By David Seelinger: What does corporate social responsibility (CSR) mean, and do you have a responsibility to care about it? While definitions vary, the concept really means taking the time to evaluate your organization’s decisions. CSR expert Mallen Baker says it’s about “how companies manage the business processes to produce an overall positive impact on society.”
Hilton, Marriott Hike Point Requirements for Free Stays
By Barbara Delollis: Millions of frequent travelers who stay with chains such as Hilton and Marriott this month will find their loyalty points won't earn them as many free hotel nights as in the past.
Savvy Thieves Create Fake Wi-Fi Connections in Hotels to Steal Personal Information
By Katie McFadden: Hotels might seem to have secure locks and they give added security by providing safe's for your valuables, but someone can still manage to steal from you while you're in your hotel room, without you even realizing it through fake Wi-Fi connections.
Small Hotels Seeing Tremendous Benefit from Expedia
Expedia, Inc., the world’s largest online travel company, released data from the first nine months of 2012 indicating that the company has partnered with a larger number of small hotel partners, defined as hotels with 50 rooms or less, and an increase in net transactions from this sector by nearly 30 percent year on year for that period. Small hotels represent about half of the hotels in Expedia’s direct global inventory.
Top 10 Hotel Bathrooms with Amazing Views
Some people prefer to read a magazine in the restroom, but we’d much rather gaze out over a stunning view. There’s nothing we love more than exotic sights, no matter where we’re taking in the view — the shower, tub, or elsewhere. From Hong Kong to Miami, Boston to Barcelona, here are our favorite hotel views from the best seat in the house.
Guilty Until Proven Innocent – Dire Flaws in Online Review Systems
By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng: Hoteliers need to band together. An honest, but unfavorable review is acceptable, and should be considered a teaching tool to improve operations. However, reviews that are clearly suspect should be withheld from publication. The pendulum has swung too far to the favor of the reviewing agencies, who now wield too much unregulated power.
It’s Time Mr Hotel
By Alan Campbell: Well here we are people, it's that time and we haven't scored as of yet. It was supposed to be a good year, but that has been slow to happen. Is going into the second half going to be the same, or are we going to score?
New Report Identifies the Trends Set to Shape Next Ten Years of Travel
This new report, by IHG, predicts strong growth in outbound Asian travel and the emergence of relatively unknown cities in developing markets as new travel destinations.
It’s Story Time: Brainless In the Desert
By Steve Cokkinias: A veteran of the hospitality industry, Steve has many entertaining stories up his sleeve. Each Wednesday he will share a story on ehotelier.
Berlin Hotels Beat London or Paris Hotels in Online Reputation
ReviewPro, the global leader in the management of the hotel sector's online reputation, has published a ranking of the 10 hotels in Berlin which have been the most highly valued by the users of more than 100 travel websites over the last 12 months. The classification has been possible thanks to the Global Review Index ™, an algorithm developed by ReviewPro and calculated in this occasion for 369 Berlin hotels with 3 to 5 stars.
