Fully Stock Your 'Reputation' Toolbox - By Ragsdale Hendrie

Ego aside, what do you think your reputation is in the marketplace? It really does not matter what you believe; it does matter what everyone else does. ...more

The Case for Transparency: Ten Reasons Your Company Should Keep No Secrets from Employees - By Quint Studer

Do your employees really know what’s going on with your company? And don’t be worried that they can’t handle the truth. Bestselling author Quint Studer offers some convincing reasons to create a culture of transparency - starting now. ...more

Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach Hotel Appoints Two Corporate Sales Managers

Hotel in Hollywood, Florida Expands Reputation as "The Place to Meet" ...more

Hotel Brokers International Recognizes Top Performing Hotel Industry Brokers

Hotel Brokers International, the leading sales organization of hotel brokers, honored its top-performing brokers, sales associates and brokerage offices of 2009 at an awards ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 28, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ceremony was part of the organization’s 2010 Annual Meeting, held at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas. ...more

Hersha Hospitality Completes New York City Acquisitions and Increases Presence in Manhattan

The total purchase price for the three Times Square properties was $165.0 million, which includes 1,451,613 units of limited partnership interest in the Company’s operating partnership that were issued to the sellers. ...more

Westin Increases Global Footprint in 2010, Opening 14 New Hotels

Starwood’s Wellness Brand Opens New-Build and Conversion Properties in Asia, Latin America and North America ...more

Green Hotel Case Study Presentation in Arlington, TX

The SBDC for Enterprise Excellence and EcoGreenHotel invite you to join us for a real world case study presentation of the rapidly changing green hospitality industry. Jeff Kiec, Corporate Director of Sustainability for EcoGreenHotel, will present energy efficiency, innovative technologies and green marketing that help general managers and building engineers increase their occupancy while lowering overall costs. ...more

Marriott International Swings to Quarterly Profit

Fourth quarter 2009 adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to Marriott totaled $118 million, a 2 percent decline over the year-ago quarter, and adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations attributable to Marriott shareholders totaled $0.32, down 3 percent. On October 8, 2009, the company forecasted fourth quarter adjusted diluted EPS of $0.20 to $0.23. ...more

Apple Sets Out to Reinvent Mobile Ads

In Wake of Quattro Deal, CEO Jobs Looks to Make Mobile Ads 'Suck' Less ...more

Best Western Opens First Hotel in Ukraine

Best Western International has expanded its portfolio in Eastern Europe with its first hotel in the Ukraine, the Best Western Sevastopol Hotel in Sevastopol, located in one of the largest sea ports and cultural-historical centers. ...more

Ft. Lauderdale Pompano Beach Residence Inn by Marriott First in Florida to Open 'On the Sand'

Steps from the Ocean, All-suite Hotel Offers Spa, Full Restaurant and Other Amenities ...more

Tripadvisor Reveals Europe's Sexiest Hotels

Amsterdam's Black Tulip Hotel Tops List of Provocative Properties ...more

Concierge Assistant System Delivers Five-Star Resort Treatment to Hospital Patients

Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies Leads the Trend in Ultimate Patient Care ...more

United Nations World Tourism Organization Leader to Speak at EHTEC 2010

United Nations World Tourism Organization's (UNWTO) John Kester is scheduled to provide a tourism and travel update during the Closing Session of the 2010 European Hospitality Technology Educational Conference (EHTEC). As head of the Market Trends and Competitiveness Section of the World Tourism Organization - located in Madrid, Spain - Kester monitors short-term and long-term trends in tourism; marketing and promotional techniques; and competiveness as formulated in the General Programme of Work of UNWTO. EHTEC 2010, produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), is February 14-16 at the Amsterdam Hilton in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ...more

The Rainmaker Group and AMSI Launch eSite Interface with LRO Multifamily Revenue Optimization

Partnership Delivers Automated Revenue Management Tools to Millions of Units in the Multifamily Housing Industry ...more

Knowland Group Introduces its Business Development Suite for the Hospitality Industry

Knowland BDS is a Cost-Cutting, Web-Based Package that Helps Hotel Sales Managers Find, Prospect, Book & Plan Group Events Simultaneously ...more

Flavor & The Menu Announces Top Ten Menu Trends for 2010

Sausages, Global Sandwiches and a New Focus on Fried Foods Top List of 2010 Menu Trend Predictions ...more

2010 Latin America Outlook - LE's Construction Pipeline

The Latin America Construction Pipeline declined for a seventh consecu¬tive quarter in Q4 2009 to 453 projects/74,946 rooms, reaching a new low for the current development cycle. Total projects have declined 34% from the Q1 2008 peak, with rooms down 42%. The Caribbean and South America saw the largest drop-offs from the peak. ...more

Study: Hotels a hot spot for credit card fraud

Hospitality industry targeted more than financial service companies ...more

Where US Travelers are Headed in 2010

HotelsCombined.com Reports Top Ten International and Domestic Cities for US Travelers ...more