By Melanie Swan: Jet skis could be prohibited from some beaches after complaints from hotels that the noise they generated disturbed and endangered guests.

By Stephanie Orma: With tablets linked to sleep disorders and media multitasking habits frying our brains into unproductivity, vacations should provide a break from tech addiction. Many hotels cater to society’s digital obsession, outfitting every inch of their estates with the latest gadgets and high-tech room controls. But others offer the opposite – an unplugged hideaway far from any blinking screens.

The economic sector representing the engine for Spanish economy, tourism industry, has lost throttle. Records in the last five years are desperate. Up to 600,000 jobs have been wiped out from the industry since recession ensued when the credit crunch struck.

By Theodore Koumelis: Listed below are some of the "most avoided" cities, as well as the savings levels that can be found when following one simple approach.

By Nancy Trejos: Big, rolling housekeeping carts are disappearing from many hotel hallways, just like the floral polyester linens they used to carry. Hotels say they're replacing cumbersome carts with smaller ones sometimes akin to golf caddie bags out of necessity, in addition to convenience and even appearance.

By feature writer Alan Campbell: It was not too long ago that social media erupted on the scene, like a tsunami bringing with it countless new waves of information. Consumers were quick to grab onto the wave and ride along to see where it took them. All industries are on social media in one form or another; it has become a necessity in order to generate business, in fact in some cases even to stay in business. Here are my tips for hoteliers on how to ride the wave.

According to studies made to consumers in the United States, gift certificates are highly popular. Gift certificates and gift cards are the most-wanted gifts by women and the third-most wanted by men. If you are not investing in gift certificates, and advertising them via your digital community, you are leaving a significant amount of hotel revenue on the table.

By Carol Banks Setter: Recent articles have profiled how selective luxury hotels are actively involving staff in redesigning the patron experience. The assumption is that employees know what customers request and can anticipate their needs, creating an improved customer experience.

By Mark McGuinness, Owner, Lateral Action: Always ask, "How will I feel about this in a few months?" The key to creating remarkable things is to prioritize your big creative challenges over the seemingly urgent but actually ephemeral demands of the day. But it’s easier said than done, right?

In YouTube tributes and global press coverage, Bye-bye BMI became a much over-used headline last year when British Airways finally announced that the end had come. But BMI, it seems, is not dead. Pamela Whitby talks to BMI Regional’s new director of marketing about what is being coined ‘the oldest start-up in town.’