Bottled Water's Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility

People who think the bottled water industry doesn't care about the environment don't know the industry very well. Learn what the bottled water industry is doing to lessen its impact on the environment. ...more

New Technology is Cool, But Don't Forget Hotel Marketing Basics - By Neil Salerno

There are certain basics which endure in spite of the advent of new technology. In this highly-competitive marketplace, new technology tends to capture everyone's attention, perhaps with the desperate hope to discover some magic panacea which will solve all our problems. When you find it, please let me know. ...more

MICROS-Fidelio Hong Kong SEMINAR DAY MARCH 18

Seminar explores how integrated IT can help hospitality industry improve both service and profit ...more

IHG Appoints Gerardo Murray, Regional Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Mexico

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG] has named Gerardo Murray as regional vice president, Sales & Marketing, Mexico. He will joined the company on March 15. ...more

Sandos Hotels & Resorts Acquires Le Meridien Cancun Resort & Spa

Sandos Hotels & Resorts, with two resort complexes on the Riviera Maya, Mexico, is increasing its portfolio with the acquisition of Le Meridien Cancun Resort & Spa, located in the heart of the Cancun hotel zone. ...more

Fairmont Announces New Hotel Development Overlooking the Caspian Sea

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Azinko Development M.M.C. today announced the signing of their agreement for Fairmont to manage a new 347-guestroom luxury hotel property in the sparkling coastal city of Baku, Azerbaijan. ...more

The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort Reaches Major Development Milestone

Miami’s Highly Anticipated Oceanfront Resort and Residences Celebrates Topping Off ...more

Social Media Best Practices

A starting point for destination marketers ...more

HotelGymReview.com Launches, Say Goodbye To Lousy Hotel Fitness Facilities

Today the fitness oriented travel review website www.HotelGymReview.com launched to the public. The website is a place for travelers to read and write reviews specifically relating to a hotel’s fitness facilities. ...more

First Doubletree by Hilton in Scandinavia to Open in Spring 2010

Doubletree by Hilton, Oslo-City Centre Will Be Hilton Worldwide’s First Property in Norway ...more

Hotwire Reveals Hotel Rate Report for March 2010

Tampa holds the number one spot this month with a 13 percent drop and Philadelphia, which ranked ninth last month, takes the number two spot with a 10 percent drop. ...more

Hotwire Reveals Hotel Rate Report for March 2010

Tampa holds the number one spot this month with a 13 percent drop and Philadelphia, which ranked ninth last month, takes the number two spot with a 10 percent drop. ...more

AH&LA Honors Bhupen Amin of Lotus Hotels & Investments with State Leadership Award

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) announced today the winners of the 2009 State Leadership Awards during its annual Legislative Action Summit (LAS). This award was created to honor the many volunteers who help strengthen both AH&LA and their partner state associations. ...more

AH&LA Honors Allied Member, Hoteliers from Across the Country With Awards

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) announced the winners of the 2009 John Whitaker Award and 2010 State Leadership Awards during the first day of the association’s annual Legislative Action Summit (LAS). ...more

LRA Worldwide CEO Rob Rush Invited to Speak at Chinese Hotel Conference

Invitation Corresponds with Opening of New LRA Satellite Office in Beijing ...more

Reserve Interactive Launches Reserve University – An Interactive Training Tool For Customers

ReServe Interactive will launch ReServe University, a subscriber-based interactive resource providing customers with all of the comprehensive training and support tools offered by the company, including a Training Library, Classroom, Help Desk and Support Resources repository. ...more

9 Killer Tips for Location-Based Marketing

Social networking has finally become something valuable for brick-and-mortar businesses. Smartphones and location-based social networks allow users to interact, share, meet up, and recommend places based on their physical coordinates. This real-world connection to social media can mean more foot traffic and profits for business owners. ...more

Cost Effective Hotel Group Sales Training – The Telephone Coaching Call Series

Continued, ongoing Group Sales Training is more vital today to Hotel Sales Teams as organizations look for new ways to keep their competitive edge in a challenging selling environment. Realizing the need for timely training venues that are very cost effective, Hospitality Softnet, Inc. announces its Telephone Coaching Call Series. ...more

The State of Travel and Entertainment Expense Management

New Study Finds That Enterprises Are Beginning to Look at Expense Management Strategically ...more

2010 Asia Pacific Outlook - Construction Pipeline Report

At the end of Q4 2009, the Asia Pacific Pipeline stands at 1,783 projects/ 432,931 rooms. As a whole, Asia Pacific has one of the lowest percentage Pipeline decreases of any region from the peak in Q2 2008, second only to Africa. Because China has the second largest Pipeline in the world, total project counts for the region are off just 20% from the peak and total rooms by 16%. ...more

Recovery over a Year Away, Say Hotel Executives

A survey of 417 European hotel executives by international law firm DLA Piper has revealed weak industry confidence and dealt a blow to hopes of recovery this year. ...more

This February Up 5.9%; Last February Down (10.5%)

When the acclamation has faded should the cheerleaders be reminded that February 2010 is (5.3%) off where it was in 2008? ...more