Quick 'Critical' Tips and Latest Trends in E-Mail Marketing

Re-cap of presentation 'Critical Email Prospecting Strategies for 2010' ...more

The Reset Button - Innovation for Hotel Sales in 2010! - By Carol Verret

While demand probably isn't coming roaring back in 2010 it is returning. It's time to shake off the 'battle fatigue' of 2009 and hit the 'reset' button for 2010 to take advantage of the positive opportunities that present themselves going forward. ...more

Next Year in Havana? - By Timothy Ashby

Ending the U.S. travel ban should be first step in normalizing relations with Cuba ...more

2010's Upside-Down Pyramid: All Hail King Consumer - Luxury Travel and Lifestyle Trends - By Karen Weiner Escalera

No one knows for sure what 2010 will bring. Most economists say the global recession has probably peaked, but what will the recovery look like? In some sectors, consumer spending is on the rise, and we're spotting more and more post-recession flowers blooming. Whether their pocketbooks were squeezed or not, many affluents are now transformed. They want value, quality, and products with a 'moral conscience.' ...more

New manager take reins at Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans Convention Center

Tony Welch, a 20-year veteran hotel executive, has been named general manager of Hilton Garden Inn Convention Center in New Orleans, announced Gary Gutierrez, president of the Lodging Division of HRI Properties. The hotel is located at 1001 South Peters St., a block from the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. ...more

InterContinental New York Times Square Takes Center Stage as the Biggest New Hotel in Manhattan this Summer

Landmark property will be largest hotel to achieve LEED status ...more

Le Meridien Expands in North America Adding Minneapolis' Award-Winning Chambers Hotel to Its International Portfolio

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced that the Minneapolis-based Chambers has joined Le Méridien, the Paris-born hotel brand with an international presence of 105 hotels and resorts. ...more

Hotel Social Media Perspective

Social Media engagement techniques and benefits are all about creating interest and engaging with people online that share a common interest with what you talk about on your social media pages. As a hotelier, you need to talk about more than just your hotel. ...more

Website's list of dirtiest hotels provokes anger

Hospitality industry rages at power of TripAdvisor's anonymous internet reviews ...more

Fairfield Inn & Suites Indianapolis Downtown Opens

The Fairfield Inn & Suites Indianapolis Downtown will welcome its first guests on Wednesday, February 3. Among the first to check in will be a group of retired Indianapolis fire fighters, who are being honored for their service to the city. ...more

IHG Announces Opening of Crowne Plaza Hotel in Hamilton, Ontario

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced today that the Crowne Plaza Hamilton has opened after a conversion from an independent hotel. ...more

Embassy Suites Palmdale Opens Doors

Embassy Suites Hotels yesterday announced the opening of the Embassy Suites Palmdale, featuring the brand's first Design Option III Prototype build in the state of California. ...more

Travel entrepreneur Jordan Stolper to Speak at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration

Entrepreneur Jordan Stolper will be the featured speaker in the Conversations with Entrepreneurs series to be presented next Tuesday, February 9, by the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at Cornell University. Stolper will present from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. in 445 Statler Hall. He will dine with selected students after the event and meet with students, staff, and faculty the following day. ...more

HSMAI Honors Travel Marketing Excellence at Adrian Awards

Gala Recognizes Top Companies and Individuals in Hospitality Advertising, Public Relations and Web Marketing ...more

Mövenpick Hotel Saigon to close for top-to-bottom remake on March 8th

Sometimes improvement comes in small, barely noticeable increments, more rarely in broad, vivid reinventions. Mövenpick Hotel Saigon has chosen the latter model in an accelerated, USD $15 million construction schedule that entails closing its doors for business on March 8th and reopening anew on August 1st. ...more

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts Launches Multi-Million Marketing Campaign to Support $6 Billion Brand Revitalization

Launching today, the 'Rediscover Sheraton' campaign encourages travelers to take a new look at Sheraton, which features an enhanced guest experience following a three-year, global brand overhaul. This is the first new marketing campaign to debut for Sheraton in two years. ...more

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EContent is a valuable industry resource that focuses exclusively on content. Content is the engine that drives commerce, collaboration, and community. EContent covers the people, products, and services that make content happen! ...more

Best Western International Selects VFM Leonardo to Manage and Distribute Hotel Visuals

VScape(R) Digital Asset Management System is Selected by Best Western to Efficiently Manage and Distribute Hotel Photos Online. VFM Leonardo also Named the Preferred Distributor of Rich Media for Best Western Properties. ...more