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BusinessWeek September 10, 2007 Carol Matlack |
Chi-Chi Meets Quirky Deluxe hotels try to raise their hip quotient. |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets |
Select-Service Hotels Entice Developers Following one of the worst industry downturns ever, hotel developers are back in full swing but with a new twist: An upscale product known as select service has emerged as one of the fastest growing and most lucrative niches in the industry. |
InsideFlyer April 2009 |
Aeroplan $25 Dining Credit Until April 30, 2009, when you redeem and stay at any participating Westin, Sheraton or Le Meridien hotel in Canada, you will get a $25 dining credit to use during your stay. |
CRM February 2003 Jason Flynn |
CRM in Action: Integrating e-CRM and SFA In discovering how truly global its customer base is, Le Meridien has been able to network customer accounts on a worldwide basis. Additionally, the company believes that all the customer information it has gathered allows it to serve customers more effectively. |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2005 Robyn Parets |
Kimpton Expands Boutique Concept Capitalizing on travelers' growing demand for boutique hotels with high style and personalized service, the newly formed Kimpton Hospitality Partners (KHP) plans to acquire $450 million in boutique hotel properties during the next two years. |
InsideFlyer July 2010 |
Loyalty Traveler How long can major chains like Hilton, Starwood, Best Western, Marriott and Carlson offer guests deals like two, three, or four stays to earn a free night at any or most hotels in the chain? |
BusinessWeek September 25, 2006 Andrew Blum |
Small Hotels, Big Personalities Indie establishments serve up singular style along with luxurious touches and 21st century amenities. |
BusinessWeek August 27, 2009 Palmeri & Balfour |
Behind Starwood's Hotel Expansion in China The chain's Sheraton brand, already popular on the mainland, is likely to grow more so as Chinese tourism expands. |
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Duprey |
Luxury Lodging Lights Up Hilton will be branding the Waldorf name while a former Starwood exec looks for opulence. It's a smart move by the hoteliers. Investors, take note. |
InsideFlyer May 2012 |
Loyalty Traveler - A Midscale Choice Buying points directly from hotel programs during special offers for bonus points or discount prices is another way to build points balances and diversify your loyalty accounts without having to sleep around so much. |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Stan Luxenberg |
Wooing Hotel Customers Online At a time when the hotel industry is enjoying strong demand, chains are working hard to generate business through their own Web sites. An effective online system can cut costs and boost occupancy rates. |
Lucire March 29, 2013 |
Two Parisian hideaways Stanley Moss looks at two distinctive Parisian hotels on opposite sides of town, with very different characters |
Lucire June 13, 2010 |
Four small Paris hotels The most oft-asked question of Lucire's travel editor, Stanley Moss, is for names of good smaller hotels in Paris. |
CRM March 2003 Lisa Picarille |
Hot Projects: Travel & Hospitality How travel firms like Expedia.com, Thomas Cook AG, and Meridien are handling their technology projects |
Entrepreneur May 2010 Erin Weinger |
On the Nose When Fabrice Penot pitched Le Labo - a fragrance company built on perfumes and no hype - investors laughed. Now with stores around the globe and millions in annual sales, Penot is the one who's smiling. |
Inc. March 1, 2003 Gordon Bass |
On the Road: Sleeping Easier For many, business travel means tossing and turning all night and bloodshot eyes the morning after. Sleep experts and some smart hotels are trying to change all that. |
InsideFlyer August 2010 |
Big Hotels Aim for Little Demographic Targets As a consumer, you can win a free room online through multitudinous social media sites and blog giveaways. |
InsideFlyer April 2004 |
Four Hotel Companies Form Global Alliance The new Global Hotel Alliance has united 235 upscale and luxury hotels and resorts and over 63,000 guest rooms on five continents in a shared marketing partnership. |
Fast Company January 2006 Stirling Kelso |
Fast Talk: Clean Sheets Boutiques such as the W made hotels sexy. Now the concept's getting stale. Five next-generation innkeepers take the experience way beyond a mint on your pillow. |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets |
Developers Check into Boutique Hotels Boutique hotels, which focus on high style, personalized service and trendy restaurants, are growing in number as more developers tap into this lucrative segment -- including some of the nation's largest hotel companies. |
InsideFlyer September 2011 |
60 Seconds with Peter Gorla, Vice President & CMO of Voila Hotel Rewards A conversation with Peter Gorla, Vice President & CMO of VOILA Hotel Rewards, which offers an alternative to big hotel chains, about this rewards program. |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets |
Boutique Brand Alters Landscape InterContinental Hotels Group may have drawn inspiration from the wedding poem "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue" when it conceptualized its Hotel Indigo brand. |
InsideFlyer May 2009 |
VOILA in Middle East VOILA Hotel Rewards has launched Hadaya, a loyalty program developed for guests of Coral Hotels & Resorts, a five-star brand created in Dubai that has nine hotels in the Middle East and North, South and East Africa. |
InsideFlyer September 2010 |
A Hotel Recovery Without Leisure Travelers? Three key performance metrics reported by Smith Travel Research finally revealed positive signs for the upscale, upper-upscale and luxury segments of the U.S. hotel industry. |
