What are the current attitude and perceptions of timeshare owners? What do timeshare owners look like? Has their timeshare and vacationing habits changed since the recession? These and many more questions about timeshare owners are answered in the latest edition

A Social Media Conversation. 8/18/09 by Christina Wells. When I was asked to write the Developments November/December feature, the assignment had me digging into who in the industry is using or contemplating using social media platforms. The following discus sion

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts is currently preparing the second edition of the "Hyatt Student Prize," a prestigious award dedicated to hospitality students across Europe. A total of 17 schools in Europe specialising in Hospitality Management have been selected to be

Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, has been appointed by Grupo Mall, developer of residential and mixed-use projects throughout Spain and Mexico, to manage a luxury hotel in Panama City.

The emirate's debt-fuelled spree has been exposed by the recession. Will UK banks and contractors get back their money? As he flew from Dubai to London last Sunday, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum had plenty on his mind.In the four

On Saturday, I walked from Mandalay Bay to the Wynn, interviewing employees at hotels -- people who work on their feet -- asking them an open-ended question: "What do you think of CityCenter?" Every worker expressed hope that the MGM

On the occasion of the first anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, NDTV tries to find out how have things changed for the hospitality industry. Reeling under the pressure of global meltdown, Indian hoteliers were eagerly looking forward

How will the recession affect hotels and the services many have grown to love? In these uncertain economic times, I am wary when I hear someone proclaiming, "We have finally bottomed out." After all, who knows how long we may

A strike should be considered a crisis and therefore managed accordingly. It goes without saying that all hotels, regardless of size, should have a comprehensive crisis plan in effect that identifies roles and responsibilities and specifies actions to be taken

The Challenge of Leadership Today: It's easy to skipper a luxury liner in calm sunny seas. Not so easy in a storm. The response to big waves will mark out the true leader. The world has changed and the need

Lodging Interactive, a leading interactive marketing agency servicing the hospitality industry today, announced the roll out of its innovative marketing tool for franchised and branded hotels,Link2Brand. Link2Brandprovides hotels with a simple way to convert long and hard to remember brand

With a year-on-year increase of 1.5 percentage points in October 2009, to 85.1%, the London hotel market recorded the second highest occupancy performance for the capital in 2009, according to the latest HotStats survey by industry experts TRI Hospitality Consulting.

The HVS Executive Search annual review of corporate governance practices at European hotel companies sees Rezidor take top honours. As corporations have come under increased public scrutiny in the economic downturn so too have boards come under heightened pressure to

Leading Family Hotels And Kinderhotels Brands Look To Expand | Wyndham And Ramada Encore To Make Their Middle East Debuts | End-Of-Year PromotionDoubletree On Its Way To Saudi Arabia | Cairo In Receipt Of A Radisson Blu | Barnsley House

Retail Business Will Never Be The Same! | By Ragsdale Hendrie My dinner partner this Thanksgiving was my sister-in-law's Mother, a gracious woman of a certain age. She was also one of the first Stewardesses for a major airline, still

Over 800 professionals turned up for the Worldwide Hospitality Award's 10th anniversary, held for the first time in the breathtaking Grand Salon Opéra, InterContinental Paris Le Grand.

Kai Speth, General Manager of the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi (Vietnam), has won the award for the Most Outstanding Hotel General Manager (upscale and luxury hotels) at the Worldwide Hospitality Awards 2009, organised by the French trade magazine HTR. Mr

Many hotels and resorts use electronic key cards. These cards with a magnetic strip are programmed in such a manner that once the duration of the stay is over, the person does not get access to the room. The key

MUMBAI: When the top brass of the Tata group met the employees of Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel on Thursday evening, the sole thought that went through everybody's mind was to look at tomorrow. "Let's live, look forward and

Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of a management agreement with Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Almousa Trading Group for the first Doubletree by Hilton in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Al Khobar.