The 2013 programme of 21 really practical and topical 'Educational Workshops' – designed to put 'theory into practice' – have been unveiled for HOSPA's Annual HOSPACE Conference and IT Exhibition on Thursday, 21 November.
The world's leading LGBT tourism trade association today released new research at World Travel Market showing the annual spend on tourism by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people will exceed USD$200 billion for the first time in 2014. Out Now Business Class www.OutNowBusinessClass.com presented the latest findings from the world's largest LGBT market research study LGBT2020 today at a special Masterclass on LGBT tourism trends at World Travel Market in London, the leading event for the global tourism industry.
eRevMax, the leading distribution, channel connectivity, market intelligence and revenue management solution provider for travel industry, has announced the results for its annual customer satisfaction survey. The results indicate that 4 out of 5 customers, who have completed the survey, are happy with eRevMax products and services, and would likely to recommend eRevMax to other hoteliers.
HVS London, in association with Zolfo Cooper and AM:PM, has today published its quarterly Hotel Bulletin, outlining the performance of the UK's hotel sector. Findings show that regional performance in Q3 has been particularly strong, with all but two cities reviewed showing RevPAR (rooms revenue per available room) gains, with an average of 8% increases. This converts to a profit rise of 3% year-on-year.
iRiS Software Systems, the award-winning interactive guest services applications provider, announced that its new Delegate app will be used by HOSPA for their HOSPACE 2013 annual conference and exhibition.
HOSPACE 2013 – HOSPA's Annual Conference and Exhibition for Hospitality Finance, Revenue Management, IT and Commercial Professionals – to be held on 21 November at the Sofitel London Heathrow, Terminal 5.
To introduce the power of travel intent analytics, nSight took a deep dive into London's travel search and booking behavior for the first half of the year. Approximately 87% of consumers around the world research and book their air, hotel, rental car and tours and activities on one or more of the thousands of online travel websites. This represents travel intent beyond basic queries on search engines such as Google or activity on the Global Distribution System. Let's see how activity across more than 5,000 travel websites looked for London during the 6-month period.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, is gaining an increased foothold in the UK’s extended stay hotel market with the signing of its second property in the capital - Staybridge Suites London Vauxhall. The hotel is due to open early in 2015.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today announces the launch of the first global children's hotel menu designed by a child food expert and an award winning chef. The menu, which launches at InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in early 2014, promises to take children through an exciting journey of food discovery.
The World Travel Market 2013 Industry Report is based on the findings of two independently conducted surveys in September 2013. The first is a poll of 1,277 World Travel Market stakeholders comprised of exhibitors (tourist boards and private sector travel industry organisations) and the industry's senior buyers from the WTM Buyers' Club. The second piece of research is a survey of 1,001 British holidaymakers (all of whom took a minimum seven day summer holiday overseas or in the UK in 2013). A full cross section of the UK public in all regions and income brackets was surveyed according to Market Research Society's guidelines.
Online travel distribution and channel management specialist, eRevMax, has announced the appointment of Stephen Burke as Vice President, Connectivity and Enterprise Integration. Based in Prague, Stephen will focus on strengthening and streamlining eRevMax's established leadership position in hotel enterprise connectivity. He will be responsible for maintaining the company's integration efforts to distribution channels, hotel companies, third party hotel management systems as well as distribution merchandizing systems. Stephen will report to Udai Singh Solanki, Chief Technology Officer.
HOSPACE 2013 – HOSPA's Annual Conference and Exhibition for Hospitality Finance, Revenue Management, IT and Commercial Professionals – to be held on 21 November at the Sofitel London Heathrow, Terminal 5.
The 4th Annual European Hospitality Awards proved to be a huge success, attracting a whole host of recognisable faces from the hospitality community. EHA is proud to be the awards show for hoteliers voted for and celebrated by their peers. Arena-International produced the live event bringing together the European hotel community for a fun filled evening to celebrate the best in the industry. The 2013 shortlist included some of the world's most iconic hotels and hoteliers. The lucky winners of the evening were:
Dorsett Hospitality International has appointed Hilary Cross as the General Manager for the soon-to-open Dorsett Shepherds Bush, London.With more than 24 years of experience in hotel management in the United Kingdom, Hilary was most recently the General Manager for K West Hotel & Spa, London and had worked at St Martins Lane Hotel and Kensington Close Hotel in London prior.
iRiS Software Systems the award-winning hospitality apps provider has partnered with Squared Interiors to exhibit at Sleep 2013, Europe's number one hotel design event, 20th -21st November at the Business Design Centre in London.
With thousands of bedrooms in as many locations, it's easy to imagine that chain hotels all offer the same bland, basic experience. However a new survey by Which? reveals they may not be as homogenous as you think, with a huge difference in quality between the best and worst brands.
SiteMinder is pleased to announce their recent certification as a TripAdvisor Premium Partner for the company's new advertising bidding tool, TripConnect. TripConnect enables hoteliers to bid for a higher price position within their hotels' page and will allow potential guests to book directly through their hotel's website, helping to increase revenue for the property, while saving money on OTA commissions.
Launched this month in the UK, Magnuson Worldwide's low cost global hotel reservation system CRS1 will now be featured at London's World Travel Market Tech Travel Show 2013.
Canadian-born James Pare began his career at The Savoy in 2010 as Banquet Chef for the Food and Beverage opening team. His introduction to the London dining scene followed 13 years working with Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, which included time as Sous Chef at the Fairmont Olympic in Seattle.
The leader in hotel channel management & XML connectivity space – eRevMax, will be hosting TigerTime sessions at WTM 2013 to celebrate a new milestone – that of serving 7000 customers worldwide. With key distribution specialists presenting, the sessions are aimed at providing an open platform for information sharing and will be beneficial for hoteliers looking for superior connectivity and updates on new technology developments.