STR reports U.S. hotel pipeline for October 2009

The total active U.S. hotel development pipeline includes 4,089 projects comprising 435,265 rooms, according to the October 2009 STR/TWR/Dodge Construction Pipeline Report released this week. ...more

Cornell Experts Say Hospitality Expertise Is Needed for Senior Living Communities

Managers and employees must build relationships with residents ...more

CB Richard Ellis' Global Gaming Group's 2010 Las Vegas Strip Forecast & Investment Guide Now Available

The forecast projects overall Las Vegas Strip revenue, which is expected to increase by 3% to 7% in 2010, taking into account various economic and operational factors including the anticipated CityCenter opening and the impact this project will have on the Strip. ...more

The Current Economic Storm and Hospitality Chief Executive Officer Job Stability - By David Mansbach

As the hospitality industry has been one of the hardest hit segments HVS Executive Search reached out to leading hospitality board directors and CEOs to gain insight on CEO departure trends in the U.S. ...more

Finally! A Green Marketplace for Hotels

Highly anticipated online store poised to transform hospitality industry ...more

Americans Are Eating at Home More; Microwave Usage Increases but Not Cooking

The economic downturn can be blamed for a number of lifestyle changes, but causing Americans to cook more is not one of them, according to The 24th Annual Report on Eating Patterns in America, recently released by The NPD Group, a leading market research company. ...more

Differentiation and Focused Positioning Drive Strong Sales in Sandwich Sector

The Top 100 limited-service sandwich chains grew sales by 8.6 percent in 2008, to $20.3 billion. ...more

Restaurant Trends - Growing And Emerging Concepts - Data reflects change and activity from July 2, 2009 to November 2, 2009

Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts ...more

Food & Beverage - How to Turn First-time Customers Into Regulars - By Ken Burgin

Regulars are the life-blood of most businesses, and they all started with a first visit. ...more

Survey Shows the Return of the Company Holiday Party

A recent nationwide survey* by McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants [Nasdaq: MSSR] of small business owners, managers and decision makers found that the majority are planning holiday parties for employees this year. ...more

How can Social Search Impact my Hotel?

In late October Bing announced that it would integrate Twitter into its search engine results pages, and within hours Google announced that it too would include Twitter updates. I am sure people thought, 'That's great news, but how will that impact me and my business?' As hoteliers, this could have a huge impact on your business if you are not participating in social media and communicating through today's social platforms. ...more

Planning for 2010? Don't Miss the Webinar: Outlooks for Successful Online Merchandising in 2010, November 12th, 2009, 2:00pm Eastern

Last chance to register for this complimentary webinar on what smart hoteliers are doing to extract more value out of their hotel's presence online in 2010 with speakers Henry Harteveldt from Forrester Research and Edward Perry from WORLDHOTELS. ...more

Online Is First Stop for Thrifty Travelers - Discounts the biggest draw

The staycation still rules as most US Internet users opt not to travel for the holidays this year. While 52% told About.com that, like in 2008, they would not travel this holiday season, another 24% said they were even less likely to travel this year than last. ...more

Sir Martin Sorrell's Forecast for 2010, Is Your Hotel Looking Ahead?

Sir Martin Sorrell finally appeared at Ad Tech NY this year, after turning down the invitations of the last three years. He opened Ad Tech with his keynote presentation on 'What's coming in 2010.' He focused on New Markets, New Media, and Consumer Insights. ...more

A 'High Touch' Lesson for Hospitality Managers - Understanding Body Language - By John Hogan

Like many other industries, the every day environment of hospitality includes some very useful high tech tools that help project revenues, identify the level of sales booking pace, manage inventory, monitor payroll and more. ...more

Riding High Through the Recession - What Jam Bands Can Teach the Brands - By Rob Rush

