http://shkhp.org/ Welcome to SHKHP! 2026-03-07T21:10:30+00:00 en http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/can_facebook_rule_the_web_with_iframes With the introduction of iFrames, Facebook Pages will become more usable and feature-heavy, with more seamless commercial transactions embedded directly, while brands will retain access to the long-tail communication and tracking that "like" enables. 2011-03-03T07:00:54+00:00 Internet Marketing, Social Media, http://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article52810.html Inventory & rate management take a leap forward 2011-03-02T17:27:36+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ehotelier/~3/PQDPXysGu1Y/item.php Hotel industry news in brief................... ]]> 2011-03-02T08:39:28+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ehotelier/~3/xRARrfYyEIo/item.php Christchurch city is without a third of its usual rooms, from hotels to backpackers, following last week's quake and in the period leading into the Rugby World Cup, according to one estimate. By Alan Wood ]]> 2011-03-02T08:39:28+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ehotelier/~3/--q_AaQyA_E/item.php InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, today entered a management agreement with Thai company, Elite Villa Co., Ltd, to launch the InterContinental Resort brand in Koh Samui, Thailand. IHG will take over the management of the existing Baan Taling Ngam Resort & Spa, the island's very first luxury resort. ]]> 2011-03-02T08:39:28+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ehotelier/~3/4SwWjxXgqKw/item.php Keeping with its commitment to environmental protection and sustainability, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will participate for the fourth consecutive year in Earth Hour, a global event organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to raise awareness about climate change. On Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 8:30 p.m. local time, all of Fairmont's 64 world-class hotels and resorts will participate by turning off their lights for one hour. ]]> 2011-03-02T08:39:28+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ehotelier/~3/Sl377N_1OUI/item.php Spain is still Europe's most popular place to stay, according to figures released February 28 by the European Union. In total, 268 million nights were spent in Spain's hotels by travelers last year, a rise of 6.4 percent on 2009's figures. ]]> 2011-03-02T08:39:28+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ehotelier/~3/IZnC87rceFs/item.php HotelsCombined.com has revealed the HotelsCombined.com Price IndexTM review of global hotel prices for March 2011. If you are looking for the best value accommodation deals in March, then the HotelsCombined.comTM Price Index is for you. Every month we search our database of over 2,500,000 hotel deals to bring you the biggest hotel destination reductions available over the upcoming month as well as year-on-year falls and rises. ]]> 2011-03-02T08:39:28+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ehotelier/~3/sIw881I3lxY/item.php While in London this month, I couldn't resist hopping on the Eurostar to visit Paris, where I spent four months in Paris in 2009 on a writing sabbatical. Like so many others, I fell in love with the city. But my next sabbatical will take place somewhere with fewer distractions-like an iceberg adrift in the Arctic Ocean. By Daniel Edward Craig ]]> 2011-03-02T08:39:28+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ehotelier/~3/no8hBsUsDDQ/item.php Taking a vacation isn't exactly cheap, so what recourse do consumers have when their hotel accommodations turn out to be less than satisfactory? By Jeanine Skowronski ]]> 2011-03-02T08:39:28+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ehotelier/~3/OVrzhXCqJok/item.php Global Staff Movements for February 2011 provided by Spectrum International. ]]> 2011-03-02T08:39:28+00:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/savvy_hotel_marketers_make_voice_channels_a_priority With all the budget cuts the last few years, many hotels and call centers have allowed training to fall by the wayside. So a good starting place is to schedule a sales training meeting for your team. Here are some good themes. 2011-03-02T07:05:12+00:00 Hospitality Industry, Hotel Marketing, http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/bing_travel_taunts_google_with_price_predictors_travel_feature While Google finds itself haggling with the Justice Department over ITA Software, Microsoft Bing added an autosuggest capability for flight prices based on ITA data. The new feature displays flight prices, including Bing's prediction of the best flight price over the next 90 days, directly in the search box without the user having to hit the enter button. 2011-03-02T07:04:15+00:00 Online Travel, Americas, http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/tourist_board_and_ota_enter_joined_marketing_campaign VisitEngland and Lastminute.com have teamed up to give domestic tourism a push. February 28 will see the launch of a targeted joint marketing campaign online and off, focusing on showcasing all that England has to offer. 2011-03-02T07:03:23+00:00 Online Travel, Europe, http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/what_micro_focused_rate_setting_strategies_have_done_for_omni_hotels Faced with the expanding number of online travel providers and channels in the marketplace, hoteliers must develop and implement increasingly sophisticated revenue management strategies to manage rates and availability. Omni Hotels has created and implemented a unique approach that is highly responsive to its rapidly changing online environment. 2011-03-02T07:02:27+00:00 Hospitality Industry, Hotel Marketing, http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/the_state_of_social_networking_in_western_europe eMarketer estimates that more than half of Western Europe?s online population will use social networks at least once a month in 2011, an increase of 16.2% from 2010. By 2015, 64.4% of internet users in the region, or 141.9 million people, will be regular social network users, more than double the number of users in 2009. 2011-03-02T07:01:41+00:00 Internet Marketing, Social Media, http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/which_facebook_marketing_metrics_matter_the_most Quite obviously, the first metric that you probably all monitor are fans, or as Facebook now has it, "likers". But there is more to Facebook than just that. The following articles lists a few Facebook metrics you might currently not measure. 2011-03-02T07:00:41+00:00 Internet Marketing, Social Media, http://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article52742.html Cendyn Concierge Platform Builds Loyalty and Reduces Cancellations 2011-03-01T13:32:42+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ehotelier/~3/7O_gdB6lVgg/item.php Hotel industry news in brief................... ]]> 2011-03-01T07:09:08+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ehotelier/~3/S9jtdaTTcSs/item.php On Thursday, Showboat became Atlantic City's first dog-friendly casino-hotel - a marketing ploy designed to draw more human customers to a tourist town just begging for business. By Donald Witkowski ]]> 2011-03-01T07:09:08+00:00