STR Global Reports Europe Hotel Pipeline for November 2009

The Europe hotel development pipeline includes 577 hotels comprising 97,266 rooms, according to the November 2009 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report released this week. ...more

STR Global Reports Asia/Pacific Hotel Pipeline for November 2009

The Asia/Pacific hotel development pipeline includes 975 hotels comprising 232,680 rooms, according to the November 2009 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report released this week. ...more

STR Global Reports Middle East/Africa Hotel Pipeline for November 2009

The Middle East/Africa hotel development pipeline includes 441 hotels comprising 119,560 rooms, according to the November 2009 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report released this week. ...more

Cautiously Optimistic: Hotel Recruitment in 2010

HVS Executive Search presents a global perspective on hospitality executive recruitment in 2010. ...more

Surge in Air Cargo Demand May Indicate Recovery, Reports The Journal of Commerce in Dec. 21 issue

With export freight shipments piled up in Asia, a sudden surge in demand has some looking to the sky for signs of economic upturn, said The Journal of Commerce in this week's feature story. ...more

Reading the Economic Tea Leaves - and Employment Outlook - to Find Signs of Recovery

Rock fish, 401K withdrawals, shopping bags and snowflakes: When deciphering America's economic future, tea leaves come in many forms. ...more

Restaurant Trends - Growing And Emerging Concepts - Data reflects change and activity from August 14, 2009 to December 14, 2009

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

Food & Beverage - Happy Yet? Creating More Pleasure at Work - By Ken Burgin

Happy, friendly, fun, cheerful...all words you want associated with your business, yes? Sometimes you've chosen well with staff who smile and share their enjoyment of life. And occasionally a gloomy character slips through: it's been months since they saw the lighter side of anything, but their speed or efficiency saves the day. ...more

Bakery Cafes Prosper and Post Solid Gains in Weak Economy

Bakery cafes have emerged as high-fliers in the restaurant industry, and are well-positioned to leverage new growth opportunities as the economy continues its slow recovery. Systemwide sales for the bakery cafe industry grew by 12 percent to more than $4.5 billion in 2008. ...more

20 Secrets of Top-Converting Websites and How they can Boost Your Hotel Bookings - Re-cap of Bryan Eisenberg's presentation at SES Chicago

If the average conversion rate for a website is around 3 percent, why do some websites achieve a 10 percent conversion rate? What do they do that the others don't? This is the question that Bryan Eisenberg set out to answer in his presentation '20 Secrets of Top-Converting Websites' at the SES Chicago conference this December. ...more

Guest Satisfaction - November 2009 Chatter Guard Benchmark Report Is Released

Lodging Interactive, a leading interactive marketing agency servicing the hospitality industry and the publisher of the free Chatter Guard Monthly Benchmark Monitor Report has released its October 2009 report. ...more

Five Online Travel Predictions for Europe in 2010

Europe may still be experiencing the effects of the recession, but online travel continues its upward march across the continent's diverse and complex markets, according to travel industry research authority, PhoCusWright Inc. Changes in the economy and the travel industry have driven significant shifts in how consumers shop for and purchase travel. PhoCusWright's European Online Travel Overview Fifth Edition analyzes the dynamics of online and offline travel distribution across Europe's major travel markets. ...more

White Paper - Protecting Your Brand Online: The New Marketing Imperative

There's no question that the Internet is an ideal venue for marketing, but along with the advantages come risks. Because the online world has seen so little formal policing, it's ideal for the 'hijacking' of brands online. ...more

Savvy Hoteliers To Steal A Bigger Share of The Market in 2010 - By Neil Salerno

Start with the Basics, Add A Pinch of Grit, and A Whole Bunch of Common-Sense ...more

Recession Lessons: What Will Drive Hotel Sales & Revenue Management in 2010 - By Carol Verret

Did you catch the revised forecast from PKF? PKF-HR is now forecasting lodging demand to post a quarterly year-over-year increase during the first quarter of 2010, thus ending eight consecutive quarters of declines. On an annual basis, PKF-HR is now forecasting lodging demand to rise 1.9 percent in 2010, up from the 1.6 percent increase forecast back in September. (HotelNewsNow, 12/14/09) ...more

Luxury Hotel Spas Feel Recession's Pinch

Luxury spa participants in the Spa STAR performance report continued to show declining performance metrics through the third quarter of 2009, according to data released by STR. ...more

Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending December 12, 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

STR reports US performance for week ending 12 December

In year-over-year measurements, the industry's occupancy fell 2.9 percent to end the week at 48.1 percent. Average daily rate dropped 5.9 percent to finish the week at US$96.04. Revenue per available room for the week decreased 8.6 percent to finish at US$46.22. ...more

Reader Holiday Notice - Service Resumes January 4th

All of us at Nevistas and the Ozean Group extend our best wishes for the holidays and the new year to our readers. We are taking a holiday break and look forward to serving you again after January 4th. ...more

Amadeus Survey: Agents Must Build Brand Loyalty

Future travel customers will be more informed, savvy and discerning about resources and destinations than ever before, Amadeus says in a new survey of travel professionals. These customers will have higher expectations and be more demanding in terms of service, according to the survey. One conclusion: agencies must work harder to build brand loyalty online and offline. ...more

OAG Reports Global Airline Capacity Up 4% In December 2009

Low Cost Sector Continues to Show Growth with Frequencies and Capacity Up 10% ...more

Air Transport Association Reports Decline in November Passenger Demand, October Cargo Traffic

Drop in Travelers Continues, Despite 12th Consecutive Month of Ticket Price Reductions ...more

TripAdvisor Travellers Reveal 2010 Trends

TripAdvisor today announced the results of its annual travel trends survey of more than 700 Britons, revealing that travellers are unable to predict the final cost of their flight, with nearly one-third paying unexpected additional costs at check-in. ...more

Most Canadians won't cut travel budget in 2010 - Six in 10 planning to spend at least $750 per person on vacation

Despite the tough economy, 73% of Canadians say they plan on spending as much or more for their next vacation as they did for the last one, according to an Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of cruise vacation site Tripharbour.ca. In terms of dollars, 58% of Canadians plan to spend a minimum of $750 per person on their next holiday, while 21% plan to spend at least $1,500 per person. ...more

Hotel Demand Segmentation 101: Identifying Demand Segments and Understanding How They Relate to Property Performance - By Brian Bisema

From economy to luxury hotels, existing and proposed, knowing the sources, habits, and prevalence of future patrons is crucial to success. ...more