Hotel Industry News - Caribbean Regional News

The restaurant website, its online presence and corresponding digital marketing efforts have become the main point of contact with would-be patrons. And yet, many restaurateurs who willingly spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on décor and furnishings suddenly become cost-conscientious when the restaurant website is concerned. They also completely ignore digital marketing to prospective patrons. Many restaurateurs are mistakenly led to believe that not investing in their restaurant website redesign or optimization will save money. Wrong!

Show and Tell: Attracting More Guests Through the Power of Visual Storytelling Webinar on May 23rd to Feature Speakers from 200rooms.com and Granite Hospitality.

Growth on Online Channels Still Steady

Released in tandem, mTablet and mStation provide hospitality and retail industries a business solution lacking in consumer tablets.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) and NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) on Friday announced a new global alliance to expand the use of renewable energy systems at Starwood properties.

International hotel investors have clearly set their eyes on Asia and the Middle East - 770 hotels currently arise between Dubai and Shanghai. For comparison: in Europe 204 new first class and luxury hotels are being developed, in the USA and Canada just 112 hotels.

Receipts from international tourism in destinations around the world grew by 4% in 2012 reaching US$ 1075 billion. This growth is equal to the 4% increase in international tourist arrivals which reached 1035 million in 2012. An additional US$ 219 billion was recorded in receipts from international passenger transport, bringing total exports generated by international tourism in 2012 to US$ 1.3 trillion.

Vizergy Clients Experience Record Quarter

Sheraton Hotels today announces the global roll-out of its signature wine programme 'Toast Around the World' to 430 hotels around the world.

Agents Can View Hotels’ Overall Ranking Across All Guest-Review Platforms to Get a Comprehensive Look at How Properties Fare Without Spending Hours Online - App Aggregates User Sentiment From Major Review Sites

Hospitality's leading full-service digital marketing agency exclusively servicing the hospitality industry for more than a decade is recognized for the third consecutive year by the Interactive Media Council for increasing the standards of excellence on the Internet

In this issue of CFO Insights, Deloitte discusses how to improve capex programs through more-effective frameworks and leveraging metrics that matter.