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29 Fees We Hate Most
An increasing number of businesses, from hotels to cell phone providers, are advertising bargain prices and then tacking on hidden fees and charges to boost the final cost. Here's how you can fight back. “The...
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Articles 2009-10-08

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Should Hotels Provide Free Internet Access?
When I was staying in Squaw Valley, I noticed that my hotel's amenities said that Internet access was something like $10 a day. "Damn," I thought, "but I have a job to do." As I hooked up the ethernet cable I admit to thinking about the several hotels I passed on...
Tags: Internet Access, Hotel, Barbara E. Hernandez
Blog posts 2009-09-07
Luxury Hotels: Discount or Die
The luxury segment of the hospitality industry has come to grips with the recession by offering steep discounts, hotel credits or a third or fourth night free. The drop not only in wealthy vacationers, but also corporate travelers, has hit the segment hard. "Overall, Hawaii has always relied on...
Tags: Hotel, Loews Hotels, Barbara E. Hernandez
Blog posts 2008-12-18
Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Paul Keung from Oppenheimer. Please proceed. Paul Keung – Oppenheimer Hi, David. Hi, May. Hi, Ethan. David Sun Hi, Paul. May Wu Hi. Paul Keung – Oppenheimer Looking at your portfolio right now, roughly what percent of...
Tags: Hotel, Call Transcript, Earnings, CapEx, Operational Accounting, Personal Finance, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-03-05
Distressed Hotels Abound, and Some are Trying to Capitalize
Hotel industry insiders are predicting relief for the industry starting in 2011. Until then, hotel property prices continue to fall, and well-capitalized companies are either entering into management contracts with underperforming hotels or trying to buy distressed ones. Crescent Hotels & Resorts recently announced eight new management...
Tags: Hotel, California, Hotel Industry Insider, HCM Group, Strategy, Financial Services, Management, Maya Meinert
Blog posts 2009-06-02
Hotels Reach Out Via iPhone
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has launched an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows users to browse room availability and spa menus, then connects them via a one-touch phone call to bookings. The app also lets people tour Four Seasons hotels and resorts, too. ...
Tags: Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, App, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Maya Meinert
Blog posts 2009-10-13
Home Inns & Hotels Management Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Your first question comes from Alex Xu - Brean Murray. Alex Xu - Brean Murray Great quarter. I just have a couple quick questions for you. First of all, I look at the income statements, the other income...
Tags: Hotel, Call Transcript, Income, Earnings, Salary, Brean Murray Co., Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Operational Accounting, Human Resources, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2007-08-14
Home Inns & Hotels Management Q4 2006 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Marisa Ho of Credit Suisse, please proceed. Marisa Ho - Credit Suisse Good morning, David. Good morning, May. David Sun Good morning Marisa May Wu Good morning Marisa. Marisa...
Tags: Call Transcript, City, Credit Suisse Group AG, Earnings, Hotel, Management, Seeking Alpha, Strategy
Earnings calls 2007-03-07
W Hotels Worldwide Makes Debut in South America with the Unveiling of W Santiago
W Hotels Worldwide Makes Debut in South America with the Unveiling of W Santiago W Hotels Worldwide today unveils its first ever hotel in South America, W Santiago and The Residences at W Santiago. The W brand's 33rd hotel, W Santiago is the cornerstone of a larger, mixed-use complex, Isidora...
Tags: hotel
News items 2009-08-22
Orient-Express Hotels Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
Orient-Express Hotels Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results Click here for financial tablesThird Quarter 2009 Earnings Summary? Third quarter total revenues, excluding Real Estate, of $142.5 million? Same store RevPAR down 20% in local currency, 26% in US dollars? Adjusted EBITDA before Real Estate and Impairment of $30.6 millionKey Events? Windsor...
News items 2009-11-04
Choice Hotels Finally Agrees to List Properties on Expedia
After a public falling out, Choice Hotels International Inc. -- which includes Comfort Suites, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn and Cambria Suites -- signed a three-year deal to list its hotels on Expedia.com. This comes after Expedia declined to list the hotels on its site after negotiations broke down in October over...
Tags: Expedia Inc., Pricing, Operational Accounting, Marketing Research, Marketing, Finance, Barbara E. Hernandez
Blog posts 2009-11-12
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. (North America).(to franchise Luxury Collection hotels)(will sell 14 domestic hotels)(Brief Article)
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, White Plains, New York, intends to begin franchising its Luxury Collection of hotels and is targeting independent hotels worldwide as well as third-party developers. Starwood's aim is to offer these independen Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, White Plains, New York, ...
