New York Hospitality by Vijay Dandapani tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-263658 2009-11-06T16:54:49-05:00 A hotelier's outlook on NYC, travel and the hospitality industry TypePad Loyalty programs redux tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c59469e20120a65e1b2f970b 2009-11-06T16:54:49-05:00 2009-11-06T16:54:49-05:00 USA Today reports that hotel loyalty programs "have spent the last six months rolling out bonus offers and discounted award stays." That is part of a larger effort focused almost entirely on discounting as the paper reports that "discounted rates... Vijay http://www.vijaydandapani.com/2009/11/loyalty-programs-redux.html Budget hotels in Asia: Rife with economic opportunties? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c59469e20120a69aeb17970c 2009-10-31T19:25:20-04:00 2009-10-31T21:49:56-04:00 The term "budget hotels" has, for long, been used to refer to hotels at the lower end of the price spectrum despite the dictionary meaning of the word "budget" being "the amount of money that is available for, required for,... Vijay http://www.vijaydandapani.com/2009/10/budget-hotels-in-asia-rife-with-economic-opportunties.html Post recession planning: Talent retention and compensation. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c59469e20120a67756cf970c 2009-10-26T09:27:42-04:00 2009-10-26T09:27:42-04:00 Excessive executive compensation on Wall Street has been making headline news for well over a year reaching a controversial crescendo with the recently announced caps for seven CEOs by the US administration's compensation regulator. However, those seven giants should not... Vijay http://www.vijaydandapani.com/2009/10/post-recession-planning-talent-retention-and-compensation.html Plutonomy and hotels tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c59469e20120a614b0c8970b 2009-10-22T15:48:44-04:00 2009-10-22T15:52:06-04:00 Reuters reports that Starwood Hotels & Resorts third quarter profits was better than what analysts expected. However the report notes that the company "which operates mostly luxury and other top-tier properties, has been particularly sensitive to the decline in business... Vijay http://www.vijaydandapani.com/2009/10/plutonomy-and-hotels.html Hotels and the US constitution's takings clause tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c59469e20120a5ede901970b 2009-10-16T15:42:33-04:00 2009-10-16T15:54:40-04:00 Venezuela's thuggish leader, Hugo Chavez earlier this week proudly announced that "he (had) seized the landmark Hilton hotel on Margarita Island because its owners dared to impose conditions on its use by his government to host a summit there last... Vijay http://www.vijaydandapani.com/2009/10/hotels-and-the-us-constitutions-takings-clause.html