TRAVELCLICK® Hosts Webinar on Fourth Quarter 2009 Global Hotel Performance: The Road to Recovery in 2010
The most recent data shows that the global hospitality industry has indeed started to rebound, with some markets reporting minor growth in the fourth quarter. Internet travel experienced 25 percent growth for the fourth quarter of 2009 while the Global Distribution System, a channel responsible for 24 percent of overall hotel bookings, realized the smallest declines seen in the last year.
The most recent data shows that the global hospitality industry has indeed started to rebound, with some markets reporting minor growth in the fourth quarter. Internet travel experienced 25 percent growth for the fourth quarter of 2009 while the Global Distribution System, a channel responsible for 24 percent of overall hotel bookings, realized the smallest declines seen in the last year. TRAVELCLICK®, the leader in hotel ecommerce and business intelligence, will address these and other noteworthy trends on February 17 and 18, in a complimentary webinar entitled “Fourth Quarter 2009 Global Hotel Performance: The Road to Recovery in 2010.”
The webinar will highlight fourth quarter performance results and future trends based on TRAVELCLICK’s proprietary eMonitor and eTRAK market performance reports. It will also provide recommendations that can help hotels prepare for the year to come and maximize opportunity as the economy turns the corner.
Key topics will include:
- Review and analysis of 2009 global hotel performance, key indicators for 2010
- Regional analysis of key source markets throughout the world
- Best practices in the emerging marketing science of social media
- How to maximize average daily rate and revenue per available room in a recessionary economy
- How to capture local market demand to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Trends and perspectives will be presented by TRAVELCLICK’s industry experts John Hach, Senior Vice President, Digital Agency, and Kristi White, Director of Revenue Optimization. The seminar will be moderated by Barbara Taylor Carpender, President & CEO of Taylored Training and a frequent moderator for the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI).
The global seminar offers three sessions to accommodate a range of time zones:
- February 17, 9:00 PM Chicago (GMT—18 February, 03:00)
- Register here.
- February 18, 9:00 AM Chicago (GMT—18 February, 15:00)
- Register here.
- February 18, 1:00 PM Chicago (GMT—18 February, 19:00)
- Register here.
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About TravelClick, an Amadeus Company
TravelClick offers innovative, cloud-based and data-driven solutions for hotels around the globe to maximize revenue. TravelClick enables over 38,000 hoteliers to drive better business decisions and know, acquire, convert and retain guests. The Company's interconnected suite of solutions includes Business Intelligence, Reservations & Booking Engine, Media, Web & Video and Guest Management. As a trusted hotel partner with more than 30 years of industry experience, TravelClick operates in 176 countries, with local experts in 39 countries and 14 offices in New York, Atlanta, Bucharest, Chicago, Barcelona, Dubai, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, Ottawa, Paris, Shanghai and Singapore. Additionally, the Company fosters more than 600 travel-focused partnerships for hotels to leverage. Follow TravelClick on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.