Q&A: Travel Portland's Jeff Miller on a HQ hotel
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2012/11/q-a-with-jeff-miller-hq-hotel-at.html
But she worried about asking attendees to use Portland's Max light rail to travel between the convention center and nearby hotels. ?Although we know firsthand how easy it is to use the light rail, in comparison, there is no need for any transportation ...
Canada: No need for an ice bucket at this Quebec City hotel
http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-ice-hotel-quebec-20121105,0,4915195.story
Ice hotels are quirky subfreezing structures. They feature elaborate ice sculptures, ice beds and usually an ice bar. The first one was built in 1991, about 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle in a village in Sweden's Lapland, and it has been re ...
ABC Global Speeds up Hotel Commission Payments
http://www.travelagentcentral.com/technology/abc-global-speeds-hotel-commission-payments-37830
ABC Global Services reports it has partnered with Norway-based Net Trans, a leading global provider of commission reconciliation and payment services. The partnership will help ABC's travel professional customers promptly and inexpensively collect ...
Anthony Melchiorri to Return to HOTEL IMPOSSIBLE
http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/Anthony-Melchiorri-to-Return-to-HOTEL-IMPOSSIBLE-20121107
Travel Channel has set a wake-up call for 13 more hotels struggling to stay afloat in an all-new season of HOTEL IMPOSSIBLE premiering on Monday, December 3, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Host and "hotel fixer" Anthony Melchiorri is back to save failing ...
Sandy victims travel as far as Albany for hotel rooms
http://www.usatoday.com/story/hotelcheckin/2012/11/06/sandy-victims-travel-as-far-as-albany-ny-for-hotels/1685145/
USA TODAY's writer and editor of Hotel Check-In, the blog that tracks hotel travel around the US and world. Expect the latest info and talkers about new hotel openings and renovations, travel trends, safety tips, the best hotel bars and restaurants ...
WTM Euromonitor Report Tracks Global Travel Trends
http://www.travelagentcentral.com/trends-research/wtm-euromonitor-report-tracks-global-travel-trends-37819
The report is produced in association with Euromonitor International and highlights the emerging trends in the global travel and tourism industry. Stable demand, combined with weak supply, will likely lead to a more favorable pricing environment for ...
Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai voted International Hotel of the Year by ...
http://www.incentivetravel.co.uk/news/awards/10390-jumeirah-himalayas-hotel-shanghai-voted-international-hotel-of-the-year-by-european-hospitality-award-2012
Shortly after receiving the European Hospitality in London, the hotel was voted the 2012 Best in Design Hotel by one of China's most popular travel magazines, City Traveler, recognizing the unique design of the hotel and the imaginative use of its art ...
Knowing source markets helps refine strategies
http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/Articles.aspx/9316/Knowing-source-markets-helps-refine-strategies
This is becoming more important as globalization increases international travel, which is becoming a larger portion of the demand for hotel rooms. In 2007, spending by foreign visitors accounted for 33.7% of global travel accommodation sales but ...
