The French government employment agency, POLE EMPLOI published results from its annual employment needs survey. The survey report, Besoin de Main d’Oeuvre, or BMO, surveyed employer hiring plans for 2013. The BMO showed a need for more staff in the hospitality and hotel industry. According to the report, French employers plan to increase hiring by … Read More
Hotel revenues in Asia’s gateway cities are subject to global forces, according to one of the newest reports issued by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) at the School of Hotel Administration. A second recently issued report finds that the restaurant industry is embracing social media, but not all restaurants have a clear strategy … Read More
Digital Alchemy and GCommerce today announce that Loren Gray, Director of eCommerce for Ocean Properties, Ltd. & Affiliates (OPL), has been selected to present the keynote address at the second annual Hospitality Marketing Exchange (HME), taking place May 8-9, 2013 at the Sonesta Bayfront Hotel Coconut Grove in Miami. A renowned speaker and hotel industry … Read More
Over the past few decades, there have been many attempts to adopt various technologies for tourism development, but very few have managed to become successful. Most of them are mostly limited to pilot projects or uncompleted prototypes. But one key sector in tourism that has been largely receptive to new technology is the hotel industry, … Read More
Most visitors now expect to have a Wi-Fi connection available to them, but should hoteliers be expected to provide such access free of charge? It doesn’t take too much searching online, before discovering hotel guests complaining about individual hotels that have decided to levy a charge in these circumstances. It’s clear that the decision on … Read More
According to Associations Now, even though up to half of sales for 13 percent of U.K.-based restaurants, hotels, and travel operators are generated through social media, the majority of the industry still questions its potential. What are the implications? If more than 10 percent of your competitors were generating up to half of their business … Read More
As reported on HotelNewsNow, a shift in thinking from hotel chief information officers about how to approach hotel technology is expected to lead to major changes in supplier partnerships, and technology installation and operation. Hotel companies are shifting toward replacing their core systems—property management, point of sale, central reservations, customer relationship management, etc.—with a more … Read More
Whether you’re located in an area with a high crime rate or settled in a quiet, friendly neighborhood, you’ve seen surveillance systems in use. The systems have come a long way from your closed-circuit video recordings that would run on an unending loop, turning all footage into a fuzzy display of shadows. Despite what CSI … Read More
Has fitness been a priority in your hotel? With the prevailing awareness of adult obesity and the need for healthier lifestyles, business travelers are looking more and more towards hotels with available fitness facilities. With sites like athleticmindedtraveler.com and hotelgymreview.com rating hotels exclusively on the healthy-lifestyle options, a fitness center is no longer simply one … Read More
The focus of this year’s World Travel Market, which took place November 8th through 11th in London, was social media. During the session titled, “Reputation, Reputation, Reputation – How to manage and respond to what is being said about your hotel online,” Pamela Carvell, vice president of the Hotel Marketing Association, cited a World Travel … Read More
