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Forget your hotel competitors, consumer demand is the way to set pricingNews from Tnooz: It’s a familiar scenario – and as a former hotelier, I’ve seen it played out many times before. Across the hospitality sector, we’re trained to watch our competitors and react when they make rate changes. It’s a game of “follow the [...]

Fort Worth should expand convention center, add downtown hotel, travel expert …News from Fort Worth Star Telegram: Expanding the Fort Worth Convention Center could be a “game changer” for the city, one of the nation’s top travel and tourism leaders said Wednesday. “You’ve got such a unique thing. It’s just so special,” Roger Dow, president [...]

Hanging with Richard Branson at his new Chicago hotelNews from Crain’s Chicago Business: articlePara – html? Click on the image above to take a photo tour of the new hotel. Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson looked ruefully at the coupe of Moet set in front of him by a cheery young waitress. After a few quiet [...]

Kayak.com now displaying Cuba flight, hotel informationNews from USA TODAY: A sign shows the departure times for flights to Cuba at Miami International Airport on Dec. 19, 2014.(Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images) Tags U.S. Department of the Treasury 646 CONNECT … Read the full article . Related News: Food in fashion: Dorset’s restaurant and hotel [...]

Kayak.com now displaying Cuba flight, hotel informationNews from W*USA 9: USA Today 7:27 p.m. EST January 29, 2015 A sign shows the departure times for flights to Cuba at Miami International Airport on Dec. 19, 2014.(Photo: (Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images)) 70 CONNECT … Read the full article . Related News: A bargain at Rosarito [...]

Interview: Preferred Hotel Group CEO on Adapting to Consumer Habits | skift.comNews from Hospitality Net: skift.com Preferred Hotel Group was formed in 1968 by 12 North American hoteliers as a referral organization for hotels. It went through a global expansion phase as well as several changes, including a shift from a non-profit to for-profit corporation, [...]

Travel: What’s most romantic hotel in NJ? Vote to win overnight stay – Daily RecordNews from Travel: What’s most romantic hotel in NJ? Vote to win overnight stay – Daily Record: Jenna Intersimone, @JIntersimone 4 p.m. EST January 23, 2015 The Madison Hotel is a staple for Morristown romance.(Photo: Courtesy of hotels.com) Story Highlights We [...]

Hotel Companies Honored at 2015 Business Travel Awards in LondonNews from TravelPulse: PHOTO: The meeting venues of the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas—encompassing 10,000 square feet—boast panoramic views of the neighboring island of St. John and Great Bay (courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company) YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Paddington Trail Lets You Travel for a Cause Destination [...]

Hawley’s Ledges Hotel competes in ‘Hotel Showdown’ Tuesday night on Travel …News from Scranton Times-Tribune: A Hawley hotel will compete for $ 25,000 as part of a new television show airing tonight. Ledges Hotel, 119 Falls Ave., goes up against three hotels from Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont as representatives from each stay at and rank [...]

Richard Branson Opens the First Virgin HotelNews from Paste Magazine: Sir Richard Branson is a force to be reckoned with. While his travel businesses have mostly been focused off-land-including cruise lines, airlines and a space tourism company-Branson is coming back to shore. Virgin Hotels unveiled their first hotel last week in Chicago’s Old Dearborn Bank [...]