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Caribbean Tourism – The Numbers Game
November 21, 2013
Nov. 21--A recent briefing by the Caribbean Tourism Organization reported tourism arrival numbers for the Caribbean region for 2013 as flat. The briefing and regional governments' almost singular focus on arrival numbers highlights what is to some a serious problem in how the economic value of this important industry is being tracked. The region and its tourism and economic officials seem to be engaged in the selective parsing of information related to the state of the industry and as a result may be misinforming the public. Numbers that focus on arrivals do not do enough to track the real economic impact of visitor travel, and ignore w
Pinterest May be Going Places with New Place Pins; Get Your Hotel Ready
November 20, 2013
Nov. 21--SAN FRANCISCO -- Pinterest has launched Place Pins, places of interest that users can display on maps to help plan trips and create guides to favorite haunts. Pinterest Chief Executive Ben Silbermann made the announcement at event Wednesday night at the company's San Francisco headquarters. He said Pinterest users already create 1.5 million destinations each day for a total of about 750 million. Place Pins can be saved with a location on a map, making it simple to keep track of the places you want to go, whether it's a wine bar in Napa Valley or a bed and breakfast in Umbria. With a couple of clicks, you can also share your Pla
So Many Options, So Much Advice: TripAdvisor & Your Hotel’s Profitability; A Best Practices Tool
Taylor Short | November 20, 2013
Building a strong online reputation on review sites like TripAdvisor has become essential to maintaining a profitable hotel. Hoteliers around the world have experimented with various tactics to generate a large quantity of positive reviews, and one has found success in achieving a strong ranking: the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin. The Four Seasons was able to jump more than 20 spots on TripAdvisor's Popularity Index to become the highest ranked hotel in the city in less than two years. To find out how the Four Seasons was able to see such significant increases in their online rankings, Taylor Short of Software Advice, a company that rese
The Dishes, Drinks & Digs That Will Be Breaking Down Barriers in 2014; AF&Co’s Annual Trends Report
Andrew Freeman & Co. | November 20, 2013
Now in its seventh year, AF&Co's annual trends report has become an industry standard in anticipating market demand and consumer feedback. Compiled from extensive research, the report is intended as a guide to help operators prepare for the coming year. New this year, the AF&Co.'s team of trendologists is introducing the Trends Index – a matrix featuring their top "food calls" for the upcoming year, from the next mutant morsel to predicting the new bacon. "This year's trends are about the experiential," says Freeman. "As technology continues to infuse every aspect of our lives, clientele are looking for deeper personal con
The European Hotel Design Awards 2013 Winners; The Alpina Gstaad Wins Hotel Design of the Year
the European Hotel Design Awards | November 20, 2013
(London – November 2013) Europe's longest-running and most prestigious architecture and design awards for the hospitality sector, the European Hotel Design Awards, culminated yesterday in an evening of glamour, anticipation and celebration. In the largest European occasion of its kind, some 900 guests from across the Continent gathered together for the reception and dinner, followed by the awards ceremony presented by broadcaster, Lauren Laverne. And the 2013 Winners were....... Architecture of the Year - Conversion and/or Extension of an Existing Hotel Building: Ushuaia Beach Hotel, Ibiza, designed by Estudio Vila 13 Architecture o
Pflugerville, TX to Get Three New Hotels in the Wake of Hawaiian Falls Water Park
November 20, 2013
Nov. 20--PFLUGERVILLE -- Three new hotels are expected to follow the Hawaiian Falls water park to Pflugerville -- and one, a $17 million Marriott Courtyard with a restaurant and meeting space, may open its doors by Christmas 2014, a development official said. The total cost of the other two hotels, a Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites and a Best Western Plus, will be several million dollars each, said Floyd Akers, executive director of the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation. The corporation, which is the city's economic development arm, is still negotiating deals with the hotels, all of which would be located alongside offi
Davenport Hotel Collections $50M, 720-room Spokane Convention Center Hotel Groundwork Underway
November 20, 2013
Nov. 20--Construction crews have dug a 12-foot-deep hole across an entire city block south of the Spokane Convention Center, laying the foundation and footings for what will be Spokane's largest hotel. The 15-floor, 720-room hotel project is estimated to cost roughly $50 million. Building the hotel is the Davenport Hotel Collection, the Spokane company owned by Karen and Walt Worthy. After buying the empty block between Spokane Falls Boulevard and Main Avenue for $6.67million, the Worthys started work on the project in mid-August. The Spokane Public Facilities District will cover the cost of a skywalk that will connect the hotel to the
Pronghorn, an Auberge Resort in Oregon Plans $20 Million Expansion with New 105-room Guest Lodge
November 20, 2013
Nov. 20--Pronghorn is leading central Oregon into its latest boom in lodging development, with plans for a new 105-room luxury lodge, a spa expansion and new space for weddings in a $20 million expansion announced Wednesday. Formerly Pronghorn Club and Resort, the golf resort development is located in the high desert of central Oregon 14 miles northeast of Bend. It now is called Pronghorn, An Auberge Resort. A hospitality management company, Auberge Resorts also manages boutique lodging in California's Napa Valley, Colorado ski country and in tropical settings. Pronghorn opened in 2006 as an ultraluxurious, private, gated golf community