Hotel Industry Trends - Internet

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Nearly 30 percent of travelers have either never thought about precautions or do not take any precautions when posting about vacations on social media web sites. Twenty-seven percent post limited vacation information, and more than 40 percent do not allow any vacation posts. - More

IN-DEPTH: Interview with Ronnie Gurion, president, Orbitz Worldwide Distribution - More

Today’s travel consumer is tweeting, texting, emailing, communicating with friends via Facebook, and commenting, often in real-time, on restaurants and hotels via review sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor. How will you reach these hyper-interactive consumers at multiple touch points during the research process? And once your hotel has their at... - More

Because of the importance of social media, the Cornell Hospitality Research Summit (CHRS) will focus several working sessions on strategies and tactics for hospitality companies to make optimum use of social media. Produced by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, the CHRS is scheduled for October 6-8, 2010, on the Cornell University camp... - More

Research Identifies Motivations for Consumers ‘Layering’ Online Interactions - More

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of eMarketer's new report 'Maximizing the E-Mail/Social Media Connection,' to their collection of Social Networking market reports. - More

CoMMingle by Lodging Interactive, an award winning leading interactive and social media marketing agency servicing the hospitality industry, today announced it is offering a free social media marketing audit service to hotels. - More

So your hotel went through a rough patch – a bad hire, a small fire, an apoplectic bride with singed hair and a scorched wedding dress. That’s all behind you now, but there’s a problem. A spate of nasty reviews has toppled your ranking on TripAdvisor’s Popularity Index to just below a by-the-hour motel on the outskirts of tow... - More