Banyan Tree Holdings Limited ("Banyan Tree" or "Group"), a leading manager and developer of premium resorts, hotels, spas and galleries, announces a slew of major hotel developments and refurbishments in 2011 - designed to enhance ...

The U.S. hotel industry struggles with a harsh fact: each night, on average, 40 percent of its rooms go empty. This, coupled with the tremendous funds hotels spend for marketing, has driven an innovation explosion in recent years. By Justin Bachman

The U.S. hotel industry struggles with a harsh fact: each night, on average, 40 percent of its rooms go empty. This, coupled with the tremendous funds hotels spend for marketing, has driven an innovation explosion in recent years. By Justin Bachman

With the economy tanking, upscale hotels are taking advantage of the daytime hours by offering tourists a place to rest, wait, prepare or snuggle. By Irene S. Levin

With the economy tanking, upscale hotels are taking advantage of the daytime hours by offering tourists a place to rest, wait, prepare or snuggle. By Irene S. Levin

The success of any organization is built on the confidence and trust of employees, customers, and the general public. The only way for an organization to gain that trust is to demonstrate honesty and integrity in everything the organization does. By ...

The success of any organization is built on the confidence and trust of employees, customers, and the general public. The only way for an organization to gain that trust is to demonstrate honesty and integrity in everything the organization does. By ...

I'm about to celebrate an anniversary: this month, 32 years ago, I officially earned my license to practice management. I didn't realize it at the time, but when I shook my boss's hand and thanked him for the promotion, I was about to emb ...

I'm about to celebrate an anniversary: this month, 32 years ago, I officially earned my license to practice management. I didn't realize it at the time, but when I shook my boss's hand and thanked him for the promotion, I was about to emb ...

Jenny Southan speaks to David Chase, the general manager of the recently opened Trump Soho, about the New York hotel scene.

Jenny Southan speaks to David Chase, the general manager of the recently opened Trump Soho, about the New York hotel scene.

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Pegasus Solutions has launched MetaSearch Services, a solution that allows hotels to capture direct bookings from meta search sites such as Kayak and the likes. The product allows metasearch engines to shop hotels and travel suppliers through Pegasus ...

Today's consumer, known as the hyper-interactive travel consumer, is communicating 24/7 via social networks and mobile devices. This behavior is forcing a complete channel convergence, in which all marketing and distribution channels are combining in ...

Priceline's game plan for 2010 has broadly been gaining share of hotel bookings outside U.S. at lower revenue margins. The number of hotel nights booked through Priceline?s websites grew at a staggering 52% from near 61 million in 2009 to 93 million ...

The combination of a recovering economy and cost pressures for hotels will lead to higher room rates for meeting planners, cautioned Michael Dominguez, vice president of global sales at Loews Hotels at a recent industry conference.

Facebook launched some new analytical tools, which give publishers insights via Facebook?s plugins - including the ubiquitous ?like? button. As social media starts to drive more and more traffic to websites, such tools are becoming even more importan ...

Foursquare announced ?Foursquare 3.0,? an enhanced version of its mobile applications that adds new content, features and options for users. There are new recommendations (?explore?) that take into account your check-ins and those of your friends and ...

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While a completely carbon neutral solution is not yet possible, say the owners of Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers, the new luxury hotel in Copenhagen's restad district comes close to achieving it by deploying the best environmental and energy tech ...