| Recent News (Click headline to read article) | | Starwood reinvents hotel loyalty landscape Friday, 3rd February 2012 SPG launches richest elite traveler benefits in history including 24-hour check-in, one-to-one Starwood ambassador and lifetime status... | KAYAK is dropping active support for the BlackBerry app Friday, 3rd February 2012 KAYAK Mobile is dropping active support and maintenance for our BlackBerry application... | Give us free wifi or we won't book, say travellers Friday, 3rd February 2012 A hotels.com® survey of hotel amenities shows that free wifi is a must when choosing a room and that this amenity overwhelmingly factored into the decision on which hotel to book. Thirty-eight percent of travelers reported that free Wi-Fi... | This weeks' favourite travel photo - West Indies, Feb 2 Friday, 3rd February 2012 This Week: Port Zante, St Kitts, West Indies - Send us your favourite travel photo for possible placement in one of the leading hotel & travel news portals on the web... | Comment on Roomkey: Key to the online future? Not likely Thursday, 2nd February 2012 You know something is up when six of the world’s biggest hotel groups join forces to create their own booking website to directly compete with online travel agents... |
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Top 5 Biggest Hotels in London As one of the world’s most popular travel destinations, and of course the host of the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games, demand for hotel rooms in London is high... | Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Chinese Tourists With the US lodging industry still feeling the effects of the recession, the country is missing out on a significant opportunity to increase jobs and GDP through international tourism, specifically, Chinese outbound tourism... | Getting Your Team on Board for Their Performance Reviews One to ones should be a two way discussion, Ask open questions to get their ideas on performance and how to move forward... | What Pinterest Means for Hotels Those of us who work in the travel industry know it's not enough to just connect with guests and consumers online - we have to be on top of all the ways communication works today; that means for hotels with thousands of rooms in hundreds of countries... | Social Hospitality Principles Defined and Explained Chris Brogan recently found himself exploring Oslo, Norway after a conference, he wanted to buy some gifts for his children back home, but didn’t know where to shop... | The Power of a Brand or Successful Differentiation In a market where products and services are all too similar, successful branding can have a significant impact on sales growth and future buying behaviour; hotel companies are a classic case... | Global Update: Who's Where and Doing What - Dec 2011 Global update of who is moving where and from where - keep track of old colleagues and friends or find lost ones, brought to you by The Boutique Search Firm... |
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Koh Samui's last secret beach opens up Saturday, 4th February 2012 Akaryn Samui plans to redefine the boutique resort experience and lift the veil on Koh Samui's best-kept secret, Hanuman Bay, when it welcomes its first guests next month... 2012: year of cumbersome economic recovery Saturday, 4th February 2012 Leading indicators for the European economies improved somewhat at the end of 2011 and that alone was good news following the substantial weakening posted in the months before... |
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