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Johanna Issako commented on Joel Sussman's blog post 'Thoughts on Staying Competitive in the Hotel Industry'on Wednesday

More for less right? From the hotel owners point of view anyway, buts it more more more from the customers view point, better customer experience, more facilities... what a contradictory balancing act, how does it work?

Johanna Issako, Richard Hudson, JAK KHONGJOI and 4 more joined HTrends Forumon Wednesday

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Thanks Ryan! I'll check out your site :-)

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February 2009 Canadian Lodging Outlook

Published in conjunction with STR (Smith Travel Research) and endorsed by the Hotel Association of Canada. This publication summarizes occupancy and average room rates from major cities in Canada.

Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending April 18, 2009

Published in conjunction with STR (Smith Travel Research) and endorsed by the Hotel Association of Canada. This publication summarizes weekly occupancy and average room rates from major cities in Canada.

Cornell Study Finds Restaurant Goers Like Innovations in Early Dining Stages

A comparison of eleven technologies commonly used in restaurants found that restaurant customers find virtual menus with nutritional information to be the most valuable of new technologies, followed closely by online reservations, kiosks for ordering, and pagers for table management.

What Hoteliers Need Now, Like Really, Really Need Now.. - By Jean Francois Mourier, CEO and Founder of RevPar Guru

Repeat after me: bookings, customers, cashflow, bookings, customers, cashflow. Most likely, these are the top-billing items on hoteliers' what I need right now wish-list.

Hotel Bankruptcy issues - Special Purpose Entities getting approval to file bankruptcy - By Jim Butler, author of www.HotelLawBlog.com

Distressed hotel loan bankruptcies and restructurings are on the rise. Now we are starting to see some new issues tested.

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Online traffic for cruise travel May 2009

For the month of May 2009, U.S. online search for cruise travel is estimated at 9.8 million monthly unique individuals.

Posted by Ryan Wahlstrom on June 18, 2009 at 7:21pm

SEO Secrets for Travel, Tourism & Hospitality is Available Now!

Hello fellow travel and tourism companies and bloggers.

After you got to know me in the last 2-3 months while giving you free tips and advice on improving your rankings in search engines, I would like to take a few seconds to let you know I just launched my fresh product "SEO Secrets for Travel, Tourism & Hospitality".

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Posted by SEO Secrets Travel Industry on June 18, 2009 at 7:27am — 2 Comments

The Tipping Point for Cruise Industry and Social Media

When small numbers of people (or businesses) start behaving differently and that behavior ripples outward until a critical mass or a ‘tipping point’ is reached you have changing the world. Update on cruise lines use of social media.

Posted by Ryan Wahlstrom on June 14, 2009 at 2:12pm

22 Free things to do in Washington DC

Hi Everyone, I want to share this comprehensive list of things to do in Washington DC.... for FREE. Check it out! http://dguides.com/washingtondc/features/free-in-washington-dc/

Posted by RRose on June 10, 2009 at 1:27pm

Around the world in 80 ways

Coco Chanel said “in order to be irreplaceable one must always be different” and when it comes to world cruises, Hurtigruten couldn’t agree more. Why cruise around the world in the conventional West to East mode when you can do it longitudinally by going North to South! Click for full story.

Posted by Ryan Wahlstrom on June 7, 2009 at 11:44am