Home | Search   Top News Feature Articles Events Calendar About Us Concierge Desk  Recent News   (Click headline to read article) Is Mumbai the New York of the East? Tuesday, 9th February 2010 It’s associated with Bollywood, beaches, bars and beautiful people and it’s arguably the most happening and ‘Western’ city in India, but is Mumbai really the NYC of the East? It might be a city that never sleeps, with more than enough bar... 2010 & 2011 UK hotel market forecasts Tuesday, 9th February 2010 London hotels are forecast to enjoy increasing profitability during 2010, while hotels in the UK provinces will see a slight dip in profitability during 2010, they will accelerate to almost double digit growth in 2011... A new world order - Asia rising Monday, 8th February 2010 There is clearly a sea change occurring in air travel, the move to LCC has been a phoenomen that has largely passed the USA by... The hotel confidence monitor Q1 2010 Monday, 8th February 2010 Confidence amongst hotel general managers suffered a slight setback in Q1 2010 as the new year produced a mixed outlook across the UK... TripAdvisor credibility under attack, hoteliers on front foot Monday, 8th February 2010 TripAdvisor has peaked; big statement but I can’t shake it - The world’s largest travel 'community' – 11 million members, 30 million reviews – may continue to grow but its reputation among frequent travelers and the industry is in terminal decline...  Recent Articles  (Click headline to read article) What Small Hoteliers Can Learn from Big Brand Websites: Hilton As we mentioned previously, small hoteliers can look at bigger brands for ideas and inspiration for their online presence... Metrosexual Hotels Ian Schrager may have pioneered the boutique hotel concept but Starwood upped the ante considerably when it recently made a path-breaking announcement by appointing a "fashion director" or "stylist" for its W hotels... Sales Lessons Learned from a Recession The past year was definitely interesting; some sales professionals prospered while others suffered... A Question of Perceptions So why is that time flies when you're having fun but drags ever so slowly when you are in a boring meeting?... How Convention Centers Influence Hotel Markets Convention centers rarely generate profits and even if they do these profits are usually insufficient to provide a reasonable return on investment... Continuous Brand Management for Generation 10:45 The Kaiser Foundation recently released a study documenting the astounding fact that 8-18 year olds in the United States have increased their media use from 8 hours and 33 minutes' worth of usage per day in 2004 to 10 hours and 45 minutes' worth in 2009... The Best Job in the World: An SLH Hotel Inspector Yeoh Siew Hoon catches up with CEO of Small Luxury Hotels, Paul Kerr, in Singapore and finds out how you can land the best job in the world...  Top News Stories  (Click title to read article) World Chocolate Wonderland theme park opens in Beijing Tuesday, 9th February 2010 Located on the north side of the Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium, the theme park will be the first chocolate theme park in China which consists of five indoor halls... BA's top 10 for 2010 Tuesday, 9th February 2010 British Airways lists the must-visit places for this year - Factors that influence the travel calendar include landmark sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup, Commonwealth Games and Winter Olympic and Paralympics Games...  Top Feature Articles (Click title to read) Hoteliers, What is Your eMarketing Proficiency? Tuesday, 9th February 2010 Electronic channels have changed hotel sales and marketing forever; internet web site marketing, the Global Distribution System, social media, and third-party aggregators have all presented new marketing opportunities for hotels around the world... In Asia, Marketing 101 Doesn't Work Tuesday, 9th February 2010 The unprecedented integration of the global markets has fostered a transnational community of like-minded professionals who talk in one universal language... Hitting The Right Pitch Tuesday, 9th February 2010 What makes a great pitch? Yeoh Siew Hoon gets a first-hand experience - There I was, sitting on the balcony of a rooftop bar in Chinatown with Bernadette Dennis, managing director of HSMAI Asia Pacific, and we were looking down on the Chinese New Year festivities on the streets below...  © Copyright 4Hoteliers ~ 2001-2010 ~ unless stated otherwise, all rights reserved. Use of this web site is subject to our terms & conditions of service and privacy policy.