Cornell Study Analyzes Advantages of Private Ownership for Hotel Chains
Reversing the trend of the 1990s, a rash of public hotel companies were 'taken private' in leveraged buyouts during the first years of this century, including such notable firms as Prime Hospitality and Hilton. ...more

The 10 Major Issues in Contemporary Hotel Management Agreements
Our lawyers spend a lot of time negotiating hotel management agreements in many jurisdictions and particularly in the Asia Pacific region. In fact, we have been doing this solidly in our Australian offices for about 20 years. ...more

Back to Departments

Making Job Descriptions Work for You - By Ken Burgin
Can a Job Description guarantee perfect work? ...more

Back to Departments

Survey Results of Adventure Travel Industry Reveal Understanding of Carbon Offsets Yet Mandate Need for Increased Education, Strategic Planning
NativeEnergy, an international leader in the carbon offsets industry, conducted a live Webinar in May, titled The Role of Carbon Offsets in Adventure Travel. As an informal survey of 50 members of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) the objective was to gather perceptions of carbon offsets in the adventure travel sector. The results reveal industry perceptions and level of carbon offset comprehension. ...more

Back to Departments

Restaurant Trends - Growing And Emerging Concepts - Data reflects change and activity from February 9, 2008 to June 9, 2008
Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts ...more

New Zagat Survey of Atlanta Restaurants Shows Hearty Appetites Despite Thinning Wallets
City Welcomes Celeb-Run Restaurants, Prices Continue to Rise But Atlantans Continue to Eat Out More Often and Tip More Than the National Average ...more

Fast-Casual Chains Continue to Outperform Other Restaurants
According to foodservice consultant Technomic, the Top 100 fast-casual chains continued to be the growth vehicle for the limited-service restaurant industry in 2007, and outperformed the restaurant industry as a whole. ...more

Back to Departments

The Greatest Hotel People I Have Never Met...and the lessons I learned from them - By Neil Salerno
Writing articles, as often as I do, has opened up a completely new world of communication for me. I truly value the wonderful feedback and encouraging comments, I have received, from the many great hoteliers that I have never met. ...more

Online Travel Query Content is Changing
Last week we published a report on the Travel sector looking at how consumer search behavior has changed. I will highlight a couple of interesting findings from the report on this blog. In this first of two posts, I want to talk about how query content is changing. ...more

Back to Departments

Lessons from the Field - Don't Underestimate the impact of Office Space - By John Hogan
American Poet Laureate Robert Frost did not work in the current environment, but his observation about human nature may or may not have changed much in the last 50 years. ...more

Back to Departments

Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending June 7, 2008
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. ...more

Sustained Activity In May For The French Hotel Industry
After 2 mitigate months in March and April, the French hotel industry ties up again with high growth rate experienced early this year. With an improving occupancy rate (+2.7 pts), price policy's efficiency (average rate increase 5.7%) leads to a growth in RevPAR of 9.8%. ...more

Weekly U.S. Lodging Performance for the week of June 08, 2008 - June 14, 2008
Weekly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more

Back to Departments

2008 AH&LA Lodging Survey Statistics Support New Hotel Trends
Survey of More Than 10,000 U.S. Properties Unveils Trends in Technology, Health- and Eco-Conscious Travel ...more

Stars Want to Meet the General Manager & Other Misconceptions - By Daniel Edward Craig
These days it seems every brand wants to hop on the celebrity bandwagon, and hotels are no exception. Having a star in-house can create great buzz, but pursuing the entertainment market is not always in a hotel's best interest. Next time Beyoncé is coming to town, take a few minutes to evaluate your hotel before calling her travel agent. ...more

Back to Departments

2008 Study on Hotel Room Taxes Quantifies Economic Impact
AH&LA Study Identifies Average Room Tax of $13.57 per Night Nationwide ...more

Back to Departments

U.S. Airline Industry Headed Toward 'Catastrophe' at Current Oil Prices
Several Airlines Likely to Fail, Affordable, Frequent Air Travel and Jobs at Risk ...more

Domestic Travel to Rise to 2.005 Billion Person-Trips in 2008
International Arrivals to Advance by 4.4% - U.S. Travel Resilient Despite Economic Challenges ...more

Overall Satisfaction in the Airline Industry Declines to a Three-Year Low Primarily Due to People Factors, Rather than High Prices
Alaska Airlines, Continental Airlines and JetBlue Airways Rank Highest in Customer Satisfaction ...more

Despite Higher Travel Costs, Summer Getaways are Still in the Plans for a Majority of Families
Survey Finds Even with Rising Gas Prices, Majority of Summer Vacation Trips will be 500+ Miles ...more

Back to Departments