A Home For The Modern Nomad: Extended Stay Hotels
HVS analyses the supply and demand patterns that govern the serviced apartment sector in Europe. ...more

50% Of All New First Class & Luxury Hotel Projects Have 150 To 300 Rooms
More than 2,000 hotel projects worldwide scheduled to open by 2014 - The majority being luxury hotels - 60% of the largest hotel projects are located in the U.S. ...more

The 2008 LIIC Top Ten: An Annual Survey Of Lodging Investment Trends And Challenges
Annually, the members of the hotel's industry's preeminent think tank, 'LIIC - The Lodging Industry Investment Council', are surveyed to develop a list of the major hotel investment opportunities and challenges for the coming year. This exhaustive survey results in the LIIC Top Ten, a highly regarded profile of investment sentiment and attitudes for the lodging industry for the forthcoming 12 months. ...more

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Asia Pacific Slowly Wakes Up to Carbon-Neutral Tourism
Asia's carbon-neutral pioneers say this is already bringing them credibility in lucrative longhaul markets such as Europe and North America. These are markets where an increasing number of consumers and tour operators now insist on green benchmarking before booking hotels, tours and ground handling services in Asia Pacific. ...more

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15 Ways to Measures Staff Costs and Productivity - By Ken Burgin
Labour cost and performance is everyone's big issue. ...more

80% of Customers Eat Out Less Due to Food Allergies and Celiac / Coeliac Disease Impacting Quality of Life
Over 2,700 consumers and businesses from 35 countries participated in the new three-dimensional research study -- Understanding Gluten and Allergen-Free Experiences of Guests & Hospitality Worldwide. ...more

Restaurant Trends - Growing And Emerging Concepts - Data reflects change and activity from December 28, 2007 to April 28, 2008
Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts ...more

Technomic Finds Tax Rebates Unlikely to Boost Slumping Restaurant Industry
In its most recent consumer sentiment survey, researchers from foodservice consultancy Technomic, Inc., found that very few consumers plan to spend their economic stimulus checks at restaurants. Rather, the evidence suggests that consumers will be far more likely to save/invest the money, use it to pay off debt and/or go shopping for necessities. ...more

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Hotel Internet Marketing - Having a Web Site is not enough - By Neil Salerno
Unfortunately, many hoteliers are content with simply having a web site as the sum-total of their Internet marketing effort. These same people wonder why their fair-share of reservation production is still eluding them. Many hoteliers wonder what more they can do to drive business from the Internet. For the record, just having a web site is not nearly enough. ...more

Hitwise April 2008 Travel Category Report
The Hitwise Travel Report provides marketers an understanding of the competitive online travel landscape in terms of competitive clickstream, including traffic sources and referred destinations. ...more

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How to get the right hotel operator: Part 3 - By Jim Butler, author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
Hotel Attorney on Hotel Management Agreements . How to get the right brand and operator for your hotel project and a deal you can live with - The Hotel RFP Process. ...more

Hospitality Teaser: How Would Your Guests Answer The Question: Is Hospitality Alive at Your Property?
Is Hospitality 'Alive' at your property? Can it be heard, seen and felt by your associates and guests or is it the opposite? Is it absent from your guest's experience? How can you know for sure if hospitality is alive at your property? This month's Hospitality Teaser is dedicated to aiding you in creating the culture of professional hospitality within your team. ...more

Customer Engagement Key to Weathering Economic Downturn for Hotel Chains, according to PeopleMetrics 2008 Study
PeopleMetrics Most Engaged Customer study for the hotel sector found that hotels that do a better job of engaging their guests also have better financial results than those with low engagement scores. ...more

How The Print Media Could Maximize Hospitality Advertising - By J. Ragsdale Hendrie
We have glamorous travel and entertainment magazines, superb trade publications, and niche editions which serve the Hospitality Industry. ...more

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Philippines News: Island Nation Sees 9.7% Growth from North American Tourism
Visitor Arrivals Increase for January, February 2008 ...more

Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending April 26, 2008
Published in conjunction with STR (Smith Travel Research) and endorsed by the Hotel Association of Canada. This publication summarizes weekly occupancy and average room rates from major cities in Canada. ...more

Middle East Hotel Survey - Outlook, Market Trends and Opportunities
The HVS Middle East Hotel Survey for 2008 encompasses 104 hotels (a total of 32,000 rooms). ...more

Weekly U.S. Lodging Performance for the week of Apr 27, 2008 - May 03, 2008
Weekly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more

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Cornell Quarterly Article Aims to Boost Loyalty of Casino Slot Club Members
Most casinos offer slot clubs with the idea of boosting customer loyalty, but too many customers are just in it for the deal. Ways to increase casino patrons' loyalty are examined in the featured article in the May 2008 issue of the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly. ...more

Creating A Marketable & Profitable Spa By Being On-Trend Rather Than Trendy - By Judith L. Singer
As someone who has made a career out of researching, planning, marketing and providing management advisory services for the spa industry, I have seen the 'good, bad and the ugly' in terms of facilities, treatment menus, service standards, staffing schedule, compensation programs, marketing messages, financial statements, etc. ...more

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For Americans Logging Miles, Soaring Frustration
Access America's national survey finds 88 percent of American travelers frustrated with the price of gas ...more

AAA Recommends Travelers Budget $244 Per Day
According to the 2008 edition of AAA's Annual Vacation Costs Survey the recommended travel budget for two adults traveling together in North America is $244 per day for lodging and meals. ...more

More Than 25 Million Americans Will Travel Overseas This Summer, Says AAA's New International Forecast
In a first-ever summer forecast for foreign travel, AAA expects 25.1 million Americans will be travelling internationally this summer, an increase of 2.6 percent over the 24.5 million who were estimated to have traveled overseas last summer. The report includes all travel outside of the United States, including Canada and Mexico. ...more

Summer Travelers Snubbing Europe - In Europe, still less bang for your buck
Summer Travelers Head to Caribbean, South America Instead of Spain, France ...more

Viajar y Disfrutar - A Special Report on the Hispanic Travel Industry
Travel among U.S. Hispanics for the longest time was defined by 'VFR' activity, to use industry parlance. While visiting friends and relatives remains a big part of the Latino travel segment, the emergence of the Hispanic business traveler has some companies changing their tune when it comes to their advertising messages. ...more

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