Hotel Industry News Archive for 2010

Dirty Floors and Lobby Restrooms among Top Reasons Consumers Most Likely to Never Stay at a Hotel Again - More

In a recent article on training practices, Bjorn Hanson, divisional dean of the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management at NYU stated clearly the value of Training. - More

This is the company's second hotel in the city and its fifth Le Germain Boutique-hotel across the country. - More

Fifteen of Australia's leading independent luxury tourism properties have formed Luxury Lodges of Australia, a new association launched in 2010 to promote the uniquely Australian breed of luxury experiential lodges, domestically and internationally - More

Dutch hotel group jumps the channel with a third property in Glasgow and confirms four new hotels and more than 1100 rooms in London and New York - More

Leisure guests will become increasingly important for hotels in the post-recession years, according to a high-level think tank in London this week. - More

There is nothing that irritates a hotel guest more than having to pay for Internet service. And herein lies a significant strategic competitive advantage for small luxury hotels. - More

Mobile Room Bookings Forecasted to Reach $160 Million in 2010; Mobile-Ready Operators Benefit - More

Everyone and their mother is jumping on the social media bandwagon. Some are successful; they are immersed in it on a daily basis and thus in the midst of the action while the social media landscape changes every few months. Some, however, just don't quite get it. They are dabbling in social media once every so often, reading about the trends si... - More

Concord Hospitality Enterprises today announced that it has signed contracts to manage the Courtyard by Marriott Lynchburg, in Va.; Courtyard by Marriott Princeton, in N.J.; and Courtyard by Marriott Charlotte, in N.C.  - More