Bars and Restaurants See Economic Downturn Affecting Consumers' Alcoholic Beverage Purchases, Nielsen and Bevinco Report
While history would suggest consumers' alcoholic beverage consumption does not suffer significantly when times are tough -- consumers might even be expected to drink more -- recent evidence indicates that fewer of them are doing so in bars, restaurants and nightclubs. New research from The Nielsen Company and Bevinco reveals that on-premise sales of alcoholic beverages have been considerably impacted by the declining economy. ...more
Hitwise June 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
One Simple Question that Unlocks Sales, Growth & Loyalty - By Ken Burgin
You may have run surveys before: with restaurant or cafe customers, in hotel guest rooms or for club members. The results can be useful, but are often complex and the response rates may be small. Staff may find them difficult to understand or feel they 'don't apply to them'....more
Principles for success as a manager - Part one: Understanding the Organization - By John Hogan
In our careers as hoteliers, we have all learned there are clear differences between 'leaders' and 'managers.' Leaders tend to be more inspirational and often have a vision of where they want to take their organization. The need for leaders is very clear - without their innovation and motivation, all industry and society itself would tend to be rather uninteresting and monotonous....more
Las Vegas Property Market Hits A Losing Streak
As Las Vegas sees its hotel and casino businesses sputter and office, apartment and retail real estate markets flag, the rest of the country is hoping what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas....more
A Common Sense Approach To Your Brand Message - By J. Ragsdale Hendrie
We struggle to communicate our Brand Message, as we attempt to influence, often times not adhering to a very basic template. Essentially, we have a product or service we represent, and it must be delivered to a targeted audience. ...more
Luxury travel less affected by poor economy
High gas prices may mean fewer families will be headed to the beach or the mountains this summer, but rising prices likely won't be keeping wealthy people from missing out on vacation....more
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HSMAI's 2nd Annual Hotel Sales Strategy Conference will focus on Maximizing Revenue and Resources in a Changing Economy. Held September 9, 2008, in conjunction with HSMAI's Affordable Meetings(R) National in Washington DC.
