'Not a Site, but a Concept': Tapping the Power of Social Networking
Mini USA, the American branch of BMW's Mini Cooper line, tracks everything being said about its brand everywhere on line -- in blogs, discussion groups, forums, MySpace pages and much more -- then uses what it learns to guide advertising campaigns. ...more

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Visa Study Shows Canada and Mexico are Top Destinations for Americans Traveling Abroad
While Interest in International Travel Remains Strong, Americans Traveling Abroad Are Staying Closer to Home ...more

US hotel occupancy reached 65.0 percent in the three months ending June 2008, down 2.5 percent versus second quarter 2007
Smith Travel Research (STR) announced second quarter and first half 2008 results for the U.S. lodging industry today. ...more

Weekly U.S. Lodging Performance for the week of July 13 2008 - July 19, 2008
Weekly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more

Tourism growth in Asia remains robust according to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels' Digest Asia 2008
Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels identified Malaysia and Vietnam as the key growth markets in Southeast Asia, with Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia continuing to be strong markets for predominantly intra-regional travel. The Indian sub-continent is also expected to continue its growth trend. ...more

2nd Quarter Lodging Review for 2008
Quarterly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more

Monthly U.S. Lodging Performance June 2008
Monthly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more

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The OpenTravel Alliance Announces 2008-2009 Board of Directors And Officers
Celebrating 10 Years of Success with an Impressive Slate of Distribution Executives ...more

Design Hotels(TM) Selects Rubicon(R) As Its Competitive Rates Solution
Rubicon's signature product, MarketVision(R), will provide Design Hotels with superior market intelligence and detailed rate comparisons ...more

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Webinar - Driving Online Sales by Using Destination - Focused Packaging and Marketing Creativity
Join us for a free one hour Webinar about creating and promoting packages on your web site. ...more

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Pearl River Resort Rounds Out Management Team with New Hires and Promotions
Dale Hipsh, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Pearl River Resort ...more

Ameristar Casinos Names Chet W. Koch SVP & General Manager of Ameristar Kansas City
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASCA) today announced that Chet W. Koch has been promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager of Ameristar Kansas City. ...more

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Las Vegas Sands Will No Longer Pursue Gaming Opportunity in Kansas
With its current pipeline of attractive developments already in place, and other potential development opportunities on the horizon, Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) today announced, after a thorough evaluation of the impact of proposed statutory changes in the neighboring Missouri gaming marketplace, the company will no longer pursue a gaming license in the state of Kansas. ...more

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Mary Bowling, SEO & Local Search Expert to speak at SMX Local Mobile
Blizzard Internet Marketing, a full-service search engine marketing company dedicated to servicing clients in the travel, tourism and hospitality industries, is proud to announce their SEO Expert, Mary Bowling, will be presenting a Local Search Case study at Search Marketing Expo Local & Mobile. ...more

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