http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/ Latest Sales and Marketing News by HSMAI eConnect en-us Copyright ©1995-2010 Hsyndicate. All rights reserved. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:30:29 GMT Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:30:29 GMT Hsyndicate RSS Generator 10 http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048157.html Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) announces Atlanta, Ga. as the host city of the 2011 HFTP Annual Convention & Tradeshow. HFTP's Annual Convention & Tradeshow offers attendees a way to find cost-effective solutions to their current work challenges, stay informed on the hottest hospitality industry topics, expand their network, increase their professional value and become empowered. The 2011 convention will be October 19-22 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, Ga. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048157.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:29:51 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048156.html To quote a famous fellow Irishman (he’s famous, I’m Irish) George Bernard Shaw, playwright, once said; “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” Marketing has never been so necessary. A changed landscape means the need for a new plan, a new marketing plan. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048156.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:59:31 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048154.html The Foundation of the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) recently awarded scholarships to four students pursuing careers in the hospitality industry. Three of the students were awarded HSMAI’s merit scholarships, sponsored by American Express, and one student received the second annual HSMAI Foundation Mike Dimond Scholarship for graduate students in the field of Hospitality. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048154.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:45:04 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048153.html In July, hotels in Paris, regional France and the Côte d’Azur demonstrated similar RevPAR tendencies: an increase of over 10% for 4 star hotels, a more modest progression for 3 star hotels and a stagnation for 2 star hotels. More luxurious establishments benefited from the return of overseas guests, whilst budget, 1 and 2 star hotels were more heavily influenced by the behavior of the domestic market – increasingly watchful of accommodation expenses, with alternative lodging solutions often being favored. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048153.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:39:49 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048151.html According to guest reviews collated by the accommodation provider, staying at an airport has gone from bleak to chic with the introduction of luxe amenities and convenient time and money saving services that rival more expensive city-centered hotels. It's a fact that airport hotels have always given travelers the ease and convenience of being as close as possible to their gate the night before a trip, and are also known as a place to crash in between bad weather and "technical difficulties". Hotels.com's guest reviews show airport hotels have surprisingly exceeded expectations and have made travelers reconsider staying at airport hotels. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048151.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:41:00 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048149.html Airlines, hotels and car rental companies in the United States reported good to excellent recovery patterns as business travel hit an acceptable stride in the second quarter of 2010. These earnings numbers are supported by worldwide travel agency sales data from Airlines Reporting Corporation, which has shown an average increase of 21.7 percent over the first half of 2010 based on 7.5 percent higher domestic transactions and 11 percent more international transactions when compared to the same period last year. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048149.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:56:28 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048143.html Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) and its award-winning Starwood Preferred Guest(R) program announce the launch of the SPG Appfor BlackBerry(R) smartphones. To celebrate the launch, SPG will give away 100,000 Starpoints(R) to two lucky members who download and log in to the new application by September 30, 2010. The SPG App is now available on BlackBerry App World(TM) or by visiting spg.com/BBapp. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048143.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:24:37 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048141.html We gush about a lot of the good things we find in hotel rooms--toiletries, bathrobes, free WiFi, books--but today we're taking a moment to talk about what really grinds our gears (and sometimes causes injury) when it comes to hotel room design. As usual, these are just a few things we've come across during our hotel stays but we always want to know what bothers or delights you so drop in your experiences in comments below. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048141.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:59:05 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048135.html OK, so I’m a dweeb. I admit I have trouble reading the first paragraph of this blog with a straight face. I also admit that I have a little bit of a social media phobia. It’s not the concept of it or the advantages of using it that I don’t get. No, my problem revolves around not being able to get my arms around it. Social media is a huge universe these days—and it can be intimidating. It’s like learning an alien language. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048135.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:22:55 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048134.html The Carbon Accounting Company (www.thecarbonaccountingcompany.com) officially launched Green Hotels Global (www.greenhotelsglobal.com), the industry’s only standardized, comprehensive online source of information on the environmental performance of hotels worldwide at the NBTA Show in Houston. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4048134.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:06:19 GMT