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Maintaining Overall Price Parity with OTAs

Impact of adherence to price integrity without knowing a realistic picture.

Hotelier of the Week: Stephan Kaminski

Stephan Kaminski has returned as general manager to the grand hotel in Munich where he started his career more than 30 years ago. He talks about his life as a hotelier. By Stanley Slaughter

Tourism Marketers Gather in Kuching, Sarawak

Conferences on tourism markleting are hardly novel, but the International Forum on Tourism Marketing which was organised by the Egnatia Academy in Kuching was special simply because it cooked up a bubbling cauldron of marketing ideas from every segment of the toursim and hospitality industry. The speakers included senior executives from desination managment, global distribution systems, hotels, convention and event organisers, airlines, tour operators, travel writers...

Malaysia a Big Asian Region Winner at World Travel Awards

Malaysia swept seven Asian awards at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2009's regional finals in London on Saturday. By Choi Tuck Wo

U.S. Travel Industry to Add 90,000 American Jobs in 2010

The U.S. Travel Association announced that projected modest 2010 increases in leisure, business and international inbound travel will enable the industry to add nearly 90,000 American jobs. Leisure travel is expected to rise 2.0 percent, business travel is projected to increase by 2.5 percent and international inbound travel will increase by 3.0 percent. These job gains come on the heels of 400,000 combined travel industry job losses in 2008 and 2009.

What Trends Will Emerge over the Next 30 Years of Travel?

World Travel Market, the premier global event for the travel industry, is this year celebrating its 30th event. The industry has changed dramatically since World Travel Market first opened its doors way back in 1980, and its set to evolve at an even quicker pace over the next 30 years.

Mixed Long-Range Forecast for Luxury Travel Market

A new trend report provides predictions for the luxury travel market through 2010.

HICA Highlights Optimism in Africa's Hospitality

Optimism was the main theme during the second day of the Hospitality Investment Conference Africa 2009, as speakers explored future prospects for the continent's hospitality sector amid the current economic climate. The conference was held at the Sandton Sun hotel.

Mobil Travel Guide Becomes Forbes Travel Guide

The Mobil Travel Guide, publishers of the world's most prestigious star ratings systems for hotels, will now become Forbes Travel Guide after a licensing agreement between Mobil Travel Guide and Forbes Media LLC. An exclusive licensing agreement between the two industry leaders, with more than 140 years' combined experience, transfers the hospitality industry's premier star rating and travel guide brand from ExxonMobil to Forbes.

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