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Why Is Every Hotel Not Selling Rooms Via Bidroom?

Phil Butler

When was the last time you really compared the prices you pay for hotels stays? If you are like most people, time is never on your side, and loyalty or brand awareness simply must play a role in your travel decision making processes. A Dutch startup a friend recommended, Bidroom addresses several problems caused by […]

9 years ago

7 Days Premium Linz-Ansfelden Opens

Aleksandr Shatskih

A new budget brand has arrived the European hotel scene. 7 Days Premium Linz-Ansfelden is the initial offering of a chain focused on young, technology savvy travelers.

9 years ago

Status Update: Predictive Analytics for Hotels

Phil Butler

What’s the one question every hotel owner, director, and revenue manager on Earth wants to ask about Big Data and predictive analytics? “Where’s the proof?” This is what’s missing from every conference presentation, and ever marketing pitch for tech tools that will jump start the new business intelligence (BI). For those in need of such […]

10 years ago

Solving the Big Data Analytics Riddle for Hotels

Aleksandr Shatskih

Hotels and other hospitality oriented businesses have received the message, big data analytics can solve for major business challenges from price optimization, to predicting touristic flows. However compelling this new realm may be for current and future operations though, not all big data solutions add the same value.

10 years ago

A “Story Experience” at Angleterre Hotel

Phil Butler

In a world full of hospitality choices, amid a hotel landscape where everywhere feels like the same place, it is not easy to find a truly unique experience.

10 years ago

Paris: Hotel Félicien Boasts Interiors by Fashion Designer Olivier Lapidus

Mihaela Lica Butler

Each room of this hotel is enhanced with handmade textile paintings that create depth and a rich perspective in these small places, so characteristic of most boutique hotels in Paris.

10 years ago

Hotel Marketing Tips Suite: Managing Demand Through Segmentation

Aleksandr Shatskih

A recent ESSEC Business School Hospitality Management MBA Bootcamp spawned a series of discussions and expert analysis. The

10 years ago

Certified Indigenous by The Luxury Collection Now on Sale

Aleksandr Shatskih

Certified Indigenous retails for USD $45. The book reveals how hotel concierges around the world explore their destinations, offering local travel tips.

10 years ago

Autograph Collection Reopens Mayflower Hotel In Washington

Aleksandr Shatskih

Marriott International has just reopened the Mayflower in Washington, formerly a Renaissance Hotel, now part of the Autograph Collection Hotels, within the Marriott International family. The hotel, freshly renovated, has been in business since 1925, and it is listed in the National Register of Historic places. Marriott International has invested $20 million to renovate 583 […]

10 years ago

Hotel Indigo® launches new local artisans concept

Aleksandr Shatskih

InterContinental Hotel’s Group’s Hotel Indigo® boutique brand has just launched a unique food and beverage concept to deliver the best food and drink artisans in communities to hotels.

10 years ago

Swissotel Sofia brand’s first property in Bulgaria

Aleksandr Shatskih

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts has announced an agreement with Turkish developer Garanti Koza to manage Swissôtel Sofia. The new flagship property is being developed in Bulgaria’s capital, and is expected to open in 2018.

10 years ago

Magnuson Hotels Worldwide releases local performance tool

Phil Butler

Magnuson Hotels Worldwide has just released a global hotel performance calculator which allows owners to benchmark their individual hotel performance versus local markets. In a move the company says is a “first ever” approach to measuring true performance at the local level, Magnuson’s release of the tool on Hotel Authority seems destined only for those in dire need of revenue help. Here’s a brief look at a local performance indicator.

11 years ago

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