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JDA software wins supplier of the year award
Carlson Hotels is a chain successful worldwide, and it’s recent hosting of the Global Awards ceremony in its Las Vagas property. JDA software has worked closely with Carlson since 2007, when the software suppliers enhanced Carlson’s business planning with its ...
by Dave Bess March 14th, 2008
Kempinski Hotel Ajman turns 10
The Kempinski Hotel Ajman celebrates ten years of business as the first resort hotel in Ajman, near Dubai, as well as its reputation as a regional favourite. To mark the occasion, the hotel plans to offer a whole range of promotions and giveaways throughout 2008. Managing director of Kempinski Hotel Ajman
by Dave Bess March 14th, 2008
Hotel pricing gets easier with TravelCLICK
Hoteliers monitoring price fluctuations on affiliate sites, their own homepages and other hotel’s websites can now react quickly with re-pricing thanks to a new piece of software from TravelCLICK and IDeaS. With the new system, new pricing information can go out ...
by Dave Bess March 14th, 2008
Hotels.com releases global price info
The Hotel Price Index is a list compiled every year by Hotels.com, and is considered to be the most accurate and comprehensive indicator of global hotel price shifts in the industry. The latest report shows tat globally, prices for hotel ...
by Dave Bess March 12th, 2008
Amadeus reports on future hotel trends
Amadeus recently commissioned a report from Inspire Resources to identify the key factors that would influence the hotel industry in the future with a focus on how technology will play a part. Interviews were undertaken with academics, industry consultants and ...
by Dave Bess March 12th, 2008
Kempinski Hotels makes strategic promotion
Kempinski is a hotel brand on the rise, and to make sure the trend continues its upwards motion, the company has promoted one of its own, its director of Global sales Samer El Achcar to a new post at the Outbound Sales office. The Outbound Sales office will operate from the
by Dave Bess March 12th, 2008
Beijing Hotel prices increase dramatically for Olympics
It should come as no surprise that the price of hotel rooms in Beijing are going to get a bit crazy this summer, but thanks to Ctrip.com, a Shanghai-based travel booking site, the numbers are stunning to say the least, ...
by Dave Bess March 12th, 2008
Le Meridien unlocks art with new keycards
Gone are the days when checking into a modern hotel meant taking a key from the lobby clerk. For most westerners, the concept of using a keycard to open their hotel room is nothing new. Now Starwood Hotels brand of ...
by Dave Bess March 7th, 2008
Package tours to 7-star Emirates hotel
The award wining Emirates Palace Hotel is known as a seven star hotel, which one can easily surmise means it has the best of the best of everything. The world-renowned hotel has teamed up with local tour operator Arabian Nights ...
by Dave Bess March 6th, 2008
Emirates Palace Hotel ready for ITB
As reported last week, Hans Olbertz has become the general manager of the prestigious Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, and is part of a delegation set out on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority to pitch the Emirate ...
by Dave Bess March 5th, 2008
Much of London’s lodgings ‘off the books’
England has two recognized schemes to grade hotels and other forms of accommodation in the country: VisitBritain or the AA. A recent audit of properties in the nation’s capital reveal that on 39 percent of London’s properties are registered and ...
by Dave Bess March 4th, 2008
Plaza hotel re-opens to much ado
The Plaza Hotel is arguably one of the most recognized names in the business and is famous worldwide. The hotel that looks over Central park and has become so recognizable through countless movies, closed its doors in 2005 to refurbish ...
by Dave Bess March 4th, 2008