Ernst & Young: Hospitality Top 10 Thoughts to Watch in 2009
from Hotel Marketing
The credit crunch, an increased focus on cost containment and the bottom line, leveraging brand recognition through the internet, globalization and green building are ranked at the top of the list. Discover which 10 trends are giving way to new order in the hospitality sector. More

Cities and States Press Travel Sites to Collect Hotel Taxes
from The New York Times
There is a reason some online travel sites can offer cheap hotel rooms: State and local governments contend that the sites are not paying all of their taxes. And faced with fast-shrinking budgets, those governments want the online travel services like Expedia Inc., Priceline, Orbitz and Travelocity to hand over what could amount to tens of millions of dollars. More

U.S. Hotel Profitability During Recessions
from hospitalityNet
When analyzing the financial performance of U.S. hotels, a question we always ask is, “Have we seen this before?” At PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR) we have the benefit of reaching into our propriety Trends in the Hotel Industry database that contains detailed revenue, expense, and profit data from 1937 through present. More

Green and Greener
from Globe and Mail
Luxury lodges have been using all things green as selling points for years. But a larger move to green the hotel industry is afoot, and it's not limited to self-described eco-tourism operations - upscale or otherwise. More