InsideFlyer July 2010 |
Cover Story We speak with ezRez, Cathay Pacific, GHA Discovery, Hyatt Gold Passport and Stash Hotel Rewards about their programs for travelers. |
InsideFlyer January 2011 |
Loyalty Traveler-Confessions of a Former 'Mile'ionaire Major hotel brands are rapidly growing with the travel industry recovery. Hopefully hotel competition will continue to benefit the frequent guest in 2011 with real loyalty program enhancements and high value promotions. |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets |
Survival Kit for Hotel Owners Even for the experienced hotel owner, operating a successful property is no walk in the park. |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Hotel Chains Take Back the Web Hotel companies are hoping to take back the customer connection and improve their profits by fortifying their Web sites and offering their excess inventory directly to consumers. The question now is whether the hotel companies can beat the discounters. |
Entrepreneur May 2010 Bruce Schoenfeld |
Best Business Hotels in America Entrepreneur scoured the country and identified 15 hotels that go the distance - and beyond - for business travelers. And one hotel that tops them all. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2003 Parke Chapman |
Spiffing Up for Recovery Betting that the travel slowdown will soon pass, some brave owners and operators of branded hotels are sprucing up their properties. That means converting lobbies, redoing rooms, adding new signage and shelling out big bucks to bolster the brand. Will these projects pay off? |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Christopher Palmeri |
Home Sweet Hotel For inns to rate with our readers, they need comfy rooms, high-speed Net access, and some little extras thrown in. |
Fast Company May 2005 Jena McGregor |
Hotels, Jet Blue-Style Style on the cheap has never been easy to find on the road. An early look at new cheap-chic hotels. |
AskMen.com October 26, 2000 Harry Marks |
Top 10 Hotels Worldwide Assuming your next trip will be more about sightseeing than drinking and dancing, here are some beautiful hotels from around the world... |
InsideFlyer April 2010 |
Loyalty Traveler- Hotel Value Proposition Hotel points are a safety net against fluctuating hotel rates. |
Fast Company Elizabeth Segran |
Netflix, Now Available At A Marriott Near You To keep up with changing consumer behavior, Marriott has just launched a partnership with Netflix that allows guests to stream Netflix on the hotel's Internet-connected TVs. |
Inc. May 1, 2010 John Brandon |
Beyond the Business Center A new breed of high-tech hotels for road warriors. |
HBS Working Knowledge February 7, 2005 Martha Lagace |
The Hidden Market of Female Travelers Women are a rising force among frequent business travelers. They also make a majority of decisions for their families' personal trips. Hotels and airlines that understand their female travelers' experiences and wisdom are likely to succeed. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets |
Why Condo Hotels Are a Hot Concept Why have condo hotels become so hot? For starters, developers can sell off hotel units prior to construction, enabling them to obtain construction debt and equity more easily than if they were building a traditional hotel. |
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Christopher Palmeri |
Rating Frequent-Sleeper Plans Just like the airlines, nearly every major hotel chain now boasts a customer-loyalty program to lure repeat guests. |
AskMen.com Andrea Gourgy |
Top 10: Unique Hotels If you're looking for a real adventure, forget five-star luxuries and try one of the following one-of-a-kind hotels. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2015 Patrick H. Ford |
Lodging Sector Update Hotel investment settles in for a long stay. |
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Hotels in the News That Holiday Inn down the street from your office might have been around for 30 years, but don't assume the entire hotel industry is equally sleepy. Investors and guests alike might be intrigued by these recent developments. |
Real Travel Adventures October 2005 Bonnie & Bill Neely |
Munich's Historic Torbrau Hotel Munich's Torbrau hotel has a colorful history with many famous people enjoying its comforts and graciousness, which always exceeded any other hotel of its generation. |
InsideFlyer April 2009 |
Hotel Value for Frequent Guests You're going to love what this columnist has to say about hotel loyalty programs. |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets |
New Starwood CEO to Add Fizz? In a move designed to strengthen its already powerful brands, Starwood Hotels & Resorts ventured outside the real estate and hotel industries and selected Steven Heyer, former president and COO of The Coca-Cola Co., as its new CEO. |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets |
The Belle of the Ball It's been a long wait for hotel investors, but finally their time has come. For nearly three years following 9/11, hotels were pretty much left out of the party as prices for other types of commercial property soared. |
Lucire March 5, 2008 |
Paris inns en route (1) Stanley Moss samples some of Paris's finest inns in this comprehensive guide. |
InsideFlyer April 2009 |
Atrea Opens A new Best Western hotel brand, Atrea, is expected to open this month in San Antonio. |
Fast Company December 2005 Josh Taylor |
Meet Me in the Lobby Hip furniture, free Internet, and no time limit - why guerrilla hotel meet-ups in public spaces are all the rage. |
Fast Company David Zax |
Starwood's App-Driven Vision For The Hotel Of The Future This month, the company began a massive undertaking: documenting the features of all its rooms across 1,200 properties to better meet the needs of their guests. |