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HOTELMARKETING.COM | Hospitality Industry
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Marriott plans to double presence in Europe by 2015
Expansion plans for Europe also include two new brands: Edition, a boutique-lifestyle collaboration between Ian Schrager and Marriott; and the Autograph Collection, comprised of independent hotels and resorts from around the world representing upper-upscale and luxury properties with distinctive personalities.
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Increase in OTA bookings comes at expense of GDS and voice
In the difficult economic environment, when travel supply outweighed travel demand by far, Internet bookings for the top 30 hotel brands increased by a remarkable 6.6% in 2009 vs. 2008, according to data from eTRAK.
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U.S. tourism measure draws mixed industry reviews
The U.S. travel industry is hoping that a new tourism law will reverse a decline in international travelers to the country in recent years and create jobs, but some say the measure could backfire.
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Un-stoppable growth in OTA bookings, GDS still lacking behind
Future booking patterns based on Pegasus January 2010 data are confirming what other sources have already said - leisure travelers are gaining confidence. However, the mostly business GDS channel is different, with suppressed future bookings indicating that this market is still cautious.
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HomeAway acquires BedandBreakfast.com
With the acquisition, HomeAway strengthens its position as the No. 1 source for unique lodging alternatives to hotels. HomeAway plans to operate BedandBreakfast.com as an independent brand.
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EZYield.com launches enterprise reservation delivery platform
The components of the new solution include RezDelivery, RoomRez, and GDSConnect, in addition to EZYield.com’s channel management system.
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Travelport brings GDS advertising in-house, says good-bye to TravelClick
Travelport is developing sales and marketing capabilities for its two GDS Galileo and Worldspan which will result in bringing the relevance and clarity of Google-like search advertising to the travel agent’s desktop.
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Raise RevPAR with value selling
Many front-desk employees are focused on getting the business, which is good. What is not good is that often they use only one of the available levers to get that guest to stay in your hotel, and that lever is fading or discounting rate.
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Lavish hotels out of vogue
According to Marriott, luxury hotels with $1,000-a-night room rates and extravagant Caribbean resorts may face a tougher recovery than the rest of the industry.
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Global hotel prices dropped beyond 2004 levels during 2009
Hotel.com's 2009 Hotel Price Index shows hotel prices in the U.S. fell 14 percent during the last half of 2009 compared to rates in the same time period in 2008. In fact, a hotel room was cheaper in 2009 than it was in 2004. What's more, 2010 promises to be another great year for the travel deal and value.
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