The National Conference Center released their spring 2012 white paper, "Technology's Secret Potential to Empower Participants and Make Meetings Better." In interviews with Susan Abrams of IML Worldwide, technology expert Corbin Ball, and David Adler, CEO of BizBash, the white paper explores how planners and trainers globally have implemented new technology into their programs to increase audience...

Starwood Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce that The Keraton at The Plaza, a Luxury Collection® Hotel, will open to the world in late April 2012. Located in the heart of Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta, The Keraton at The Plaza is an iconic oasis of quiet luxury on the Jalan Thamrin, one of Jakarta's most prestigious streets. With its unique modern ambiance reflective of Jakarta's rich i...

The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), a thought leader and catalyst for hotel revenue growth, will host its growing annual program focused on revenue management in Baltimore, Md., on Monday, June 25, 2012, at Sheraton City Center.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® (NYSE:HOT) today announced its new destination sensation brand, Aloft® Hotels, will open a new property in Cupertino, California in early 2013. Aloft Cupertino will be the third Aloft to open in California and its second in Silicon Valley, following the opening of Aloft San Francisco Airport in 2012.

Regional hotels bucked recent trends in February and outperformed their London peers for the first time since August 2009, according to preliminary hotel figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services. Rooms yield in London grew by just 0.3% to £101.94 from £101.57 in February 2011.

Locatel, European leader in multimedia solutions for the hospitality sector, has launched a new Set-Top Box at IP&TV World Forum. STB10 is a revolutionary new IPTV set-top box specifically designed by Locatel for the hospitality market. This very high performance device, powered by the Intel® Atom™ Processor CE 4150 SoC, embeds outstanding features and functionalities.

This research article is intended to provide answers to perhaps the most frequently-asked questions in the past 15 years that HVS New Delhi has been operational. Around mid-last-year, during one of my trips to the Tourism Ministry, I was once again asked if HVS could carry out some research to scientifically quantify the number of hotel rooms required in the coming years.

The outlook for hospitality sector in the Middle East remains upbeat as the corporate and leisure travel industry shows steady growth despite unrest in some parts of the region, according to a senior executive of hotel. The occupancy levels and revenues for hotels in Dubai recorded marked improvement last year as more tourists visited the emirate after popular Arab spring.

Hotel rate parity trends for March to May 2012 of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Australia & New Zealand. The report shows the percentage of hotels with cheaper rates on their own brand site compared to their rates on other OTAs.

Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Australia & New Zealand. This set covers March to May 2012, taken in the 2nd Week of March 2012 (all rates are in US dollars for two adults for a one-night stay).