Take the NYSH&TA Member Benefits Survey
from NYSH&TA
Please take a few minutes to answer some important questions about NYSH&TA services which will help us better serve you in light of the current economic demands being placed on your business. In this ever-changing marketplace, we want to make sure we stay true to our mission and your bottom line. More

Register for the 2009 International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show
from IH/M&RS
Get a first look at the newest products, technologies, insights and trends that are shaping the hospitality industry today. Reserve your spot. Register today for FREE with NYSHTA member code NYSHTA09…a $50 savings! This code also will allow you to register for the Saturday, Nov. 7, Hospitality Leadership Forum for just $99…a $40 savings! More

Economists: Hotel Business Turning Corner
from The Real Estate Channel
Signs of recovery for the battered hotel industry are on two economists' charts today. They show two straight months of improved bookings. They are showing up on a mystical index which the two economists call the Hospitality Industry Pulse, or HIP for short. They say the HIP gauges business activity in the U.S. hotel industry. More

Hotel Internet Marketing Tactics From Outside the Box
from 4 Hoteliers
There have been a torrent of articles and webinars extolling the virtues of social media for hotels; Social media is certainly applicable for hotel franchise brand-building, but this writer is still unconvinced about the marketing value of social media for individual hotels. Social media has been a boon for retail product sales because items can be of interest to people at any time, but the same principle is not true for hotels. More

Hotel Marketing in 2010: Perception Trumps Positioning
from Hospitality.net
With the arrival of fall comes the season when most business plans and marketing strategies are in the final stages of development for the coming year. For some, this process may have already been completed. Based on the roller coaster ride that continues for 2009, budgeting, strategizing, and formalizing an effective plan to attack 2010 is probably one of the more challenging and formidable you have experienced. More