M&C, with 100 hotels globally, on Thursday said trading in Asia, where it makes 40 percent of its revenue, had suffered from slower growth in China, falling tourist numbers in South Korea and a host of problems in its biggest market, Singapore.
*RevPAR up 6.2 pct in North America. April 30- Starwood Hotels& Resorts Worldwide Inc, whose brands include Sheraton and Westin, reported a quarterly profit that handily beat analysts' expectations as more people checked into its hotels at higher room rates, particularly in North America.
*Hyatt Hotels Corp: Susquehanna raises price target to $49 from $48;. *Host Hotels& Resorts Inc: Susquehanna raises price target to $17. *Marriott International Inc: Susquehanna raises price target to $48.
*Colony's Bazin says wants Accor to be a hotel leader. PARIS, April 25- Accor's new management vowed to speed up the hotel group's transformation on Thursday, as it tried to assuage opposition at the annual meeting to the influence of its activist shareholders.
April 22- Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Monday that members of its board's audit committee were paid more for the latest year due to extra work they had to take on to handle an ongoing investigation into alleged foreign bribery. Back in November 2011, Wal-Mart began its own probe into matters including alleged violations of the U.S.
April 5- The rustic, 316- room Cheyenne Mountain Resort hotel in Colorado Springs is usually booked solid this time of year, just days before a major national space conference rolls into town.
BERLIN, March 7- More hotels are expected to change hands this year, with transaction volumes returning to pre-crisis levels thanks to easier financing and wealthy Gulf buyers on the hunt for trophy assets in key locations in London or Paris.