Consistency - the Key to Success - By Rob Rush
OK, let's get down to the bottom of this. Please stand up and raise your hand if you've been 'WOW-ed' lately. At the supermarket, dry cleaner, health club or hotel. Where have you had your socks knocked off...and then cleaned, pressed, folded and put away?...more
In Hindsight 2007 Looks Great - Labor Costs Are A Concern - By Robert Mandelbaum
As we struggle through declining occupancy and below average ADR growth in 2008, the U.S. lodging industry looks back fondly at 2007. Throughout last year, hoteliers groused about slower RevPAR growth and single-digit gains in profits. By the time we finish 2008, the 7.2 percent bottom-line growth achieved in 2007 will seem like nirvana....more
Americans Pumped Up About Fall Travel
TripAdvisor Survey Reveals 82 Percent of American Respondents Planning to Travel this Fall and 29 Percent Taking More Car Trips Due to Dropping Gas Prices...more
Fairmont Adds Key Personnel To Support Its Expanding Operations in Asia
In response to recent expansion activity and its growing presence in Asia, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce several senior management appointments designed to support and further strengthen the brand's position as a leader in the global hospitality industry. ...more
Wyndham Hotel Group Signs Agreement to Open Nine Hotels in Japan
Wyndham Hotel Group today said it has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Green Hospitality Management Co. LTD of Tokyo to open nine hotels in Japan during the next five years under the Ramada(R) and Days Inn(R) lodging brands....more
Rezidor Announces 3 New Hotels in Russia
The Rezidor Hotel Group (STO:REZT) once again increases its portfolio in Russia and announces 3 new hotels with a total of 969 rooms: The Park Inn Volgograd (173 rooms) is scheduled to open in Q2 2010, followed by the Park Inn Kaliningrad (276 rooms) in Q1 2011 and the Radisson Grand Hotel Rostov-on-Don (520 rooms) in Q3 2011. ...more
Outrigger Hotels takes control of Web 2.0 by selecting Avalon BUZZ Report, the leading hotel solution
Avalon Report Corporation announced they have been selected by Outrigger Hotels & Resorts as the preferred solution for Web 2.0 monitoring. The intuitive Avalon BUZZ Report(C) will deliver on demand data regarding traveler reviews, ratings and other user generated content to hotels within Outrigger's premiere Pacific rim portfolio....more
Maximize Your Profits by Selling Additional Products and Services Along the Customer Purchasing Path - 2 Days of Easy-to-Implement Revenue Boosting Ideas
HSMAI's 2nd Annual Hotel Sales Strategy Conference will focus on Maximizing Revenue and Resources in a Changing Economy. Held September 9, 2008, in conjunction with HSMAI's Affordable Meetings(R) National in Washington DC.