Research articles 2003-07-01
Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Doubletree Hotels, Resorts, Guest Suites and Clubs and Embassy Suites Hotels brands recognized the top development champions of 2004 during the corporation's owners' summit in May.(HONORS)(Kenny Gibson, Douglas Dreher, Lara La
Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Doubletree Hotels, Resorts, Guest Suites and Clubs and Embassy Suites Hotels brands recognized the top development champions of 2004 during the corporation's owners' summit in May. Best Conversion Winners included: Kenny Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Doubletree Hotels, Resorts, Guest Suites...
Tags: brand, Hilton Hotels Corp., summit
Research articles 2005-07-01
Accor, Evry, France, has acquired the remaining 51% interest in Zenith International Hotels and 75% of Century International Hotels to take full ownership of both management companies and increase its Asian network to more than 200 hotels. (Asia).(Brief A
Accor, Evry, France, has acquired the remaining 51% interest in Zenith International Hotels and 75% of Century International Hotels to take full ownership of both management companies and increase its Asian network to more than 200 hotels. Accor will pursue opportunities to fit Zenith's hotels in...
Tags: Accor S.A.
Research articles 2002-05-01
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS TO OPEN SEVEN MORE HOTELS IN CHINA
AsiaInfo Services 10-30-2006 InterContinental Hotels to Open Seven More Hotels in China BEIJING, Oct 30, 2006 SinoCast via COMTEX -- InterContinental Hotels Group IHG announced on October 26 that it would open seven more five-star hotels under the brand of InterContinental...
Tags: InterContinental Hotels Group Plc.
Research articles 2006-10-30
San Francisco sale. (Market Monitor).(American Express, Frontier Airlines, Kimpton Boutique Hotels, Personality Hotels, Joie de Vivre Hospitality join forces for San Francisco on Sale promotion)(Brief Article)
Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Kimpton Boutique Hotels and Personality Hotels have teamed up with American Express and Frontier Airlines to offer the fourth annual San Francisco on Sale program through April 15. Hotels in the city's most upscale neighbor Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Kimpton Boutique Hotels...
Tags: American Express Co., monitor
Research articles 2003-03-17
Hilton Hotels Corp. and Hilton International plan to open up to 50 Conrad hotels by 2010, and named Dieter Huckestein chairman and c.e.o. of Conrad Hotels and president of Hilton Global Alliance
* Hilton Hotels Corp. and Hilton International plan to open up to 50 Conrad hotels by 2010, and named Dieter Huckestein chairman and c.e.o. of Conrad Hotels and president of Hilton Global Alliance. The brand has 17 hotels open. Huckestein formerly was executive v.p. and president, owned and managed hotel...
Tags: alliance, Hilton Hotels Corp.
Research articles 2005-02-21
Hotels Queuing Up to LEED Sustainability
Roughly one in five hotels plans to apply this year for a coveted green stamp of approval -- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification. Many companies, however, are already ahead of the game, because environmentally-conscious and often affluent guests are eager to lessen their guilt by reducing their carbon footprint. ...
Tags: Hotel, Certification, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Barbara E. Hernandez
Blog posts 2008-10-01
Embassy Suites Hotels Celebrates Top Hotels of 2004; Brand's Stellar Hotels Saluted During Annual Brand Conference
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Embassy Suites Hotels recognized its top hotels during an awards ceremony at the brand's annual General Manager and Directors of Sales conference, held in Charleston, SC, April 3-6. More than 45 awards were presented to hotels chosen from the brand's portfolio of more than 175 hotels throughout...
Tags: brand, Branding, conference, Hilton Hotels Corp., MARKETING
Research articles 2005-04-06
Travel Roundup: Venetian Macao Cuts 500, D.C. Hotels Need Workers, Inauguration Cruise and More
Las Vegas Sands Cuts 500 workers at Venetian Macao -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. cut 500 workers at its Venetian Macao Resort Hotel and said it would take away hours and tips from another 1,000 workers. About 100 of the jobs cut belonged to management. The 500 jobs make up only about...
Tags: Hotel, Worker, Barbara E. Hernandez
Blog posts 2008-12-24
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