Senior figures at Google and TripAdvisor have insisted travel agents have a future in the industry despite their business models appearing to be undermined by the online travel giants.

Is your property making the most of Google Places? If so, how does your page rank among local competitors? Place pages are more important than ever, especially when considering that a recent Google study found that 20% of all searches on Google are u ...

Hotel industry news in brief...................

The island destinations of the Maldives and Mauritius have seen an upswing in demand, according to data from STR Global, the leading provider of market data to the world's hotel industry.

Exploring the world through food takes the borders and the politics out of travel. When curious Kiwis transport their palates around the globe, they return with flavour souvenirs that cross borders and time zones to create a taste-driven view of the ...

Graduates are becoming more interested in working in tourism and hospitality, according to the UK's biggest careers website.

London has a great deal to offer in surprising and delighting diehard fans of the silver screen. For one thing, it is a fabulous film set as our recent review of the best movies which use London as a backdrop highlighted. But as well as numerous film ...

Business travel is dominated by the fairer sex, but are women reaching the high echelons of management, question leading industry figures. By Sara Turner

What are the best hotels in Berlin? More importantly, how will consumers and industry influencers identify the best hotels in your city? First, some background information. The title of this post sounds consumer focused for a reason. To succeed in ho ...

Everyone knows publicity is good for your business (and free publicity is even better). But let's face it, professional publicists are an expense most small business owners can't afford. Wouldn't it be great if you could get great publici ...

A lifestyle company is one that you either create or join based on passion, enthusiasm, and expertise. Based on your dream (but realistic) lifestyle, you're able to make the company part of your daily routines and it doesn't feel like work. B ...

Hotel marketers express a fair amount of skepticism regarding the use of video, and whether its costs are merited. Adding a professionally produced video can quickly double the budget of a website project. But the difficult question to answer is the ...

Microsoft's Bing has recently added a new feature called Price Predictors to its travel searches. It suggests if one should buy now or hold off for a better fare based on how fares are trending. Some analysts believe this will have an impact on compa ...

Recent developments made by the HBSi and Travelocity teams allow HBSi access to Travelocity?s global hotel platform and more robust pricing models including the opaque pricing used in the Top Secret Hotel program as well as Travelocity?s latest promo ...

Before Thomas Marzano arrived at the Four Seasons he posted a tweet where he mentioned @FSPaloAlto and expressed how much he was looking forward to relaxing at their spa after the long journey. To his big surprise @FSPaloAlto replied to his tweet fai ...

As enticing as the saying is, ?If you build it, they will come,? we all know that just because we build a social media presence, people don?t magically start knocking down our door. Instead, we need to encourage people to come to our social pages and ...

Your content marketing and social media marketing programs are humming along nicely. You?re web traffic and leads are up and growing each month. Now what? How do you improve lead-to-customer conversion rates? After all, you?re still on the cost side ...

Hotel industry news in brief...................

Luxury tour operator ITC Classics has begun to sell so-called ‘voluntourism' holidays, combining volunteer work with luxury holidays. By Bev Fearis

Hotels all sizes are getting behind this year's lights out hour to support climate change and sustainability.