FHA2010 Returns For Stronger Showing As Food and Hospitality Industry in Asia Rebounds

Organiser of Asia's Foremost Food and Hospitality Business Event Promises Bigger, Even More Comprehensive Show in April 2010 ...more

This Month's EcoFeature Product:

Flip.to, New Social Media Tool For Your Hotel ...more

OpenTravel to Host Session for Tourism Distribution Professionals

Wednesday January 27 2010 2:00pm in Montreal, Quebec ...more

HSMAI Foundation Announces First-Ever Online Travel Auction

"Getaways for Good" Funds Benefit Industry Research, Publications and Education ...more

A 'Green' hotel in Jackson MS is first of many for Kana Hotel Group:

EcoGreenHotel helping expand Kana's green lodging offerings ...more

Sustainable Travel International Forges New Links in Indonesia

After finalizing a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind agreement, Sustainable Travel International (STI), a non-profit global leader in sustainable development and responsible tourism, announced today their collaboration with Ecolodges Indonesia (ELI), a pioneering, ecotourism provider operating in an emerging economy, with a focus on biodiversity conservation and enhancement of local community livelihoods. The new collaboration will address the role that growing consumer awareness plays in turning efforts to go green into long-term business solutions for tourism providers. ...more

Airline Social Media Strategies Vary

A passenger on a flight notices his reading lamp is broken, so, using his mobile device, he complains on Twitter. Within minutes, the airline's ground staff has dispatched a flight attendant to fix the problem and has alerted maintenance at the destination airport. Corporate communications has passed the Tweet onto the customer service department, which contacts the passenger to apologize for the inconvenience. ...more

Statement By The UN World Tourism Organization On Haiti

The UNWTO is deeply saddened by the losses of lives and devastation caused by the earthquake that struck Haiti and expresses its support to its people and sincere condolences to those who lost their loved ones. ...more

NTA Announces Six Product Development Trips for 2010

NTA has announced six Product Development Trips for 2010. These trips are designed for tour operators looking to develop new itineraries to both overseas and North American destinations. ...more

Inside Destination Web Metrics

Seeing the big picture with a Website Marketing Dashboard ...more

VIDEO: The Billboard Effect: Why hoteliers need to think of OTAs as marketing vehicles versus reservation engines

Toronto, ON -- January 11, 2010 -- VFM Leonardo, the leader in online visual content distribution for hotels, has launched a new season on VTV Channel. In this first episode of the season, Chris Anderson, Assistant Professor at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration shares the results of a research study 'The Billboard Effect' conducted in partnership with JHM Hotels and Expedia. In the study, four properties were cycled on and off Expedia over a period of three months. ...more

Gastaldi Global Travel joins euromic as new member DMC for Italy

Italian Destination Management Company Gastaldi Global Travel has joined forces with euromic, the oldest international consortium of companies specializing in MICE travel. Gastaldi, based in Rome, was officially inducted, at the Association's Annual General Meeting in Dublin/Ireland, as euromic's 29th full member on January 9th. ...more

Hotwire Reveals Canadian Hotel Rate Report for January 2010

Calgary and Other Western Canadian Cities Top Report ...more

PhoCusWright Study Finds $268 Billion of Travel Industry Revenue Powered by Global Distribution Systems

Proprietary Data Show Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport Processed More than 1.1 Billion Worldwide Transactions in 2008 - GDS Companies Represent One-Third of U.S. Travel Supplier Revenue, Two-Thirds of U.S. Airline Revenue ...more

Hotwire Reveals Hotel Rate Report for January 2010

East Coast Cities Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore Dominate the Top Ten ...more

New Study: Airport Screening Deemed Insufficient by Large Segment of Travelers

Full body scans preferred over 'pat-downs' at checkpoints Also, planned travel on the rise ...more

Concur CEO Steve Singh to Chair NBTA Foundation Board

NBTA President Craig Banikowski Also Appoints New Buyer, Supplier Members ...more

Hard Rock International Names John Galloway Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Hard Rock, one of the world's most recognizable and iconic brands, today announced that John Galloway has been named Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Hard Rock International, overseeing global marketing, advertising and promotions for Hard Rock's 159 venues worldwide. ...more