Vertical Engine Marketing Explained

Ryan Bailey, President, VEM GlobalTM, explains the key concepts behind Vertical Engine Marketing and how it can sell your availability. ...more

Why Company Team Meetings Are Critical This Year - By Carol Verret

Hotel company team meetings are especially critical this year as we are emerging from the recession into a fragile recovery. Q2 demand increased by an historic percentage of 8.7% according to STR. Bobby Bowers, senior VP at STR, states that 'We’re forecasting full-year 2010 RevPAR growth of just over 5 percent, driven almost exclusively by occupancy gains.' (HotelNewsNow, July 21, 2010). ...more

Bad Workmen or Poor Tools? - By Caroline Cooper

The saying goes 'a bad workman always blames his tools'. But is it always the workmen that are at fault? ...more

First Quarter 2010 State of the Internet Report

Masan, South Korea takes spot for fastest city in the world Russia remains the top attack traffic source, followed by U.S. and China Majority of mobile providers achieve average maximum speeds greater than 2 Mbps ...more

Study Finds Strong Negative Reaction to Paying for Online Services

Millions of Americans use Twitter – just don't ask any of them to pay for it. ...more

Google in Talks to Build Facebook Competitor - Globe and Mail

Search giant could collaborate with makers of online game communities like Playfish, Zynga ...more

Harrah's Entertainment Acquires Thistledown Race Track

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Thistledown race track in Cleveland, Ohio. ...more

Internet Gambling Regulation Takes Center Stage Before House Financial Services Committee

Full Committee Hearing Reengages Members, Positions Bill for a Mark-Up ...more

Arbitron Case Study Proves E-GuideTV’s Effectiveness In Out-Of-Home Advertising In The Hospitality Industry

E-Guide Services, Inc. (EGS) announced results of an independent Arbiton Inc. study of its innovative E-GuideTV service, an in-room hotel television channel guide. Results prove the Out-of-Home advertising medium to be both a valuable and popular amenity to hotel guests and an outstandingly effective medium for advertisers. ...more

What Your Phone App Doesn't Say: It's Watching - Globe and Mail

Lookout Inc., a mobile-phone security firm, scanned nearly 300,000 free applications for Apple Inc.’s iPhone and phones built around Google Inc.’s Android software. It found that many of them secretly pull sensitive data off users' phones and ship them off to third parties without notification. ...more

Aptech’s Profitvue Back Office Accounting Selected by Four Hotel Companies

Profitvue Picked for Its Comprehensive Hotel Accounting Functionality, Professional Support and Training ...more

STR Reports Canada Performance for Week Ending 24 July 2010

In year-over-year measurements, the Canadian hotel industry’s occupancy increased 3.4 percent to 72.7 percent. Average daily rate ended the week up 1.3 percent to CAD$128.87. Revenue per available room for the week rose 4.8 percent to CAD$93.73. ...more

International GDS Bookings Deliver Highest Average Daily Rate Increase for 2010 at +7.5% over 2009

Hoteliers Harness Strategic Pricing to Bolster Revenues from Bookings Growth ...more

Asia Pacific Economic Outlook - July 2010

The July 2010 edition of the Asia Pacific Economic Outlook gives a near-term outlook for China, India, Malaysia, and Singapore. ...more

STR Global Posts Americas Performance Results for June 2010

The region’s occupancy rose 7.0 percent to 64.9 percent, average daily rate ended up 1.8 percent to US$100.31, and revenue per available room increased 8.9 percent to US$65.11. ...more

STR Global Posts Asia Pacific Performance Results for June 2010

In year-over-year measurements, the Asia/Pacific region’s occupancy rose 14.5 percent to 63.9 percent, average daily rate increased 10.8 percent to US$121.83, and revenue per available room jumped 27.0 percent to US$77.83. ...more

STR Global Posts European Performance Results for June 2010

The European hotel industry posted mixed results in year-over-year metrics when reported in U.S. dollars, euros and British pounds for June 2010, according to data compiled by STR Global. ...more

STR Global Posts Middle East/Africa Performance Results for June 2010

The region’s occupancy rose 1.7 percent to 59.2 percent, average daily rate increased 14.3 percent to US$151.00, and revenue per available room grew 16.3 percent to US$89.37. ...more