Hotel chains, representation companies, travel intermediaries, thirdparty sites and guests all contribute to a hotel's online presence in their own valuable ways. They have their places and purposes. But hoteliers also have their roles in ensuring their hotel is marketed and merchandised effectively online.

InterContinental Hotels and Resorts announced today the appointment of Andrew (Drew) Schlesinger as general manager and Linda Hodgson as director of sales and marketing for the InterContinental New York Times Square. Currently under construction, the hotel is scheduled to open in July 2010.

Mobile solution provider that developed the world's first acoustic solution for check-in/out and room access via a guest's mobile phone regardless of type answers hospitality industry's most frequently asked questions; Application for iPhone to be announced later this month.

Egencia®, an Expedia, Inc. company, today previewed results from a global study "Hotel Cost Control: Savings and Opportunities," finding that companies risk tremendous annual budget losses through unmanaged travel activity. Pairing insight from corporate travelers, travel executives and real-world travel programs, the study also examines common areas of loss, ways to prevent leakage and emerging ...

Genares Worldwide Reservations Services, the hotel industry’s fastest-growing global representation and reservations company, today announced a new private chain code certification for Jin Jiang International Hotels that will provide the Chinese hotel group with a full range of global hotel reservations services.

HBSi, an IBS Group company, has expanded its relationship with Brisbane, Australia-based Flight Centre, as well as adding its prominent companies, Liberty Travel and GOGO Worldwide Vacations to its client roster. All three are now live on HBSi's iDemand GatewayTM through an interface with the Calypso software platform from Tourism Technology.

eRevMax International announced today that it has completed integration with Gubse AG. The integration will help hoteliers to streamline distribution and revenue management processes. From now on subscribing hotels can consolidate all availability and reservation data updates from multiple online sales channels into the Sihot Property Management System (PMS).

If you're a hotel hopper, akin to George Clooney in "Up in the Air," your credit card details may be in danger. Hackers steal card data from the hospitality industry more than any other -- even more than financial service companies -- according to a study by Trustwave's SpiderLabs, an information security company. Out of the 218 data-breach investigations from 24 countries the company studied, 38...

Hotel-room televisions are the "No. 1 pet peeve" of frequent business traveler Chris Byrd. Byrd, who stays about 75 nights a year in hotels, says an increasing number of rooms have new flat-screen, high-definition TV sets. But, he says, the picture quality is often poor. "Many times I've reported problems, and most desk agents have no clue what I'm talking about," says Byrd, a Phoenix-based rese...

The Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas, a five-diamond hotel at the troubled resort community in Henderson, told its 340 employees Monday that it will close on May 2. The Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas, a five-diamond hotel at the troubled resort community in Henderson, told its 340 employees Monday that it will close on May 2. Transcontinental Corp. opened the 349-room hotel in 2003, but Deutsche Bank to...