Marriott is offering a choice of flexible work and meeting space easy to find and simple to reserve, just like a hotel room. Workspace on Demand is a new service being tested among hotels primarily in the Washington, DC and San Francisco areas. People can book small meeting space, as well as lobby seating areas and communal tables to work, meet, connect and collaborate.

By Robin Amster: Pent-up demand, a strengthening economy and the growing popularity of experiential travel should make 2013 a year of opportunity in the tour sector, favoring tour firms, travel sellers and their clients. Early indicators suggest that 2013 could bring a return to pre-recession levels.

By Rochelle Olson: A hotel guest who repeatedly refuses housekeeping services. A room paid for in cash, or a guest who doesn't bring luggage. An older man checking in with a younger girl who looks disheveled or frightened. All of these are of possible tip-offs to juvenile sex trafficking.

By Vicky Karantzavelou: As Check Safety First celebrates ten years in business, the international hotel auditing company reflects that room hygiene issues are still not being addressed.

By Lindsay Olson: If you've recently been promoted, congratulations. It's an honor to receive a promotion that puts you in a leadership role. But be wary: You carry a great deal of responsibility that can easily be taken away should you not live up to expectations. Not to set off alarm bells, but of people who have been promoted, a full 40 percent of them will fail within their first 18 months on the job.

From the local-on-arrival revolution to concierge apps and spa pampering for guys, Mr & Mrs Smith predicts 10 of the top boutique hotel and travel trends to look out for in 2013…

By Saloni: Television viewers were recently treated to an unprecedented look behind the scenes of Claridge's in the BBC2 documentary series Inside Claridge's. With the programme pulling in millions of viewers, there is clearly a good deal of fascination with the inside story of one of London's best Art Deco hotels.  And it turns out that the hotel's history is every bit as intriguing as its present luxury offerings.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. said Wednesday that it anticipates a strong year of openings and hotel deals to be signed in 2013, building on its growth momentum in 2012.

By Jennifer Polland: In 2012, 52 million visitors came to New York City — a record high in tourism to the Big Apple. So where did all of those visitors stay?
In the past, most tourists stayed in midtown Manhattan, but that's all changed.