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A
new front in the web tax wars
Forbes | March 2,
2005
If the high price of hotel rooms--even
those booked online--already has you hurting,
then you won't be too pleased with the latest
new thing from California.
Spa
profitability
Hotel Interactive
| February 24, 2005
The spa industry has grown into the third-largest
leisure category in much of the world, proving
to be a stellar performer even in times of economic
downturn.
California
dreaming
Hotel Interactive |
February 18, 2005
Memo to timeshare
developers and sellers looking for what might be
some relatively easy sales: Look west.
What
do travel site rankings reveal?
HotelMarketing.com |
February 9, 2005
The Customer Respect
Group evaluates each travel company’s online
customer experience on its simplicity (ease of
use), responsiveness, privacy policies, attitude
(how customer-centric the site is), transparency
and principles (regarding protecting customer data)...
Google
maps: The new way to find hotels
HotelMarketing.com
| February 8, 2005
Lenders purse strings
are finally loosening and more deals are getting
done – a sharp departure from the impossible
deal-making environment during the past three
years. Now the lenders are chasing proposals
on the heels of a resurging lodging industry
and a rising stock market that’s doubles
the value of many hotel stocks during the last
12 months.
Timeshares
move into a higher bracket
HNW Wealth News
| January 8, 2005
Lenders purse strings
are finally loosening and more deals are getting
done – a sharp departure from the impossible
deal-making environment during the past three
years. Now the lenders are chasing proposals
on the heels of a resurging lodging industry
and a rising stock market that’s doubles
the value of many hotel stocks during the last
12 months.
Deal
days are back
Hotel Interactive
| December 28, 2004
Lenders purse strings
are finally loosening and more deals are getting
done – a sharp departure from the impossible
deal-making environment during the past three
years. Now the lenders are chasing proposals
on the heels of a resurging lodging industry
and a rising stock market that’s doubles
the value of many hotel stocks during the last
12 months.
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Extended-stay
emerges as developers' dream
Hotel Interactive
| December 27, 2004
Developers
constantly strive to maximize benefits
for the minimal cost. And they’re
mining more profits with extended-stay
hotels as consumers continue to set fire
to this already sizzling niche. |
IAC/InterActive
to spin off Expedia
BizReport | December 21,
2004
IAC/InterActive Corp.
plans to split itself in two by spinning off travel
site Expedia.com and related businesses, saying the
perception that its operations are exclusively travel-related
is hindering growth.
IAC's
Expedia spinoff to lift valuations
Forbes.com | December
21, 2004
Piper Jaffray reiterated an "outperform" rating
and $31 target price on IAC/InterActiveCorp, saying
the company's decision to spin off its travel group
into a separately traded company called Expedia will
have little if any impact on the business fundamentals
of either entity.
Making
IT matter: A manager's guide to creating and
sustaining competitive advantage with information
systems
Hospitality Net | December
17, 2004
Some industry observers
have suggested that information technology (IT)
has lost its ability to be a strategic resource
for modern organizations. However, such examples
as Harrah's and Ritz-Carlton present evidence to
the contrary.
Top
10 spa trends to watch in 2005
Hotel Interactive | December
16, 2004
Physical therapy. Over-the-top
opulence. Spas on wheels. These are just a few of
the top 10 spa trends to watch in 2005, according
to Spa Finder, a spa marketing company.
Pacifica
Hotel Company rolling out free Wi-Fi services
at its hotels
Hotel News Resource
| December 14, 2004
Pacifica Hotel Company,
which operates 23 quality California hotels from
San Diego to the San Francisco Bay Area, is rolling
out free wireless high-speed Internet (Wi-Fi)
access for guests at its properties.
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The
latest in luxury: Six-star hotels
The Wall Street
Journal | December 14, 2004
Here's an option
for travelers who aren't content with the
doting treatment that comes with a five-star
hotel: A six-star hotel. |
2005
room-rate bump forecast
Hotel Interactive
| December 14, 2004
Better hotel management of
the online booking process and an improving economy
will help propel room rates across the 50 top U.S.
hotel markets up by 3.7 percent in 2004, followed
by another 4.7 percent bump in 2005, according to
PKF Hospitality Research and Torto Wheaton Research.
ISHC
top 10 list signals shifting priorities
Hotel Interactive
| December 7, 2004
Industry priorities are shifting
as evidenced by the International Society of Hospitality
Consultants’ new forecast of the 10 most critical
issues the lodging industry will have to tackle in
2005.
