Hotel Industry News Archive for 2009

CKE Restaurants on Pace to Double International Presence in Next Five Years

Hilton Hawaii will now be featured in all Hawaii-bound United flights

'Best Western Friends Forever Inseparator' application, allows owners to merge their photo with an image of their pet.

The property featuring 312 rooms is scheduled to open in 2012.

Imagine text messaging on your iPhone and instead of using Apple's familiar, intuitive interface, up pops an alternate interface designed by Google. That scenario is what Apple seemingly wanted to prevent when it refused to approve Google Voice - an application that provides integrated telephony and voice mail management - for distribution through its online App Store.

The heaviest users of Web 2.0 applications are also enjoying benefits such as increased knowledge sharing and more effective marketing. These benefits often have a measurable effect on the business.

TripAdvisor joins Departures Magazine, Google, and TravelCLICK in presenting Specialty Awards

WRS and Genares Partnership Creates One-Stop-Shop for Hoteliers

A lot of mixed signals are being sent to revenue managers and sales departments. Lower rates -- don't lower rates but increase revenue - offer moderate but not deep discounts but how much and when - discount but protect group blocks - the list goes on and on!

Chef Matt Little Dog Reworks the Mixx Grill at Boutique Anchorage, AK Hotel