http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php The online magazine for hotel marketers, hoteliers and online travel marketers. en Copyright 2008 2008-05-15T08:05:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/travelport_sees_softness_in_consumer_corporate_markets/ Travelport said during its first-quarter earnings call that segments booked through its Galileo global distribution system were down 3% globally from the same period in 2007 while the Americas region had declined 7%. Online Travel, Americas, Travelport 2008-05-15T08:05:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/ctrips_net_revenues_up_47_year_on_year/ China's top online travel agent, Ctrip.com, beat forecasts with a 52 percent rise in quarterly net profit, but its shares slid 10 percent in after-hours trade amid fears over the impact of China's devastating earthquake. Online Travel, Asia-Pacific, CTrip.com 2008-05-15T08:04:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/ebookers_on_path_toward_profitability/ Travolution reports, that ebookers is "definitely on the path toward profitability", according to the chief financial officer of its parent company Orbitz Worldwide. Key to achieving this goal is the ongoing migration of all its European sites onto a new global platform. Online Travel, Europe, ebookers 2008-05-15T08:03:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/shopping_for_travel_bargains/ After enjoying boom times for several years, many travel companies are hurting again and they have inventory left over. In some cases, newly built or expanded hotels have added to capacity just as consumers started to cool off. Hospitality Industry, Hotel Marketing 2008-05-15T08:02:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/sheraton_partners_with_microsoft_to_keep_guests_connected_on_the_road/ Through its relationship with Microsoft, the new, enhanced “Link @ Sheraton experienced with Microsoft” will offer Windows-based computers providing visitors with search, maps, email and information. Hospitality Industry, Hotel Marketing 2008-05-15T08:01:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/tactics_to_drive_business_in_a_not_so_hot_summer/ The forecasts for this summer are mixed but all agree on one thing – hotels will not be driving close to double digit REVPAR growth in summer 2008. However, wherever there is gloom there are also opportunities for those able to identify them. Hospitality Industry, Hotel Marketing 2008-05-15T08:00:01+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/amadeus_paints_optimistic_picture/ Amadeus has revealed the results of a recent online poll among UK business and leisure travel agents looking at how bookings have been affected by the credit crunch, and what is happening to hotel booking patterns in general. Online Travel, Europe, Amadeus 2008-05-14T08:05:01+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/travelport_reports_modest_first_quarter_results/ Excluding Worldspan, Travelport's grew net revenue and EBITDA grew by 3% and 8% in the first quarter 2008. Worldspan revenues declined by 14% compared with the same period in 2007, mainly due to the loss of segments from Expedia. Online Travel, Americas, Travelport 2008-05-14T08:04:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/hotwire_expedia_and_tripadvisor_execs_take_seat_in_mysterious_startup_glass/ For now, Glassdoor.com is keeping most details of its product under wraps. All we know is that the company was founded by two online travel heavyweights, and that its board is bursting with online travel expertise. Is there another online travel shop in the works, or is it real estate as some suggest. Online Travel, Americas 2008-05-14T08:03:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/mobile_strategies_in_travel_revenue_generating_or_brand_building/ After a decade of false starts, the travel and tourism industries are beginning to embrace mobile and wireless technologies. Hotels, airlines and online agencies all are getting in on the act. Hospitality Industry, Hotel Marketing 2008-05-14T08:02:00+01:00