http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/ Latest Sales and Marketing News by HSMAI eConnect en-us Copyright ©1995-2012 Hsyndicate. All rights reserved. Thu, 17 May 2012 15:32:17 GMT Thu, 17 May 2012 15:32:17 GMT Hsyndicate RSS Generator 10 http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056127.html Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), the leading provider of events in the global travel and tourism industry, is delighted to announce the launch of World Travel Market Latin America – the first global event for this increasingly important region for travel and tourism. The first World Travel Market Latin America will take place in São Paulo in April 2013. RTE is working with the Brazilian tourist board EMBRATUR over a hosted buyers programme for WTM Latin America. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056127.html Thu, 17 May 2012 14:32:36 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056124.html Interview: Getting results from an online advertising campaign may not be easy but Barbara Pezzi, Director of Analytics & Search Optimisation at Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, says it is possible. Here she shares some tactics for delivering online advertising benefits in a multi-channel world with EyeforTravel"s Ritesh Gupta http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056124.html Thu, 17 May 2012 14:08:37 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056121.html The U.S. lodging industry recovery may have begun in 2010, but it wasn"t until 2011 that the improved prosperity was shared by nearly all hotels in the country. In 2011, 80.5 percent of the properties that participated in the 2012 Trends® in the Hotel Industry survey enjoyed an increase in total revenue, while nearly three-quarters (72.3%) of the participants achieved growth in profits. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056121.html Thu, 17 May 2012 13:49:11 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056118.html Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Europe. This set covers May to July 2012, taken in the 1st week of May 2012 (all rates are in US dollars for two adults for a one-night stay). http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056118.html Thu, 17 May 2012 13:30:53 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056119.html Hotel rate parity trends for May to July 2012 of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Europe. The report shows the percentage of hotels with cheaper rates on their own brand site compared to their rates on other OTAs. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056119.html Thu, 17 May 2012 13:30:04 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056108.html TripAdvisor®, the world"s largest travel site*, today announced the results of its annual summer travel survey of more than 1,800 U.S. respondents. Eighty-six percent of travelers are planning leisure trips this summer, up from 81 percent that traveled last summer. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056108.html Wed, 16 May 2012 11:45:03 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056107.html Wyndham Hotel Group today announced that Wyndham Rewards®, the world"s largest lodging loyalty program as measured by participating hotels, has added the Dream®, Night® and TRYP by Wyndham™ hotel brands to its stable of earning and redemption options. With these brands, Wyndham Rewards not only broadens its reach with uniquely designed properties in some of the most well-traveled locations around the world, but allows its members the benefit of staying and redeeming with properties that represent the full scope of Wyndham Hotel Group"s portfolio.The Dream hotel collection offers an imaginative lodging experience with five properties in four acclaimed destinations including two hotels in New York City, N.Y. (Dream Midtown and Dream Downtown); and Dream hotels in South Beach, Miami, Florida; Bangkok, Thailand; and Cochin, India. These intelligently designed properties sit at the forefront of the industry"s concept hotels, highlighted by award-winning, locally popular restaurants and nightlife hot spots including roof-top bars with panoramic views.Night Hotels is a bold lifestyle brand that turns the traditional hotel concept on its head. The brand is about transforming typical hotel concepts into casual and social spaces that offer amenities such as free wireless access, comfortable work areas and music program stations that allow guests to plug in and listen. Night is an affordably stylish brand that takes the best of the boutique and lifestyle concepts while being accessible to the value-minded traveler. Currently, there is a Night hotel in New York City, N.Y. (Midtown Manhattan) and in Dallas, Texas.Wyndham Rewards members can both earn and redeem points or airline miles at all Dream and Night locations.TRYP by Wyndham is an urban contemporary hotel brand catering to business and leisure travelers in cosmopolitan cities. Attuned to the distinct needs of today"s travelers, it offers several specialty guest room types including a Family Room with bunk beds and a Fitness Room complete with exercise equipment and a complimentary fitness kit. Wyndham Rewards members can currently earn points at all TRYP hotels. They can both earn and redeem points at three hotels in New York City, N.Y.; San Jose, Costa Rica; and Quebec City, Canada. About Wyndham RewardsWyndham Rewards, the guest loyalty program of Wyndham Hotel Group, is the world"s largest lodging loyalty program as measured by number of participating hotels and offers more than 7 million active members the chance to earn and redeem points for stays at more than 6,500 hotels throughout 36 countries worldwide.In addition to free stays, members may redeem their points for hundreds of reward options, including airline travel, resort vacations, event tickets, gift certificates for leading retailers and restaurants and more. Free stays start as low as 6,000 points, while other reward options start as low as 2,200 points. Members may also choose to earn airline or rail miles with 20 leading carriers. For more information, visit www.wyndhamrewards.com. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056107.html Wed, 16 May 2012 11:33:43 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056105.html Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that the "2012 Beijing Architecture Forum" will be held in Beijing on Thursday, May 24. Coinciding with the "Pritzker Architecture Prize", which is often called "the Nobel Prize of architecture," the conference will be co-hosted by the Beijing Municipal People"s Government and the Hyatt Foundation; and jointly organized by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning, Hyatt Hotels Corporation and the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University. It aims to provide a unique opportunity to gather many of the world"s most recognized international and Chinese architects, academics and future leaders in the field to collaborate on and debate a wide range of architectural topics of relevance today with a focus on urban harmony. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056105.html Wed, 16 May 2012 11:01:34 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056103.html China is one of the biggest countries of self made millionaires and billionaires and it has managed a strong position on financial map of the world. The number of millionaire and billionaire has increased considerably and that has a positive impact on the luxury travel industry of China. Many of the rich people are taking trips around the world with better facilities. The demand for business class travel and costly destination with shopping opportunities has increased among the affluent class and at the same time they are demanding to stay in well known hotels with all sorts of modern facilities no matter what they cost. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056103.html Wed, 16 May 2012 10:33:36 GMT http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056102.html Interview: When it comes to bookings mobile holds great promise but there are challenges for revenue management (RM) professionals. Chinmai Sharma, Vice President, RM at Wyndham Hotel Group lets EyeforTravel’s Ritesh Gupta in on what to beware of. Sharma believes revenue management (RM) specialists have so far not observed material differences in booking patterns between the online channels - brand web, online travel agent and mobile. But since that mobile is still a nascent channel for booking rooms, differences could emerge over time and RM specialists should keep a close eye on trends. http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4056102.html Wed, 16 May 2012 10:30:22 GMT