http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Hotels, Restaurants & Cafes"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:26:24 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 209215 | Ikea Narrows Down Agency Search http://en.redtram.com/go/236307768/top100/ 236307768 Five New York shops compete for retailer's $90 million ad business. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:14:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236307768/top100/ 209215 | Walmart's Holiday Ad Voted No. 1 http://en.redtram.com/go/236307761/top100/ 236307761 Retailer tops the NRF's shopper survey, displacing rival Target. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:14:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236307761/top100/ 209215 | Men's Wearhouse Picks Mullen http://en.redtram.com/go/236307753/top100/ 236307753 Assignment also covers the retailer's Moores Clothing for Men unit. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:13:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236307753/top100/ 52630 | How to Leverage Social Media to Add Value to Your Hotel Business http://en.redtram.com/go/236305137/top100/ 236305137 Social media will reach a tipping point of credibility and use in the travel and tourism industry in 2010. The coming year will see operators use social media to develop high-ROI strategies and create niches that equal riches, says Softscribe Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:51:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236305137/top100/ 52630 | Cornell Study Outlines Expanding Challenges of Electronic Communication Methods http://en.redtram.com/go/236305130/top100/ 236305130 Hotel managers must find ways to handle email interruptions, but they also need to be responsive to customer emails. Based on a pilot study of hotel managers, Cornell faculty members Judi Brownell and Amy Newman have written a new report, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:51:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236305130/top100/ 52630 | Who is the Voice of Social Media in Your Hotel? | By Daniel Edward Craig http://en.redtram.com/go/236288321/top100/ 236288321 By Daniel Edward Craig When asked about social media strategy, I often hear hotel executives say they are "carefully monitoring" or "moving at a measured pace". "Our strategy is pretty much to listen and monitor," said another one. That's not Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:52:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288321/top100/ 52630 | Sales 3.0 Technology | Key to New Business Development in 2010 & Beyond | By Carol Verret http://en.redtram.com/go/236288314/top100/ 236288314 Key to New Business Development in 2010 & Beyond | By Carol Verret You know that sales 2.0 is so last year when everyone now is touting their sales system as sales 2.0. We are moving into sales 3.0 and Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:51:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288314/top100/ 52630 | Cendyn and Trump Win Adrian Gold Award for Web Marketing http://en.redtram.com/go/236288303/top100/ 236288303 Cendyn, a leading single-source provider of innovative turnkey online marketing solutions that increase profitability for its clients, announced today that its development of The Trump Organization's website won a 2009 Gold Adrian Award from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:51:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288303/top100/ 52630 | VFM Leonardo Selected to Distribute Videos for Accor North America's Motel 6 Properties http://en.redtram.com/go/236288295/top100/ 236288295 VFM Leonardo, leader in online visual content distribution for hotels, today announced that it has been selected by Accor North America, operator of more than 1,000 upscale and economy properties including nationwide economy leaders Studio 6 and Motel 6, Sofitel Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:50:51 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288295/top100/ 52630 | Rockwell Group Europe Completes Redesign for World-Renowned Wasabi by Morimoto and Harbour Bar at the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower http://en.redtram.com/go/236288285/top100/ 236288285 Rockwell Group Europe ("RGe"), the Madrid-based architecture and design firm, has completed the redesign of two popular dining destinations at the world famous Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel in Mumbai, India. The Wasabi by Morimoto restaurant and the historic Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:50:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288285/top100/ 52630 | Accor Board Votes to Split Into 2 Companies | wsj.com http://en.redtram.com/go/236288277/top100/ 236288277 French hotels and services company Accor SA's board of directors Tuesday voted to split the company into two separate, listed companies -- one focusing on hotels, the other on vouchers -- ending years of speculation and pressure from some shareholders. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:49:59 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288277/top100/ 52630 | Hotel Perks Losing Luster | Loyalty-Program Points Now Swapped for Gifts, Not Rooms | wsj.com http://en.redtram.com/go/236288268/top100/ 236288268 Some large hotel chains, including Marriott International Inc. and InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, are finding that more members of their customer-loyalty programs are redeeming points not for overnight stays but for merchandise, like jewelry and electronics, apparently to use as Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:49:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288268/top100/ 52630 | U.S. Travel Industry Expects Only a Modest Recovery in 2010 | nytimes.com http://en.redtram.com/go/236288260/top100/ 236288260 For the travel industry, 2009 is a year best forgotten, or as the chairman of Southwest Airlines, Gary C. Kelly, put it in a message to customers, it was "an annus horribilis." And the prospects for 2010? This is typically Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:49:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288260/top100/ 52630 | Miami Hotel Closes After Bacterial Illness Kills One and Sickens Others | nytimes.com http://en.redtram.com/go/236288256/top100/ 236288256 A new boutique hotel in downtown Miami has relocated all its guests after health officials determined that a water filter removed too much chlorine, possibly allowing the spread of a rare bacteria that killed one former guest and made at Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:48:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288256/top100/ 52630 | Abu Dhabi's ADIA Buys 10.9% Hyatt Hotels Common Stock | wsj.com http://en.redtram.com/go/236288248/top100/ 236288248 Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, has bought 10.9% of Hyatt Hotels Corp. (H) shares floated by the company, a filing showed Tuesday. The fund, also known as ADIA, bought 4.76 million Hyatt Class Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:48:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288248/top100/ 52630 | ACTE Seeks "Logical" Green Policy For Travel Industry From COP15 Conference http://en.redtram.com/go/236288238/top100/ 236288238 While greenhouse gases and their impact on global warming remain the key issues under discussion at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change taking place in Copenhagen 7-18 December, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) is hoping the event Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:47:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288238/top100/ 52630 | Hotel Industry Pulse shows setback in November | hotelnewsnow.com http://en.redtram.com/go/236288231/top100/ 236288231 This morning, economic research firm e-forecasting.com in conjunction with Smith Travel Research announced HIP hit another bump in November. After edging down 0.1 percent in October, HIP went down 1.8 percent in November. HIP, the Hotel Industry's Pulse index, is Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:47:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288231/top100/ 52630 | Hotwire Reveals Hotel Rate Report for December 2009 http://en.redtram.com/go/236288225/top100/ 236288225 Hotwire.com®, a leading discount travel site, today announced the results of the December 2009 Hotwire® Hotel Rate Report. This monthly report features the top 10 cities in North America where hotel rates have dropped the most. When combined with Hotwire's Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:47:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288225/top100/ 52630 | Hyatt Regency Oubaai Golf Resort and Spa Opens along the Western Cape of South Africa http://en.redtram.com/go/236288216/top100/ 236288216 Hyatt Hotels & Resorts announced today that Hyatt Regency Oubaai Golf Resort and Spa, located on Herolds Bay in George, South Africa, has opened. The resort is the second Hyatt property in South Africa, joining Hyatt Regency Johannesburg, which opened Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:47:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288216/top100/ 52630 | PKF Projects Accelerated Recovery In U.S. http://en.redtram.com/go/236288207/top100/ 236288207 PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR) today announced that, according to its December 2009 edition of Hotel Horizons, the pace of recovery of the U.S. lodging industry has accelerated from previous expectations. Improving industry data for such key indicators as occupancy, RevPAR, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:46:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236288207/top100/