hotels to rival brands

Budget chain moves 18 hotels to new operators as part of restructuring deal

Frasers and Ascott introduce free internet access

Serviced apartment groups will offer free access at all properties

HRS agrees deal with Get There

Companies’ new contract will allow corporate clients access to 250,000 hotels

IHG sells Mayfair hotel for £301.5 million

Hotel firm agrees deal to sell London property to Middle Eastern investors

Accor to introduce extended stay brand in UK

Adagio will open its first apartment building in Liverpool

Base2Stay to rebrand as Nadler Hotels

Hotel group changes name as it prepares to open new London property

Survey: 25% of businesses set to book more conferences in 2013

A survey by UK chain Q Hotels shows a quarter of bookers expect to organise more conferences this year

'Expect more new hotel brands' - IHG

Targeting new types of travellers will lead to the introduction of fresh brands

ITB Berlin: Marriott chief – 'economic recovery continues'

Hotel giant expresses confidence for 2013 - driven by growth in Asia and Latin America

Buyers to benefit from lower London hotel rates?

Continued rise in rooms may give buyers more negotiating power

Marriott and Ikea to develop Moxy hotel brand

Marriott International and Inter Hospitality – part of Inter Ikea Group – team up to develop new economy hotel brand: first Moxy hotel is expected to open in Milan in 2014, plans to expand to 150 properties in 10 countries

Olympics effect will boost serviced apartments

Pent-up demand from 2012 set to increase demand for growing sector

British hotels hit by bad weather

Occupancies fell across the UK in January but prices still went up

IHG profits from rise in US hotel rates

Hotel giant also sees UK room revenue increase during 2012

Business trips abroad rose during 2012

Britons made the highest number of overseas business visits since 2008

Exhibitor numbers rise at Business Travel Show

Event organiser plans to extend hosted buyers’ conference for 2014

'Reduce your hotel RFPs to drive bigger discounts' - Cisco

Better rates can be achieved by focusing on fewer properties in the most visited locations

Hotel prices rising in Latin American cities

HRG report also finds that Moscow is still the most expensive city to stay in

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Top five reasons to attend the Business Travel Show

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Business travel continues to grow despite UK downturn

Latest figures show that the industry is outperforming the overall British economy

Frasers introduces free internet access

Serviced apartments group will offer service at all properties

Buyers to focus on air and ground costs

CWT report highlights how driving down prices will be the key issue in 2013

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London hotel rates set to fall in 2013

UK capital likely to see post-Olympics drop due to surge of new properties in the market