Globalisation Becomes Americanisation of Online Travel.

date 02 Sep 2010 | category Hospitality and Hotels

News today that TripAdvisor is now the world’s most popular travel website, according to comScore Data, with 35 million unique visitors each month.That’s a couple of million more than the next biggest, Expedia, which in a neat piece of business actually owns TripAdvisor.Ergo, websites owned by Expedia, based in Seattle, Washington, also the home of Microsoft and Boeing, dominate global …

Managing Marketing Performance: The Role of Data, Analytics and Metrics.

date 02 Sep 2010 | category Hospitality and Hotels

Performance management has been applied to various parts of a business for quite a long time, particularly when it comes to manufacturing, logistics, and product development. Applying the concept to marketing is finally coming of age.Essentially, performance management is the process of measuring progress toward achieving key outcomes and objectives in order to optimize individual, group, or organizational performance. A …

Logistic Dynamics Named Fastest Growing Logistics Provider in WNY

date 02 Sep 2010 | category Moving News and Techniques

New York, NY (1888PressRelease) June 22, 2010 – Logistic Dynamics, Inc. (LDI), a Buffalo, NY based third party logistics provider has been recognized for the 2nd year in a row by Business First of Buffalo as the fastest growing logistics provider in WNY. The company posted a 44.13% growth rate ranking LDI the 18th fastest growing company in WNY overall

7 Different Visualisations of Link Profiles (SEOmoz Daily SEO Blog)

date 01 Sep 2010 | category SEO PPC SERP News

We all love backlinks. We all love visualisation. Boom! Let’s mash those two things together

Industry-wide technology standards welcomed.

date 01 Sep 2010 | category Hospitality and Hotels

Travel agencies, travel management companies, and GDSs announce support for standards to enable shopping, sale of ancillary products across distribution channels.The industrys leading travel management companies, online agencies, and global distribution systems (GDSs) today announced their support for plans to implement recently developed, industry-wide technology standards which enable shopping, booking, payment, and reporting of ancillary services.

Thailand welcomes its first Westin resort.

date 01 Sep 2010 | category Hospitality and Hotels

The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa Phuket, Westins first resort in Thailand, has officially opened it doors to visitors. Located in Siray Island on the east coast of Phuket, the resort is eight minutes drive from Phuket Town and 45 minutes drive from Phuket International Airport. The resort will offer 261 guestrooms, suites and villas, with some of them …

Mexico Revises Tariff List Over Cross-Border Trucking Issue

date 01 Sep 2010 | category International Shipping News

 Updated: 8/16/2010 5:00:00 PM The Mexican government said Monday it was revising its list of goods targeted for higher tariffs in retaliation for the U.S. government’s refusal to reopen the border to long-haul cross-border trucking

Climate Corner: Carbon world cup updates.

date 01 Sep 2010 | category Hospitality and Hotels

Awhile back, we reported on the successes and shortcomings of COP15, and how global governments and economies were (and were not) impacted by some of the key agreements reached at the summit.

Miles to smiles or sold out.

date 31 Aug 2010 | category Hospitality and Hotels

First ever global survey finds disparity in airline reward seat availability;annual guide for understanding and maximizing loyalty marketing introduced.They may all sound the same, but theyre not. Some frequent flier programs make good on their promise, to customers and the sponsoring airline. Others create as much trouble as they do benefit – for customers and for the airline

Oberoi eyes growth in Asia and beyond.

date 31 Aug 2010 | category Hospitality and Hotels

Oberoi Hotels and Resorts, an India-based luxury chain, has completed the US$45 million reconstruction project of the Mumbai Oberoi, which was damaged during the Mumbai terrorist attacks. The company is looking to expand in Asia, the Middle East and international gateways, as well as North America.

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