The WiMAX/LTE battle, App Stores and Mobile Healthcare headed the agenda at this year’s CTIA Wireless conference in Las Vegas, Juniper Research analysts found.
Benchmark Hospitality International, the leading privately held hospitality management company in the United States, which operates 30 award-winning hotels, resorts, and conference centers nationwide, announces its annual “Top Ten Meeting Trends” as observed by its properties in 2010.
In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy increased 1.7 percent to 58.2 percent. Average daily rate was up 0.3 percent to finish the week at CAD$118.77. Revenue per available room for the week jumped 2.1 percent to CAD$69.14.
Social media is all about managing your hotel’s online reputation, and no platform wields more influence on travel decisions than TripAdvisor. Recently, I interviewed April Robb, TripAdvisor’s Social Media Program Manager, responsible for social media outreach, brand monitoring, and blogger relations. She offered up some great advice to hoteliers for managing online reviews.
Social media is all about managing your hotel’s online reputation, and no platform wields more influence on travel decisions than TripAdvisor. Recently, I interviewed April Robb, TripAdvisor’s Social Media Program Manager, responsible for social media outreach, brand monitoring, and blogger relations. She offered up some great advice to hoteliers for managing online reviews.
At the annual awards ceremony at its Members’ Meeting and Conference in Orlando earlier this month, Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) recognized two individuals for major contributions to advancing the state of hotel technology during 2009. HTNG’s board of directors recognized Dayna Kully of MobileAccess Networks and Sue Zloth of Merchant Link with Directors’ Leadership Awards for 2009.
The Middle East/Africa region reported increases in all three key measurements for February 2010, when reported in U.S. dollars, according to data compiled by STR Global.
The European hotel industry posted generally favourable results in year-over-year metrics when reported in U.S. dollars, euros and British pounds for February 2010, according to data compiled by STR Global.
At rallies around the country today, hotel workers are calling on customers to boycott 8 hotels owned by Columbia Sussex, announced UNITE HERE. Hotel workers told Columbia Sussex Corporation that they are tired of paying for the company’s debt and want a fair process to organize a union.