International Airfare Surged as Domestic Airfare Leveled Off in 2007
Hotel Supply Constraints Drove High Costs As Competition for Business Travelers Propelled Product Improvements ...more

Food & Beverage - Changing Your Break Even Point - By Joe Dunbar
After receiving an above average response to my 'Do You Know Your Break Even Point?' post, I'd like to answer those who seek ways to lower their number. Since the formula relies on sales and costs, the quickest way to lower your break even point figure is to lower fixed costs. ...more

Back to Departments

Australian Tourists Flock Overseas as Domestic Hotels Fight On
Latest ABS Overseas Arrivals & Departures Data and Accommodation Trading Results for the December Quarter 2007 ...more

PhoCusWright Sees Travel Agent Sales Grow
A new study by PhoCusWright found that although online travel sales have soared, the travel agency distribution channel is still a big part of the industry and represents 41% of all travel booked in the U.S. ...more

Back to Departments

Church's Chicken Expands Roll-Out of JobApp Solution to 272 Corporate Restaurants After Achieving a 63% Reduction in Employee Turnover
Church's Chicken has decided to implement the JobApp Network automated hiring solution across all 272 corporate-owned restaurants in the U.S., after achieving a 63% reduction in turnover over six months in a 46 restaurant roll-out. ...more

Back to Departments

Leading Russian Hotel Chain AZIMUT Hotels Enters European Market
Central European Hotel Investment company (CEHI) a company owned by the Russian investor Alexander Klyachin, has acquired European operator Austrian Hotel Company (AHC) giving the investment firm its first hotels foothold in Europe and the opportunity to expand its 'AZIMUT Hotels' brand into the region. ...more

Fairmont Announces New Resort in Dominican Republic
Fairmont Roco Ki, anticipated to open in 2010, will join picturesque beachfront properties, tropical villas and The Faldo Legacy Golf Course. ...more

First ANA Crowne Plaza hotel to open in Japan's Niigata Prefecture
IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan and RINKO Corporation today announced the signing of a new hotel management contract, which will bring the ANA Crowne Plaza hotel brand to Niigata Prefecture for the first time, following a re-branding of the existing Hotel Niigata. ...more

Central Park Hotel in Rome no longer under Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts' Management
The Central Park Hotel in Rome is no longer part of the Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts' portfolio. The management contract between the owner company I.R.P.S. (Immobiliare Residenziale Pineta Sacchetti s.r.l.) and the international hotel chain based in Switzerland was terminated by mutual agreement on 1 April 2008. ...more

IHG to Open Crowne Plaza Near Milwaukee Airport
The hotel is expected to open in Q4 2008, following a complete interior and exterior renovation from the Ramada Inn and Conference Center. ...more

Back to Departments

Hotel Indigo Announces Partnership with Earth Share to Expand Ongoing Sustainability Efforts
Hotel Indigo Begins its Eco-Friendly Journey ...more

Back to Departments

Hotels.com, ICHG, Hyatt and Priceline Convene to Discuss the Latest Online Marketing Trends in Chicago this Summer
Find out how to harness the power of social media and track your marketing campaigns at EyeforTravel's annual marketing forum: Online Marketing in Travel, this year, being held in Chicago at the Downtown Marriott, on 25-26 June. ...more

Back to Departments

The Power Of The Caribbean Diaspora - By Bevan Springer
Last week's article on the importance of courting the intellectual and financial capital of the Caribbean Diaspora has provoked some important responses and proposals from members of the Caribbean community and the Diaspora about the wisdom of engaging an upwardly mobile and influential market that to this day remains 'unrecognized' and 'underexploited'. ...more

Hotel Brokers International Revamps Hotel Investor's Marketplace to Include More Education and Interaction with Lenders and Franchise Companies
Hotel Brokers International (HBI), the nation's largest hotel brokerage organization with more than 30 offices coast to coast, today announced it has totally revamped its U.S. Hotel Investor's Marketplace program to include more education, as well as greater interaction with lenders and franchise companies. The first of the new series will be held from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on May 21st at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago. ...more

AH&LA Honors Members With State Leadership Awards
National Trade Association Recognizes Outstanding Leadership from Around the Nation ...more

AH&LA Presents John Whitaker Award to Leo Vogel
Outstanding Hotel Supplier Honored By Peers with National Award ...more

Quiznos founder Patrick Meyers to speak in Conversations with Entrepreneurs series at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration
Patrick Meyers, chief legal officer and managing director for Cervantes Capital, parent company of Quiznos, will speak on Thursday, April 17th in the 'Conversations with Entrepreneurs' series at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration. ...more

Back to Departments