In an interview with Daniel Edward Craig, Nate Bucholz, Google?s UK Travel Industry Manager, doesn?t get into specifics about Google?s recent moves to list hotel rates and availability in search, but on the topics of trends in video, mobile, and soci ...

Travel search engine Kayak made an interesting move yesterday, as it gets dressed up for its impending IPO. The site is now allowing users to make hotel bookings directly through the company?s website. Kayak is partnering with Travelocity Partner Net ...

Expedia TripCompanion provides relevant content for travellers throughout each stage of their trip. In the ?pre-trip? travel phase the app provides a holiday countdown with weather updates and currency information. It also suggests potential activiti ...

HSMAI's Revenue Management Advisory Board discusses the top 10 questions hotel marketers should be asking and thinking about this year when it comes to revenue management.

High-quality, SEO-friendly content can improve much more than your hotel website?s organic ranking. Targeted content can reduce bounce rate, increase basket size, conversions and customer retention, as well as develop that all important trust between ...

Consumers are increasingly sharing photos via social networks and mobile apps, and marketers are looking to capitalize on this trend, by building brand awareness and encourage consumers to interact with the company.

New Global Initiative Connects Concierge Teams and Guests via FaceTime, Further Enhancing Destination Advice Through 'Virtual' Contact

New Property Selects Leading Hospitality Solutions Signature by VingCard and SENTINEL II by Elsafe for Elite Combination of Security and Design

Smartstay, the leading mobile app for iPhone and AndroidTM designed exclusively for the hospitality industry, has been revamped to include more advanced features that give hotels greater command over the content, look and feel of their mobile app.

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Developed at a cost of £300 million, the Corinthia Hotel London is to open next month having already hosted a series of high-profile events and 'pop-up' bar and restaurant nights in its Victorian ballroom. April Hutchinson dons a hard h ...

Despite the turbulence of political revolution, the Cairo hotel market will return to normal performance levels sooner rather than later, according to data and sentiment from industry experts. By Stacey Mieyal Higgins

When it comes to sushi on this side of the Pacific, few American-based restaurants can compete with the likes of Nobu. Capitalizing on this celebritydom, chef Nobu Matsuhisa has recently announced plans to open up his first Nobu-branded boutique hote ...

Hotels and hospitality groups are stepping up efforts to entice travellers from booming Asia by adapting menus, offering Chinese-language booking services and even Indian weddings. By Victoria Bryan

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) announced its forecasts of travel demand for 42-destinations within the Asia Pacific region, predicting an annual average rate of growth in arrivals to these destinations of just under seven per cent between ...

In my consulting practice and work with individual hotels and smaller brands, I regularly discover that too many individuals and groups tend to look elsewhere when they are trying to gain market share and to serve a larger number of clients. The real ...

I've just returned from what could best be described as a leadership conference, where people from Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States met for 3 days to discuss a multitude of leadership issues - to expand our thinking, ...

European Cities Marketing, the leading network of city tourist offices and convention bureaux, is using the ITB to report on the recent development of tourism demand in their member destinations. Based on a sample of 59 European cities, including man ...

On the positive side of the guest register, social media like Facebook and Twitter enable hotels, motels and resorts to forge closer ties with consumers. On the other side, economic uncertainties threaten to upset the extensive - and costly - plans o ...

The campaign places an expandable banner ad on any weather page with a colder forecast and invites users to "Tap here to warm up." Upon tapping, virtual frost takes over the iPhone's screen, which can be "wiped" away to reveal a photo carousel featur ...