NORTHWIND has expanded its Professional Services offering with the addition of Management Strategy Services to ensure hotel owners and managers are using the powerful capabilities of the Maestro hotel management system to maximize their operational efficiencies and productivity levels as well as reduce costs and drive revenue. NORTHWIND provides the Maestro Property Management hotel software Suit...

The Odawa Casino Resort, owned and operated by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, realizes the cost saving benefits provided by GIMS™ with less labor required. GIMS™ interfaces with the White Conveyors U-Pick-It System to provide 24-hour automated uniform distribution to approximately 600 Team Members.

Fairmont is considered to be among the ten most famous hotel groups of the world, says the international hotel critic Heinz Horrmann. Fairmont's top brand Raffles Hotels International (FRHI) is present in Germany with the more than one hundred years old Four Seasons Grand Hotel in Hamburg as well as the recently entirely renovated Savoy Hotel London. Now the FRHI push their worldwide expansion. A...

IN-DEPTH: Travel is one of those few and lucky verticals that is so broad and engaging that it actually works on various screens – but travel content and service providers need to be thoughtful about what to optimize for each screen and what to carry through to all to convey a consistent and integrated experience and message, says Katherine Bose, Director, Mobile Partnerships, Americas, TripAdvis...

VIZERGY, a hospitality digital marketing leader, has partnered with BrightEdge, a best-in-class SEO technology provider, to offer advanced search engine optimization (SEO) services for the hospitality industry. BrightEdge collects and analyzes competitor data allowing VIZERGY to develop a strategic on-site SEO offense and proprietary, hotel-specific link building, further enhancing the company's ...

The power of brands, safety in hotels and future workforce issues – leading international hotel experts and CEOs to debate the latest trends and challenges at the ITB Hospitality Day on 8 March 2012. Safety at hotels, the shortfall in staff in the hotel industry and the consolidation trend among hotel portals: these are items on the agenda at this year's ITB Hospitality Day at the ITB Berlin Conv...

I’m tagging along with an inspector for Relais & Châteaux, the hotel-and-restaurant association whose members pride themselves on what they call their “five Cs”: courtesy, charm, character, calm and cuisine. We’re “reinspecting” hotels in France and Austria, which, as with all members and would-be members, are rigorously ­secret-shopped by anonymous inspectors. Like many of the nine inspectors, m...

Mr. Richard C. Kessler, chairman and CEO of The Kessler Collection – a portfolio of ten artistically inspired boutique hotels and restaurants – in accordance with its three-year growth plans, predicts affluent travel will see a move to focusing on design, creativity and art appreciation. According to the International Interior Design Association, the public has become more aware of high design an...

Autograph Collection, Marriott International's (NYSE: MAR) evolving portfolio of independent luxury hotels that provides individualist travelers with unique experiences, announced the addition of The Saint, Blue Moon (pictured) and Winter Haven hotels to its growing lineup. Each of the hotels is the first to join Autograph Collection in their respective cities: The Saint Hotel in New Orleans, Lou...

A symbol of Dubai's resurgence and its growing importance at the centre of the global business crossroads will emerge later this year when the 1,608-room JW Marriott Marquis Dubai opens its doors to guests in Q4 this year. A stunning addition to Marriott International's JW Marriott world-class luxury hotel brand, the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai will open in two phases, with the first section featur...