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How will Google's latest innovations impact hotel distribution? Find out at HEDNA's New Orleans Conference | 8-11 December 2008
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:37:57
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| It is not often that one gets a chance to directly pose questions to Google. At HEDNA's New Orleans conference, 8-11 December at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, you'll be able to chat with David Pavelko about Google's new browser, Chrome, and how trademarks are protected in search and video search optimization. Pavleko is Head of Industry, East Coast at Google. Also up for discussion are the issues hotel executives must bear in mind as they develop mobile-focused search optimization and marketing strategies, how they can provide value to the search process, and how browsers will be used by the consumer in the next three to five years. This session is not to be missed!!
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HSMAI Names 2008 Sales & Marketing Top 25
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:04:14
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| The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has selected the “Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing” for 2008. The sixth annual list recognizes the “best of the best” minds in the hospitality, travel and tourism industries. The recipients will be honored at HSMAI’s annual Adrian Awards Gala on Jan. 26, 2009, at the New York Marriott Marquis.
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TripAdvisor Gives Hotels, Restaurants and Attractions Free Promotional Tools
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:30:38
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| TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel community, today launched a suite of tools for owners and managers of hotels, restaurants and attractions to bring the proven power of user-generated reviews and ratings to their own web sites. Unbiased user-generated reviews have been proven to turn lookers into bookers by leveraging the trust consumers place on the opinions of travelers like themselves.
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Sheraton Vancouver Airport Set to Debut for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:02:08
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| Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced plans to open Sheraton Vancouver Airport in Richmond, British Columbia prior to the start of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Owned by Richmond Inn Investments, Ltd. and managed by Larco Hospitality Management Inc., the 389-room hotel is set to debut as a Sheraton on or before January 1, 2010, following an extensive upgrade and refurbishment project. The addition of Sheraton Vancouver Airport is part of the most aggressive growth plan in the Sheraton brand’s history, with plans to open one hotel every three weeks.
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SynXis Chooses HBSi Demand Gateway Connectivity Platform
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:45:24
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| SynXis has selected HBSi to provide connectivity for its portfolio of more than 8,500 hotels worldwide including ResortQuest Hawaii, Destination Hotels & Resorts, Sonesta Collection, Harrah's, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, The Peninsula Hotels & Resorts, Millennium Copthorne, Shangri-la Hotels & Resorts and Jumeirah International. A Sabre Holdings company, SynXis provides complete distribution and Internet marketing services and technology for hotels around the world. SynXis connects hotels with their guests through increased exposure via all channels including GDS, third-party travel sites, and the hotel's own website. SynXis operates full-service global call centers offering private label reservation services.
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Great Addresses Chooses Advantage Reserve to Provide Toll-Free Call Center Support
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:51:50
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| Advantage Reserve, LLC, a leading provider of high-quality voice reservation and website booking services to the hospitality industry, announced that hotel owner and operator Great Addresses has contracted with the company to utilize its pay-for-performance call center services. Advantage Reserve is handling all reservation calls for Great Addresses’ two Washington, D.C. hotels—the 170-room Carlyle Suites and 150-room Savoy Suites Hotel—from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. daily, around the clock on weekends, and for overflow calls during normal business hours.
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Quadriga announces the latest version of its market-leading Genesis platform, now offering hotels exciting new Internet, Entertainment and Branding & Promotion services
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:22:47
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| To keep pace with the ever increasing demands of today's business and leisure guests, Quadriga is pleased to announce the launch of the latest version of its market-leading Genesis platform, delivering a complete single solution that combines Internet, Entertainment and Branding & Promotion Services.
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WTTC Announces Panel of International Experts for 2009 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:27:23
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| The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today announced the Judges for the 2009 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, WTTC's high-profile sustainable tourism accolade, in association with Travelport and The Leading Travel Companies Conservation Foundation. The Tourism for Tomorrow Awards are presented annually to organisations pioneering responsible tourism management and helping to improve the livelihoods of communities in host destinations through sustainable tourism development. The Awards have gained international recognition thanks to a rigorous judging process, including an on-site verification for all finalists.
