Hotel Industry News Archive for 2004

A study published by Cornell University found that the 'best table' from a guest’s point of view may not be the best for the restaurant owner. The conclusion comes from analyzing the relationship between table location and customers’ spending habits.

I hate the word 'brand'. I hear it everywhere. You see it applied to every conceivable product nowadays. Doesn't matter if the darn thing is in any way unique or different from the thousand other products hawking the same junk.

While dramatic headlines, of terror, war and contagion, sell newspapers, they do not help when it comes to filling bedrooms. Thus hotels across the UK have seen performance fall heavily in the wake of events on the domestic and international stage – from foot and mouth to 9/11 to war in Iraq.

Is This Systematic of Poor Performance?

Following its acquisition of Ramada International Hotels and Resorts, Cendant Hotel Group today announced that it has integrated its existing global staff with former Ramada International employees to create a platform for worldwide expansion.

Cendant Corporation Acquires Gullivers Travel Associates And OctopusTravel.com

John Jameson, Managing Director of Molinaro Koger’s Chicago office, announced today that the firm had closed the sale of the Holiday Inn Hotel, Pueblo, Colorado, on behalf of Pueblo Hotel Corporation. The hotel was purchased by M and M Management, a private investment company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Published in conjunction with STR (Smith Travel Research) and endorsed by the Hotel Association of Canada. This publication summarizes monthly occupancy and average room rates from major cities in Canada.

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