A recent article in Forbes magazine described a Friday night this past June, when 15,000 fans descended on New York's Jones Beach Amphitheater in a torrential rainstorm to listen to the band Phish at one of the first concerts on their 2009 summer tour. Despite the downpour, hundreds of other fans with no tickets in hand roamed the parking lot hoping to get lucky and find a way in to this sold-out show. Apparently no one got the memo about the recession. ...more

Good Salespeople vs Bad Ones - By Don Farrell

Say the word salesperson to most anyone and what kind of a reaction do you usually get? Yeah, not good. Ask them to paint a picture of the 'typical' salesperson with words and it ain't pretty either. Lastly, ask someone who sells for a living what their title is and it is almost never 'salesperson'. ...more

White Paper - Success in the New Economic Reality

Discover what your best-run business needs to do to become a 'clear enterprise'. ...more

STR reports Canada performance for week ending 7 November

In year-over-year measurements, the industry's occupancy decreased 9.6 percent to 59.1 percent, ADR dropped 3.7 percent to CAD$122.13, and RevPAR decreased 13.0 percent to CAD$72.21. ...more

The Longer-Term Outlook for Travel & Tourism is Still Bright, WTTC Says

Although its Contribution to Global GDP has Slipped Further in 2009, and the Recovery Will be Slow, Travel & Tourism Remains a Key Engine of Growth ...more

Recession Takes Toll on Profits in Canadian Industries

Profits will be down more than 20 per cent this year across most of the six Canadian industries covered by the Conference Board's Canadian Industrial Profile-Autumn 2009. ...more

STR reports US performance for week ending 31 October

In year-over-year measurements, the industry's occupancy fell 7.2 percent to 51.8 percent, ADR dropped 7.2 percent to US$98.99, and RevPAR decreased 13.8 percent to finish at US$51.28. ...more

STR Reports Canada Performance for Week Ending 31 October

In year-over-year measurements, the industry's occupancy decreased 6.7 percent to 55.7 percent, ADR dropped 6.4 percent to CAD$122.77, and RevPAR decreased 12.6 percent to CAD$68.40. ...more

Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending October 31, 2009

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

U.S. Travel Industry to Add 90,000 American Jobs in 2010

Modest Increases in Travel Volume, Spending Demonstrate Industry's Unique Ability to Quickly Create Employment Opportunities ...more

Does AAA Approval Help? - By Harry Nobles

AAA members use the TourBooks to plan their trips, they use the books while on the road, and they loan the TourBooks to friends and relatives. They also use the trip planning services of the hundreds of AAA travel agencies. In short, AAA members are very much influenced by AAA approval when it comes to choosing a place to stay. ...more

Travel Industry Industry Races to Deliver Mobile Applications and Post-Booking Solutions

Travelers young and old are increasingly using mobile devices for flight notification, check in, and seat selection, and are also willing to accept advertising with free travel applications. These findings and more were revealed in a global mobile survey of travelers, conducted by Sabre Travel Network(R), the world's leading provider of high-performance solutions for the travel industry. The survey of 800 corporate and leisure travelers from Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America covered topics ranging from preferred features to fees travelers might pay for travel applications. ...more

Air Transport Association Expects 4 Percent Decline in Air Travel Over 12-Day Thanksgiving Holiday Period

Fewer Passengers Expected Despite Deep Reductions in Ticket Prices ...more

New Survey: Interest in America Grows, Fails to Translate into More Visitors

Concerns about 'Fortress America' Keeping Overseas Arrivals Down - Travel Industry Calls for Public-Private Solutions to Spur Inbound Travel ...more

Confidence In Tourism Sector Gradually Picking Up

The decline in international tourism may have started to bottom out, according to the latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Worldwide, international tourist arrivals declined by 7% between January and August 2009, but the rate of decline has eased in the past few months. These results, as well as the most recent economic data, confirm UNWTO's initial forecast of a 5% decline in international tourist arrivals for the full year 2009. For 2010, UNWTO expects a moderate growth. ...more