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U.S. Economy Expected to Receive a Shot in the Arm from Visa Waiver Program Expansion | TIA Reports
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:23:30
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| The Travel Industry Association (TIA) heralded today's official expansion of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), which is estimated to bring approximately one million new visitors to the United States annually. Overseas visitors to the United States spend more and stay longer than other travelers, spending an average of $4,000 per person, per trip. The United States welcomed two million fewer overseas visitors in 2007 than it did in 2000 - despite an extraordinarily weak U.S. dollar and an additional 35 million long-haul travelers worldwide.
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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Plans New Hotel And Residences In Atlanta, USA
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:16:15
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| Hong Kong | Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group today announced that it has signed a long-term management contract to manage a luxurious new hotel and branded residences, to be developed in Atlanta, the capital city of Georgia, USA. This stylish and contemporary project is currently scheduled to open in 2011.
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Dusit International appoints first Vice President Talent Management
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:54:34
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| Dusit International has appointed its first Vice President Talent Management, Justin Lee, to develop a human resources strategy and to help ensure the smooth integration of Dusit International’s expansion.
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Benjamin Rafter named President and CEO of Aqua Hotels & Resorts and it’s Portfolio of 12 Waikiki Hotels
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:16:16
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| Mike Paulin, owner and Chairman of Aqua Hotels & Resorts, announced the appointment of Benjamin Rafter as President and CEO of the Waikiki-based hotel company which operates 12 hotels under the Aqua Boutique and Aqua Lite brands. In this position, Rafter is charged with advancing the company’s global growth strategy.
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Hotels Struggle, but Guests Less So | nytimes.com
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:13:50
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| FOR the hotel industry, recently riding high on years of record profits, the good times have ended suddenly, and no one knows when they may resume. Both domestically and internationally, many properties managed by major hotel companies are reeling from an unanticipated drop in demand that began in late summer and abruptly accelerated with the economic crisis on Wall Street.
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Danziger's focus: adding value, open communication | hotelnewsnow.com
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:11:50
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| “Many of the hotel companies I was in were small and went to big,” he said. “I understood developing a consumer-centric company that adds value to the consumer. That’s really no difference between an online company like ZipRealty and a hotel experience. They’re all a people business. “Making small companies big is a great lesson that every leader has to go through because you learn to make fundamentals a reality in terms of wanting to grow.” Holmes said that type of outlook is one of the reasons that he clicked with Danziger during the interview process.
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HOTELS' Editor Jeff Weinstein speaks with new Wyndham Hotels Group new president and CEO Eric Danziger
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:08:30
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| HOTELS' Editor Jeff Weinstein spoke with new Wyndham Hotels Group new president and CEO Eric Danziger about his return to the hotel business and his plans for growing the stable of Wyndham brands around the world. Wyndham Worldwide Chairman Stephen Holmes joined in on the conversation.
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Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Announces A New General Manager And Director Of Sales And Marketing For The Hotel Palomar Arlington At Waterview
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:02:01
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| Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has appointed Benjamin Timashenka as general manager and Elfa Cleofe as director of sales and marketing of the Hotel Palomar Arlington at Waterview, a 154-room boutique lifestyle hotel located in Arlington, Va.
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Strategies for booking hotels on a budget | ajc.com
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:55:00
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| When the economy was booming, many hotel companies began building new properties. Some of those are opening now, resulting in a 2.5 percent increase in hotel room supply this year, just as demand is dropping by around 1 percent or more, according to Jan Freitag of Smith Travel Research. “We’re going to see a substantial decline in occupancy this year,” agreed Bjorn Hanson, an associate professor of hospitality and tourism at New York University’s Tisch Center.
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Six Most Promising Travel Innovations Revealed at PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:49:40
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| PhoCusWright, the travel industry research authority, announced today the six highest scoring demonstrations from the three categories of Monday's Travel Innovation Summit at The PhoCusWright Conference in Hollywood. They six winners are Home&Abroad, Interactive Mobile @dvertising LLC, TripIt, Triporati, Wandrian Inc. and Yapta.com.
