The outgoing CEO of Marriott International and the man who will soon take that job spoke to The Miami Herald as the transition approaches. For more than 20 years, the head of Marriott International has vacationed at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale. And his company has 33 hotels and 4,200 employees in the Miami area, with a total of 270 hotels statewide.

Over the past few years, TripAdvisor has been expanding its content offerings, evolving from a hotel review site to a comprehensive resource for planning trips. And while the majority of content is traveler-generated, if you're a tourism bureau you have a variety of options to contribute content of your own, to enhance existing content and to promote travel to your destination.

The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index ended January with a 13.0-percent increase to 2,288. The index ended 2011 at 2,025. Robert W. Baird & Company and STR partnered to create the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index-the first widely available U.S. hotel stock index in the hotel industry. The index combines Baird's financial markets expertise, the data processing of STR and the up-to-the-minute distribution cap...

Along with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Summer Olympics, this year also brings a quirky landmark to London: a little boat-shaped abode that sits atop Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Southbank Centre. It's a room with more than one view — really great views of the Thames River, the London Eye and Big Ben — and only accommodates two. The room sold out almost immediately in January after reservat...

Kerzner International Holdings Limited, which through its subsidiaries is a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels, has entered into an agreement with Hainan Gezhouba Industrial Company Limited with the assistance of Greentown Hotel Management Co., Ltd., to develop and operate a new One&Only resort on Tufu Bay in Sanya, Hainan, China. With a...

IN-DEPTH: The process of nurturing internal experts that take care of social media marketing initiatives depends on several factors including the company culture, making social media intrinsic to marketing and a brand's business operations, and the model for social media communications that's been chosen for your brand.

Those in the hotel business will have been following with interest the latest developments in the referral of TripAdvisor’s UK advertising to the Advertising Standards Authority and the consequential requirement that they remove the word “trust” and “trusted” from their site in connection with hotel reviews posted in an unregulated way by members of the public (see here for example).

Older properties across the Gulf will undergo major renovations to keep pace with the quality of new supply, with some even closing for complete refurbishment, according to a new report by hospitality business property advisor Christie + Co. International Business Outlook 2012, the annual business intelligence report released by the Dubai-based MENA office of Christie + Co, offers an impartial v...

During the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi a three-star hotel room will cost $160 per night and a four-star room $240 per night, organizing committee president Dmitry Chernyshenko said Sunday, RIA-Novosti reported. He said these are below-market prices but that investors are "meeting [the government] halfway."

"We are thrilled to introduce The Luxury Collection brand to Australia with the signings of two renowned resorts," said Sean Hunt, Regional Vice President, Starwood Pacific Hotels & Resorts. "As we welcome Lilianfels and Echoes to The Luxury Collection's esteemed portfolio, we celebrate their distinctive character, indigenous charm and unparalleled service that allow guests to experience the scen...