What can a Blog do for my Hotel? The GM from Hawthorne Hotel Shares Insight!

Our Internet Marketing Tip this month focuses on the benefits of blogging. We had the pleasure of speaking to Juli Lederhaus, General Manager of the Historic Hawthorne Hotel in Salem Massachusetts. Juli is a pioneer in blogging and has written a post every day since 1995. ...more

6 Ways to Leverage Social Media for a Better Vacation

Before the latest social media revolution, Jessica Gottlieb would have probably watched helplessly when her kids, Jane and Alexander, were trapped on the tarmac, waiting for their Virgin America flight to take off. ...more

VFM Leonardo Selected by White Lodging to Better Merchandise Hotels Online

Hotel Management Company to use VFM Leonardo's VBrochure Online Merchandising System to better merchandise its entire portfolio of hotels online with photos and virtual tours across largest online visual content distribution network in the industry. ...more

California Hotel & Lodging Association Launches Google Analytics Seminar Series

The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) announces a seminar series entitled, 'Demystifying Google Analytics' presented by Vikram Singh, CEO of Evision Worldwide designed to help hoteliers attract more guests by improving their web site and marketing programs. ...more

VIZERGY(R) Enhances its Long-standing Google Qualified Company Status

Company's Entire Search Marketing Team now Google Qualified ...more

Google Upgrades Ad Exchange

The service is designed to match buyers and sellers of online ad space in a real-time marketplace ...more

TravelCLICK Wins 'Best Hotel and Lodging Website' in 2009 International WebAwards

Record 20 Awards underscores TravelCLICK's position as the premier digital agency for the hotel industry ...more

New VTV Episode: The Traveler's Road to Decision

VFM Leonardo, the leader in online visual content distribution for hotels, has launched a new episode of VTV - The Traveler's Road to Decision featuring Jeff Higley, Vice President, Digital Media & Communications HotelNewsNow.com/Smith Travel Research. ...more

Japan's Largest Global Hotel Chain, JAL Hotels, Switches to SynXis for Complete Distribution Services

JAL Hotels, the largest global hotel group in Japan, has switched its NK chain code and its 58 hotels to the SynXis RedX Distribution Management System for seamless connectivity to the Global Distribution Systems (GDS), Internet Distribution Systems (IDS), and bookings coming from their brand website (www.jalhotels.com) using the Guest Connect booking engine in multiple languages including English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean. JAL Hotels will also use SynXis voice services in more than a dozen languages including Arabic, to address their rapid expansion plans in the Middle East. ...more

hotel SystemsPro Announces New Vice President to Champion Company Growth

Industry veteran Kathy Bannasch named vice president sales and marketing ...more

HTNG Announces Speakers For European Hotel Technology Conference

4th annual gathering will provide expert practical advice, discussion sessions, and unique vendor - hotelier interaction in a collaborative environment. ...more

Smoky Mountain Resorts Selects Maestro Multi-Property PMS & ResWave Booking Engine for 7 Flagged and Independent Hotels to Maximize RevPar & Cross Selling Online

Hosted ASP PMS, ResWave Online Booking, Condo-Timeshare on one database at all properties to ensure optimized rates, accurate inventories, and management controls ...more

Importance Of Real-Time Reporting For Good Business Decisions In Hotel Operations - By Fauzi Zamir, COO, ResortSuite

It wasn't too long ago that financial staff could take their time assembling, analyzing and packaging financial data for executives. It took a little while to massage the numbers, and that wasn't a problem because the competition was at times moving at the same pace. Times have changed. Decision makers now expect information immediately. Business decisions, in large measure, should be based on accurate, timely and comprehensive information rather than just intuition. This isn't exactly an earth shattering or novel observation, but faithfully practicing it is not always possible. Why? There could be several reasons: ...more