Hotel Industry News Archive for 2005

At the recent ISHC Annual Conference held in San Diego, California, ISHC Members participated in a series of roundtable discussions to identify the ISHC Top Ten Global Issues and Challenges in the Hospitality Industry for 2006.

Hilton Hotels Corporation Agrees to Acquire Lodging Business of Hilton Group plc - Transaction to Make Hilton Hotels Corp. a Global Company for the First Time in 40 Years

This article examines customer segmentation in the online hospitality sector and how to structure your web site to maximize the value of your most important web site visitors.

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

Weekly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States.

Weekly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States.

We are being forced to re-design to a new level of 'micro-nization' of business units, a 'wireless-izing' of mass communication and a 'voip-izing' of populace conversations in marketplaces, under a massive globalization with highly localized customization to fit the demands of consumers. This subject is very hot and research on these issues is still being drafted.

Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI), the vacation ownership division and subsidiary of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR), said backup computer tapes containing data pertaining to approximately 206,000 associates, timeshare owners and timeshare customers were missing from the corporate office in Orlando Fla.

Billionaire Carl Icahn's investment group said on Tuesday it may be willing to buy all of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:FHR; Toronto:FHR.TO) for more than an initial $40 per share offer if it can conduct a due diligence review of the company's books.

Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) said that 35-year industry veteran Dieter Huckestein, chairman and chief executive officer of Conrad Hotels and president of the Hilton Global Alliance, has announced his retirement from the company effective in early 2006.