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OPINION Ian Burnley: Why booking niceties matter
12/03/2010
Even in this digital age, the human touch in relationships between hotels and intermediaries has never mattered more, says the chief executive of a £200m-a-year hotel and travel...
Recent Oceanian News
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Six new design-savvy eco hotels around the globe
   
04/03/2010
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Hospitality Net
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Consumer demand for greener hotels has been on the rise over the last few years -- and as a result, many hotels now use green practices as marketing messages, not always truthfully. When it comes d...
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AirAsia's £2-a-night no-frills hotels set to open in London
   
04/03/2010
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Hospitality Net
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Hospitality Net
A comfy bed and a power shower would probably keep most hotel guests happy but what if you have to pay for everything else that comes with your stay? The man behind low-cost long haul airline AirAs...
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American Express OPEN expands small business savings program with AirTran Airways
   
03/03/2010
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Travel Daily News
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American Express OPEN announced the expansion of its OPEN Savings program through a new partnership with AirTran Airways, a leading low-cost airline designed for business travelers. OPEN S...
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New PhD students to ‘transform’ the tourism industry
   
03/03/2010
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Travel Daily News
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Travel Daily News
Bournemouth University (BU) is now accepting applications from candidates for the first of 11 tourism-related PhD studentships available through the newly-created John Kent Institute in To...
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FastBooking integrates social media analysis tools into its online business solution for hoteliers with FastBooking Social Media
   
25/02/2010
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Hospitality Net
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Hospitality Net
FastBooking and Circos are joining forces in a strategic partnership that adds cutting-edge brand analytics and social media management tools to the FastBooking portfolio of online business solutio...
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Adelaide Convention Centre leads the way in green responsibility
   
25/02/2010
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Travel Daily News
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Travel Daily News
Australia’s first Green Globe Silver Certified Convention Centre, the Adelaide Convention Centre, is making a commitment to environmental sustainability.
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UFI releases Euro fair statistics
   
23/02/2010
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Travel Daily News
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Travel Daily News
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has just released the 2008 Euro Fairs Statistics Report. UFI is now responsible for assembling this annual report on Euro Fair Stati...
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Request for Meetings reports 234% surge in activity
   
19/02/2010
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Hospitality Net
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Hospitality Net
"Renewed focus on the meetings sector especially by Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is ramping up interest among meetings bookers for an end-to-end system to manage their venue search, enquiry...
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CWT performance indicators for 2009 reflect clients’ cost-cutting measures
   
18/02/2010
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Travel Daily News
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Travel Daily News
Key performance indicators for Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specializing in business travel management, testify to the unusual challenges the travel industry and most oth...
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Skip a trip to the check-in desk at Tech-Forward Aloft Hotels
   
17/02/2010
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Hospitality Net
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Hospitality Net
Through the pilot, currently being tested at the Aloft hotel in Lexington, MA, select Starwood Preferred Guest® members who opt to participate in the program, which runs on radio frequency...
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HSMAI announces day-long meeting planners’ “boot camp”
   
11/02/2010
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Hospitality Net
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Hospitality Net
“The suggestion for this new approach to ‘101’ education came from Affordable Meetings’ Planner and Exhibitor Advisory Boards,” says Fran Brasseux, HSMAI executive...
Recent Features
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ANALYSIS CEOs prepare for growth, says survey
   
09/03/2010
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Ian Whiteling, Joint Editor in Chief
Senior executives in the US and Europe appear to be emerging from recession mode and priming themselves for a return to growth, according to results of The Conference Board CEO Challenge 2010...
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ANALYSIS CONVENTION 2020: Early research reveals big four events industry drivers
   
08/03/2010
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Ian Whiteling, Joint Editor in Chief
The quality of content, interaction, technology and networking were seen to be the main quartet of factors behind an effective and exciting event, according to the initial research from the...
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MEETING TECHNOLOGY: Riding the crest of a wave
   
03/03/2010
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Pete Roythorne, Joint Editor in Chief
All the focus at the moment is on how technology will effect and change the meetings industry over the next 10 years. With its powerful real-time collaboration capabilities, could Google Wave be...
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ANALYSIS Study reveals psychological effects of live events
   
02/03/2010
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Ian Whiteling, Joint Editor in Chief
FaceTime, the newly launched marketing body for the UK’s multi-billion pound live events industry, has recently announced the findings of the industry’s first-ever psychological...
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OPINION Des Mclaughlin: Trends and consequences
   
26/02/2010
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Des Mclaughlin
Grass Roots’ managing director, venue procurement picks up on the key trends of 2009 and considers how they will affect 2010.
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