A devastatingly romantic hotel for every week of the year? Don’t say we’re not good to you. Here’s a pick of seductive Smith bedrooms worldwide that render Cupid redundant.
Two Big Life Lessons Make for Management Best Practices!
By feature writer L. Aruna Dhir: There are two lessons that I have learned recently that have important implications for the way we manage people. Learn these two lessons and watch your professional relationships blossom.
Five Areas in a Hotel Room where Handicap Accessibility Can Be Improved
By feature writer Amy Bair: My husband is disabled and lives in a wheelchair part of his life. This requires us to search out ADA accessible hotels with ADA accessible rooms when travelling. My hope is to put our thought process in the heads of hoteliers so they can make their hotel as disabled friendly as possible.
Pop-Up Hotels: Catch Them While You Can
Traditionally, hotels are built with the hope they'll have staying power. For a new breed of accommodation, however, long-term is passe. The last two years has seen a proliferation in the number of pop-up hotels — housed in anything from tepees to old shipping containers. Many are making their way in places traditionally off-limits for traditional hotels.
Lights! Camera! Action! It’s Hotel Budget Time Again
By feature writer Alan Campbell: Guess what people – the time to start thinking of 2014 has arrived, don’t you just love it? I will bet that all of the managers are biting at the bit to get started. This is what all managers live for every year. Fill in all of those little squares with numbers and see if you get them right. I will venture at this time that some of you may not know how to insert the formulas into your little squares.
How Do You Go the Extra Mile to Market Your Establishment?
By feature writer Gordon James Gorman: How do you go the extra mile to “market” your establishment? Please share your creative ideas with your fellow ehoteliers so that we can all learn and earn from each other.
Loyalty Programs Are Getting Bigger (and Better?) Part 2
By Dr. Jonathan Barsky: In this post we examine how loyalty programs drive guest retention around the globe.
Your Guide To Gogobot: Travel In The Know
By Stephanie Hilger: One of the keys to tackling social media is staying ahead of the game. Are you paying attention to social media channels that are up and coming? Social networks that are seeing users multiply as fast as Blackhawks fans during playoff season? Most importantly, if you are in the travel industry, are you tackling those niche social media sites that cater to travel enthusiasts?
How to Sell (For People Who Hate Sales)
By Brian Moran: These three tips will help you master the art of getting customers to say yes, even if you're not a born salesperson.
Utilizing Twitter to Interact with Potential Guests
By feature writer Valerie Wilson: If you haven't already done so, now is the time to jump on the Twitter bandwagon. The truth is that the vast majority of your guests are already on Twitter, as are many of the major hotel chains like Starwood, Omni, Hilton, Indigo, Wyndam, Intercontinental, Hyatt, and Marriot. The benefits are huge, and this ever-expanding online world says that Twitter is affecting the bottom line. Twitter is the easiest of all of the social media choices; it's quick and easy, and that's exactly what your guests are looking for.
