Planning has begun for Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals' (HFTP®) 2010 European Hospitality Technology Educational Conference (EHTEC). The EHTEC Advisory Council, a group of global hospitality experts, is designing a program that tackles tough technology issues prominent in Europe. EHTEC 2010 is February 14-16 at the Amsterdam Hilton in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Registration is now available online.
A comprehensive programme of highly topical interactive education workshops will make putting ‘theory into practice’ the order of the afternoon for hospitality finance and IT professionals attending the 4th Annual BAHA (British Association of Hospitality Accountants) one-day Conference and Exhibition – entitled ‘The Essential Toolkit for Managing the Bottom Line’ – to be held on Thursday, 19 November 2009 at the Sofitel Hotel, London Heathrow at Terminal 5.
One of the hospitality industry’s most influential champions, who has raised the profile of the profession in the UK to unprecedented levels in recent years, is to be the keynote speaker at the 4th Annual BAHA (British Association of Hospitality Accountants) Hospitality Finance and IT Professionals Conference and Exhibition – to be held on Thursday, 19 November 2009 at the Sofitel Hotel, London Heathrow at Terminal 5.
One of the world’s leading hoteliers – Meinhard Huck, President, of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts – is to be a keynote speaker at the 4th Annual BAHA (British Association of Hospitality Accountants) Conference and IT Exhibition, due to be held on Thursday, 19 November 2009 at the Sofitel Hotel, London Heathrow at Terminal 5.
The term "search engine optimisation" often strikes fear into the hearts of hoteliers and can be especially daunting for the independent hotel that has no marketing or PR department to charge these activities with. But SEO doesn't need to be scary or costly if you break it down into segments and allocate time to each. This article will focus on 3 areas of search engine optimisation; content, link building and social media. Each plays a vital role in increasing your hotel's website positioning in Google for your chosen keywords.
Due to the success of this year’s International Hotel Technology Forum (IHTF) which took place in Dubai in May, a huge number of delegates have already rebooked to confirm their place at IHTF 2010.
Some consider it to be a challenge. Some see it as an opportunity. The fact that consumers typically visit six sites or more before making a travel purchase, the current online travel planning scenario is definitely an intriguing one. Be it for the ongoing efforts of suppliers or intermediaries or the relatively new travel search, planning and discovery applications, there is no shortage of options for consumers today to plan and book their trips.