By Alan Campbell: In today's economy it is imperative that the revenue managers are well aware of the highly competitive arena that exist within the industry. Here are some guide lines that may be of help.
Engagement Carries More Value Than Number of Social Followers
By Tricia Carr: A Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts executive said during the Luxury Roundtable: State of Luxury 2013 conference that marketers need to understand where today's luxury consumers are engaging and deliver the brand story directly to them.
Raymond Bickson’s Revival Plan For Taj Hotels
By Cuckoo Paul: Raymond Bickson is trying to change the Taj hotels' operating model, but first the chain will have to learn to get out of its comfort zone.
Fifteen Ways to Make Work Fun Again
By Brian Moran: Don't let the pressures of business bring down your employees. It's time to inject fun back into your company's culture.
India 4th Fastest Growing Asian Tourist Destination
By Travel Biz Monitor: India is one of the top tourist destinations in Asia, according to findings from a CNN global travel survey. The results also position the country as the region's fourth fastest growing tourist destination and the third most attractive business for investment opportunities, after China and Hong Kong, a release stated.
Cornell Study Connects Work-Family Imbalance to Employee Turnover
A new study published in the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly (CQ) demonstrates the connection between work-family imbalance and an employee's decision to leave a job.
Can a Mega-Alpine Resort Meet Expectations?
By Susan Vogel-Misicka:Stretching over a surface of 1.4 million square metres and costing about a billion francs to build, Andermatt Swiss Alps will be unlike any other Swiss mountain resort. TRAVEL INSIDE editor Urs Hirt talks to swissinfo.ch about how it came to be and where it's headed.
Admire This Jaw-Dropping Art at the Four Seasons Bangkok
By Jason D: After a questionable example earlier this week, I the need to cleanse my palate with something a little more refined in the hotel art category. Luckily, I came across the perfect example recently at the equally refined Four Seasons Bangkok.
May is International Tourism Month. What Are You Doing to Mark the Month?
By Dr. Peter Tarlow: Tourism is not only the world's largest industry, but also often its most misunderstood. Many people outside of the industry believe that tourism professionals are on a permanent vacation. Others complain about tourism's negative impact. They see greater traffic on the streets, they note the waits in restaurants and cultural events, and complain that visitors often get lost, are loud, and even rude. While certainly the tourism industry has to plead guilty to some of these charges, any fair minded person will soon realize that tourism does a lot more good than harm and without it many a place would be a lot poorer not only from a monetary standpoint but also from a cultural standpoint.
Who Are Worlds Top Travel Spenders?
By Isaac John: As global travellers intend to increase budgets for their next trip by an average of five per cent this year, Saudi tourists retain their position as the biggest spenders on the planet by spending an average of $6,666 per trip.
