Hotel Revenue Management: Back to Basics - By Jean Francois Mourier

The hospitality industry continues to suffer in every corner of the globe - what else is new? Most hotel experts are expecting a slow 2010 recovery in RevPar. In such an environment, many hoteliers will struggle with rate discounting, creating more pain for the long-term development and sustainability of hotels' revenues once the economy gets back on its feet. ...more

Be On Guard - There's Life After Healthcare - By Joseph M. Gravish

The national media is focusing most of its attention on the Congressional debate over healthcare. But businesses need to be on-guard as many predict an anti-business employment legislation tsunami once the current logjam breaks. ...more

The great online travel revolution

The noughties heralded the rise of self-service travel websites, bringing with them a boom in cheap flights and last-minute budget breaks. Bobbie Johnson looks back. ...more

How to Integrate Social and Email Marketing - by Chris Marriott

With the holidays upon us, let us give in to our innate desire to get social. And by that, I mean let's talk about the right ways to integrate email and social networks. ...more

Airline Passengers Rights Still 'Up in the Air'

Senate Finance Committee, lead by Max Baucus, gives airline passengers lump of coal for the holidays ...more

Silver Dollar City's An Old Time Christmas Set to End on December 30

Set to end on December 30, there are only a couple weeks left to get out an enjoy the Ozarks tradition that is An Old Time Christmas at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. ...more

With Addition of Second Sub-Chapter, ASTA's New England Chapter Sets Precedent

With the recent creation of a second sub-chapter, ASTA's New England Chapter is setting a precedent for grassroots organization that other chapters covering a wide geographic area may wish to follow. This new structure allows for enhanced communication at the local level and established a more effective system for affecting positive growth chapter participation at the grassroots level. ...more

Theresa Krieg Receives NTA Volunteer of the Year Award

NTA is proud to announce that Theresa Krieg, group sales director of The Carolina Opry, was honored with the Volunteer of the Year Award at NTA's Convention '09 in Reno, Nevada. ...more

Vacations Made Easy Offers Unprecedented Winter Ski Vacation Options

With the winter ski season in full swing, now is the perfect time to plan your 2010 winter ski vacation with the help of Vacations Made Easy! From sunny, southern California to the wild expanse of British Columbia, travelers will be quick to find a wealth of ski destinations throughout North America for an active escape with friends and family. ...more

VFM Leonardo Selected to Distribute Videos for Accor North America's Motel 6 Properties

North American operator of more than 1,000 hotels selects VFM Leonardo for distribution of videos for 142 Motel 6 properties ...more

The decade in travel: Technology and terrorism

Remember getting through an airport without removing your shoes, dumping your water bottle or showing ID? ...more

Louvre Hotels and Golden Tulip select Lanyon to leverage their distribution and sales synergies

Lanyon, Inc. (www.lanyon.com), the leading, independent provider of RFP management, content management, and connectivity management technology to the global travel industry, today announced that they have signed a multi-year agreement with Golden Tulip Hospitality Group and Louvre Hotels. ...more

American Express Business Travel Monitor Shows Signs Travelers Are Returning to the Road

Domestic and International Airfare Rates Show Modest Increase in Third Quarter; Travelers Are Starting to Move Back to the Front of the Plane; Hotel Rates Continue to Decrease in Upscale Categories, but Increase in Mid-Price, Economy and Budget Tiers ...more

AAA Projects Year-End Holidays Will See a 3.8 Percent Increase In Travelers

AAA is projecting 87.7 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more away from home during the year-end holidays. This is a 3.8 percent increase from the 84.5 million Americans who traveled during the same Christmas/New Year period one year ago, and is the largest projected increase for any major holiday this year. ...more

Record Low Hotel Rates Make Vegas the Most Popular U.S. Travel Destination in 2009

With average hotel rates even lower that they were in 2008, it's no surprise that Las Vegas continues to reign as the top U.S. destination. Looking more closely at average hotel rates, travelers found better hotel deals overall in 2009 than in 2008, with significant rate drops in major destinations, such as New York, Chicago and San Francisco. ...more

U.S. Travel Industry Expects Only a Modest Recovery in 2010

For the travel industry, 2009 is a year best forgotten, or as the chairman of Southwest Airlines, Gary C. Kelly, put it in a message to customers, it was 'an annus horribilis.' ...more

Travel Industry Future Is Uncertain at Best

So which is it: the travel industry is beginning to recover from the recession, or prices will continue to circle the bowl for the next 12 months? ...more