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Mobissimo to bring travel search to Facebook
Travel search engine Mobissimo has launched the first vertical travel search application available within Facebook. Now, users can access Mobissimo’s travel search engine directly from Mobissimo’s Facebook page and get real-time results from over 172 different travel websites worldwide.
This new capability is part of an aggressive strategy to leverage Facebook’s growing importance in online travel [...]
Mr. P.R.S. Oberoi Named 2010 Corporate Hotelier of the World
Mr. P.R.S. Oberoi, Chairman of The Oberoi Group, has been presented with the ‘2010 Corporate Hotelier of the World’ award by HOTELS magazine. In its 29th year, the annual ‘Hotelier of the World’ award is determined by votes cast by readers of the magazine in more than 150 countries.
Mr. Oberoi received the award at a reception [...]
Announcing the New Forbes 5-star Hotels and Restaurants
Hotel and restaurant ratings from Forbes Travel Guide (former Mobil Travel Guide) were announced this morning, and here’s a first look.
Making it to five-star status this year: Falling Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in
Farmington, Pa. (the resort is shown at right; Falling Rock is a small luxe part of it); the Island Shangri-La Hong Kong. [...]
6 keys to a successful hotel sales plan
As we put the economic downturn behind us, we must be strategic in how we think about sales plans for our hotels. The plan should not just be about getting heads in beds at all costs. Here are six steps that are proven and can help you lay out a successful hotel-level sales plan.
1. Revenue [...]
Hotels on sale at Priceline and Travelocity
Travelocity’s “Fall for Fall Sale” offers travelers up to 35 percent off participating hotels and vacation packages, and Priceline’s “Big Deal Days II” is showcasing even bigger deals – up to 60% off published rates.
You can’t have too much of a good thing, according to priceline.com. The company announced the launch of its Big Deal [...]
Marriott International Reports Third Quarter 2010 Results
In the third quarter, revenue per available room at Marriott’s North American hotels rose 7.2 percent year-over-year and average daily rates rose nearly 2 percent. International Marriott hotels showed tremendous strength, with RevPAR up 12 percent in the quarter on a constant dollar basis.
Third quarter 2010 net income totaled $83 million, a 57 percent increase [...]
Will the Savoy Hotel Restoration Drama become a Timeless Classic?
Finally, after being closed for three years and a refit costing £220 million, the venerable landmark will be back in business. “We had the market doing that,” says MacDonald, the hotel’s general manager, making a downward movement with his arm. “And we had a business plan based on this, the original market,” moving it up [...]
The most exclusive ways to travel the world
For an exclusive, luxury, travel experience tourists will have to dig deep into their pockets. The online travel portal HolidayCheck has searched the market to bring together the top exclusive trips, for those that can afford an extra special holiday.
Luxury Yacht in Monaco – ₤640,000
Sip Champagne like the high society, while sailing in the Mediterranean [...]
China’s online travel services on the rise
The Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday this year caused problems for some employees because working days and rest days were split. However, it had little effect on sales of flights and hotel bookings as China’s burgeoning travel market enjoyed a seasonal boom. The country’s largest online travel agent, Ctrip.com International Ltd, said the number of orders [...]
Budget hotel group launches Twitter based concierge service
To access Premier Inn’s weekend Twitter concierge service, guests must tweet @PremierInn concierge and simply ask for recommendations on anything from local activities for the kids, karaoke bars in the area, directions to the local theatre and the likes.
Premier Inn has announced it will be introducing an innovative Twitter-based ‘virtual’ concierge service for its guests, [...]
