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TripAdvisor unveils 2011 travel trends forecast
Americans appear eager to pack their bags in the coming year, as 36 percent plan to spend more on leisure travel in 2011 than this year, while 42 percent expect to spend the same amount. Ninety percent plan to take two or more leisure trips next year – a slight increase on the 89 percent [...]
Are your hotel rates perceived as fair?
In the lodging industry revenue managers set prices. Customer-centric revenue managers, go further. They make sure their prices are fair. The difficulty comes in deciding exactly what constitutes a fair hotel price.
The difficulty for them, and for you if you are responsible for setting prices in your organization, comes in deciding exactly what constitutes a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Expedia on hotel pricing and other trends
As the International Society of Hospitality Consultants began looking toward the second decade of the 21st century, members in attendance at the group’s annual conference heard some interesting observations regarding where the travel-and-tourism industry is heading.
Approximately 150 consultants attended the event at the InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa, and opening day speakers addressed the conference’s [...]
How to find travel deals on Facebook and Twitter
Savvy travelers have been looking to Facebook, Twitter, Loopt, Foursquare, and other social media sites to find the latest available bargains from airlines, tour providers, cruise lines, hotels, and restaurants. Even convention and visitors’ bureaus have gotten in on the action.
They sound too good to be true: $10 flights. $93/night hotels in Miami (including a [...]
