HotelsCombined.com, the world leader in hotel price comparison, today announced the most innovative ways that hotels are participating in Earth Hour on Saturday 26 March 2011.

The last year saw an explosion of new, do-it-yourself social and mobile marketing tools. These tools are generally affordable and easy to use for the typical small business owner. Does ease and affordability translate into exciting, consistent market ...

Last week, I addressed the need of evaluating your hospitality business strategies to outpace your competition. This article was very well read and generated reader inquiries seeking specific action steps. As I wrote in that earlier article, I regula ...

Aretha Franklin knew what she was talking about, (or, to be more accurate, singing about), when she first belted out the lyrics to her now infamous song; Respect. I'll go you one further and suggest that it's really the issue of mutual respec ...

In a world where the consumer is becoming harder to segment along traditional lines and where distribution is becoming more complex, how will hotel executives and their business intelligence tools keep up?

The latest eTravel Benchmark results show that many more travel websites are encouraging customers to engage with them via social media and developing apps for use on the move giving customers a much more constant level of exposure to the brand allow ...

Whether it's London, Paris, Geneva or Brussels, the majority of Europe's capitals are offering much higher rates than in February. Overnight accommodation prices rose in 43 of Europe's 50 most popular travel destinations, reaching as high as 53% in s ...

While much research has been completed that reveals discounting in the hotel industry rarely pays, the fundamental laws of economics support the notion that excess supply leads to declining prices. But what if hotel managers had simply elected to adj ...

Before you ponder the merits of mobile marketing and your specific business goals, let?s first take a look at evolving online marketing tactics and the associated opportunity cost of excluding mobile from your strategy.

While it's possible to track inward links to your site from Twitter without the need to undertake any site alterations, if you want to measure how many people click the 'Follow' or 'Tweet' buttons on your site you're going to need the assistance of a ...

In 'An Open Letter to the Hospitality Market,' IQware CEO David Perkins proudly shares how the company has quadrupled its install base to more than 700 properties since 9/11 - solidifying IQware’s leadership position as Hospitality’s Single ...

The OpenTravel Alliance (OpenTravel) announces final agenda and keynote speaker for the 2011 North American Advisory Forum, to be held April 25-27 in Las Vegas.

ONEvision Hotel TV offers connectivity in one go

Current leadership books lack any discussion of what a leader needs to know now about technology to be effective going forward. Scott Klososky explains how to lead effectively in the information age with his speech 'A Technology Infused Leader' durin ...

Meticulous ‘Managing by the Numbers’ Spurs Profitability, Investor Satisfaction

Travel is one of few industries blessed with reliable, built-in buying seasons, and therefore, predictable consumer buying patterns and behaviors. From research and booking to take-off and arrival, the opportunities to capitalize on travel promotions ...

Travel has become a booming business in China as its economic growth has lifted incomes and given people more opportunities for leisure activities. And few companies tell the story of the country's travel surge better than Ctrip, China's biggest onli ...

The Travelport Universal API offers travel agency customers the ability to aggregate content and travel related services from multiple sources through one single connection. As part of the new agreement, HRG will gain access to additional content fro ...

The company says, there are a lot of family-owned, independent luxury hotels that sit trying to connect to the kind of customers Starwood already has. Starwood cites the Negresco in Nice, France as a potential property to have discussions with.

The most highly qualified prospects are the ones who are self-selecting, the ones who come forward and say, "I want to know more," meaning, "I care enough about your product to ask a question and wait for your response." When enterprises share these ...