Radisson
SAS installs wireless high-speed internet access
in all hotels
Hotel Interactive
| December 3, 2004
Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts,
the first-class hotel brand of Rezidor SAS
Hospitality with hotels in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa, said it has finished rolling
out wireless Internet access program in all
hotels.
Priceline.com
Pays $4.1 Million for IHG Stake in Travelweb
Hotel Interactive|
December 3, 2004
Priceline.com said it has
acquired InterContinental Hotels Group's equity stake
in Travelweb LLC for roughly $4.1 million in cash,
giving Priceline.com full ownership of the reservation
service that was once owned by a group of hotel companies.
Travel
marketing: invited guests
Direct Marketing
Business Intelligence| December 1, 2004
Some loyalty programs
strive to get as many members as possible enrolled.
The Leading Hotels of the World Ltd. is taking
a different tactic.
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New
York hotel offers $10,000 martini
CNN.com | December
1, 2004
Drinkers might want to
keep a clear head when ordering a martini at
New York's historic Algonquin Hotel or they might
pay $10,000 for that cold sip. |
Hilton's
October bookings surprise
Hotel Interactive
| November 30, 2004
Hilton Hotels Corp. officials
say the company has officially made a transition
akin to the shift from still to digital photography,
from record albums to compact discs.
Third-party
online suppliers are top booking choice
Hotel Interactive
| November 26, 2004
Third-party online distributors
remain the channel of choice for Americans who travel
for business or for a combination of business and
leisure, a new study from Harris Interactive Travel
Research shows.
Hospitality
execs should eye internet forums
Hotel Interactive
|
November 26, 2004
Our marketing dollars at
work deliver visitors to our area, heads in beds,
diners to our restaurants, shoppers to our stores,
and attraction seekers. We spend all this money on
the front-end effort, hopefully providing a meaningful
guest experience. Then, thanks and good-bye.
Business
boom
Hotel Interactive
| November 17, 2004
In 2004, $54 billion worth
of travel will be sold online, accounting for 23
percent of all travel bought throughout the year,
according to a new JupiterResearch report. This figure
represents a 20 percent increase, or about $9 billion,
over 2003 online sales.
IHG
deadline arrives for online shakeup
Hotel Interactive
| November 15, 2004
InterContinental Hotels
Group Inc.’s association with online distributors
Expedia and Hotels.com, business units of IAC/Interactive,
was to officially come to a close today—the
deadline for InterContinental franchisees to sever
their relations with the sites.
2005
a very good year, 2006 and 2007 even better
Hotel Interactive
| November 15, 2004
In 2005, the typical U.S.
hotel will achieve revenue levels comparable to those
of the last industry high, in the late 1990s.
Hotels,
airlines buy top billing on Web
FortWayne.com|
November 15, 2004
You’re planning a trip
to Chicago, and your travel agent quotes a price
for the Fairmont. How did that hotel come up first?
La
Quinta sees gains from web site makeover
Hotel Interactive
| November 13, 2004
Sprucing up your Web site
can be as vital as putting a new shine on the physical
marquees of your hotels. La Quinta Corp. is attributing
double-digit bookings and revenue increases to
the ongoing makeover of its Web site, boding well
for its customers and franchisees alike.
Luxury
kitsch
MSN | November 13,
2004
High-end vintage is coming
to a hotel or restaurant near you.
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Wi-fi
enabled lodging
NetStumbler
| November 12, 2004
Reading e-mail and surfing
the Internet via high-speed wireless connections
is growing more widespread in U.S. hotels, but
prices vary widely and not every chain offers connections
just yet.
|
JupiterResearch
forecasts the online travel industry will reach
$91 billion by 2009, with supplier web sites
increasing market share
HospitalityNET | November
10, 2004
JupiterResearch, a division
of Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM), announced
today that new research entitled "Market Forecast
Report, Travel 2004" finds that the U.S.
online travel market has grown at a fast pace
over the
last year, totaling $54 billion in 2004, or 23%
of travel purchased.
Building
corporate client loyalty
Hospitality Net |
November 9, 2004
Stimulated by economic
recovery, the number of business travelers will
likely rise over the next year.
Global travel on the rebound
as travelers discount security fears
USAToday | November
8, 2004
Global tourism is on
the rebound as world travelers gain confidence from
a long-awaited economic recovery and downgrade their
fears over international terrorism and health scares,
according to a report released Monday...
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