The Standard hotel NYC created a virtual lobby so you can meet fellow guests IRL

The Standard is here to play....

Two-thirds of online searches for luxury hotels generated by US consumers

luxurydaily.com

The first World Luxury Index Hotels examined luxury hotel brands by three categories - Luxury Major, or luxury brands of a major integrated hotel chain; Luxury Exclusive, or luxury brands of a small- or medium-sized luxury chain; and Upper Upscale brands...

What you should know about social media policies

hotelnewsnow.com

Hoteliers face a quandary in today's social media realm: how to use the medium to effectively market their brands while maintaining control over the massive amount of information in the webisphere....

Google Checks In to the Hotel Business

wsj.com

Google is moving boldly to play a larger role in booking hotel rooms - at the risk of offending some of its most important advertisers, reports the WSJ....

Are Google's Travel Plans Too Ambitious?

fool.com

On April 8, The Wall Street Journal reported that Google appears to be moving more into the travel business than ever before....

Learn How 3 Innovative Travel Brands Found Success on Twitter

sproutsocial.com

From research and mid-travel engagement to post-trip reviews and feedback, social media has become an integral part of the travel experience....

Half of hotel Twitter followers don't tweet, but are they still listening?

ryansolutions.com

In December we published a simple, but somewhat depressing, stat about the state of hotel and resort Twitter followers....

W Hotels Defends $3000 Social Media Wedding Concierge

fastcompany.com

As you may have heard, W Hotels in New York is offering its wedding clients a new service....

Google, Facebook, TripAdvisor tout benefits

hotelnewsnow.com

Representatives from three of the biggest disrupters in the distribution space on Monday pitched themselves as partners to the thousands of hotel owners and operators in attendance at the open general session at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit....

Peeping, Prying, or Pampering?

meetingsnet.com

We know that hoteliers have wanted guests to post their (positive) experiences far and wide in social media land....