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Kurt Ritter receives Lifetime Achievement Award at the Worldwide Hospitality Awards ceremony in Paris
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:52:00
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| Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award 2008, on the occasion of the prestigious Worldwide Hospitality Awards – organized by HTR Magazine and MKG Group – celebrated on November 18 in Paris. Kurt Ritter was awarded for his long-time and successful career at the helm of Rezidor which he turned into one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide.
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Joie de Vivre Promotes Ingrid Summerfield to President, Reporting to Founder Chip Conley
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:36:53
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| Joie de Vivre, California’s largest boutique hotel collection, has promoted Ingrid Summerfield to president. Summerfield reports directly to Joie de Vivre Founder and Chief Executive Officer Chip Conley. As president, Summerfield will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the company, which manages hotels, restaurants, spas and luxury residences in California. She will oversee the company’s operations, food & beverage, people services, sales and marketing, revenue management, spa, and information technology departments. Summerfield previously held the position of chief operating officer, which she will continue to retain, and executive vice president.
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TeleAdapt Brings Byrne Power
November 9th, 2006
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Sparks, NV, November 07, 2006 – TeleAdapt Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of the Byrne Electrical Specialists, Inc. line of Power and Data Centers to their PowerHub™ line of guestroom power solutions.
With the increasing amount of portable electronics that accompany today’s guest, the average guestroom is unable to supply an adequate number of conveniently located power outlets.
TeleAdapt’s new PowerHub™ line is a property-wide solution to power outlet limitations, available outlets located just out of reach or blocked by a large piece of furniture or equipment. The PowerHub™ line includes the Byrne MHO™, Assemble™, Communications Sphere™, Retractable Power Center™ Mini-Port™, Edge Mount Power Data Center™ and the MiniTap™ Side Mount power outlet. All models are UL Listed and are available in various configurations, finishes and colors. |
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Interstate Hotels earnings rise
November 9th, 2006
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Interstate Hotels & Resorts reported sharply higher earnings, from higher room rates and fuller hotels and from collecting contract-termination fees.
The Arlington-based hotel operator had third-quarter net income of $15.2 million, or 48 cents per share, compared with $5.4 million, or 17 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue was $80.9 million, up from $55.2 million.
Interstate collected fees from The Blackstone Group and Sunstone Hospitality in connection with the termination of several management contracts. |
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iBAHN Introduces Airline PC
November 9th, 2006
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - (Nov. 7, 2006) – Based upon feedback and demand from its hotel customers, iBAHN™ is launching the iBAHN Airline PC™, a limited purpose version of its industry leading Lobby PC™, which is currently installed in more than 1,000 hotels worldwide.
iBAHN Airline PC is a dedicated computer designed to easily print boarding passes in the hotel lobby before heading to the airport. The unit provides free access to all major airline websites, enabling travelers to quickly stop and print out their boarding passes.
“Hotels have clearly indicated they want to provide free boarding pass printing services to their guests, and we are delighted to be able to deliver a solution to their needs,” said Wendy S. Kelley, iBAHN’s vice president of marketing. “iBAHN Airline PC is a single purpose unit designed to help hotels deliver a high-value service with the least amount of difficulty.”
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Lowe Hospitality Bolsters Acquisitions Team
November 9th, 2006
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ENGLEWOOD, CO— Lowe Hospitality Group, the parent of Destination Hotels & Resorts, has named Rick Rush vp, hospitality investments.
Lowe's acquisitions team is responsible for generating acquisitions on behalf of the company clients including Lowe Hospitality Investment Partners, a $266 million discretionary fund that invests solely in hotel and resort properties.
Rush joins Lowe from Sage Hospitality, where he was senior vp, acquisitions.
Destination Hotels & Resorts manages 30 independent hotels, resorts, and golf clubs, accounting for 7,000 guestrooms. |
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