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    <title><![CDATA[HOTELMARKETING.COM]]></title>
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    <description>Filtered stimuli for hotel marketers.</description>
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    <dc:creator>markus.busch@hotelmarketing.com</dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2012-02-09T07:00:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hilton on hotel search marketing trends]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/hilton_on_hotel_search_marketing_trends</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With TripAdvisor becoming less dominant/ reliable, brands are beginning to regain some lost influence and the correct management of both mobile and mapping technology will be key to increasing any brand’s online reputation, says James Harrower, search marketing manager, International at Hilton Worldwide.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Hotel Marketing, Online Distribution,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-09T07:05:42+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[In spite of economic concerns, consumers plan to travel more, increase travel budgets]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/in_spite_of_economic_concerns_consumers_plan_to_travel_more_increase_travel</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Travelocity’s annual “Traveler Confidence Report” reveals a majority of consumers, 53 percent, plan to travel more in 2012 than they did in 2011 despite a lack of confidence in the state of the economy.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Hotel Marketing, Market Data,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-09T07:03:33+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wyndham launches new site to drive direct business]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/wyndham_launches_new_site_to_drive_direct_business</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The new site is part of Wyndham Hotel Group’s Direct Strategy designed to recapture business by driving more bookings through the company’s own channels.  The strategy calls for improved brand websites, and enhanced alternative sell, a distribution model enabling Wyndham Hotel Group brands to be sold on sister websites.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Hotel Marketing, Online Distribution,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-09T07:02:18+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Distribution experts dissect hotel channel analysis study findings]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/distribution_experts_dissect_hotel_channel_analysis_study_findings</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Now that hoteliers have had a chance to read over the 214-page Distribution Channel Analysis study, discussion and debate over the conclusions found in the study can begin. Distribution experts applauded the authors on their deep dissection of data, however, some are questioning the findings.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Hotel Marketing, Online Distribution,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-08T07:05:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hotels recovery begins to lag behind that of airlines]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/hotels_recovery_begins_to_lag_behind_that_of_airlines</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Consolidation among airlines, which were never as fragmented as hotels, underscores that, at times, there is strength in fewer numbers. Hoteliers' biggest headache, however, may be in their distribution strategies, enabled and influenced by an ever-increasing number of creative online options.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Hotel Marketing, Online Distribution,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-08T07:04:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The hospitality industry’s mobile web failure]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/the_hospitality_industrys_mobile_web_failure</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Having a well thought-out mobile strategy has become critical to online success. Yet, according to a recent intelligence report from a leading digital think tank, it seems that many in the hospitality industry aren’t actually taking the mobile web as seriously as they should.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Hotel Marketing, Online Distribution,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-08T07:02:17+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sabre launches industry’s first eco-certified hotel program]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/sabre_launches_industrys_first_eco_certified_hotel_program</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sabre announced the launch of its Sabre Eco-Certified Hotel Program, a company-wide program that includes Travelocity, Sabre Red Workspace, Travelocity Business and Sabre Hotel RFP, and provides clear and easy access to sustainable travel offerings throughout Sabre’s portfolio.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Hotel Marketing, Online Distribution,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-07T07:05:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Travelport agents get access to Booking.com hotel inventory]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/travelport_agents_get_access_to_booking.com_hotel_inventory</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Travel agents using Travelport Rooms and More hotel booking engine can now access accommodation offers from Booking.com, which joins a number of other hotel content aggregators on the portal, including Agoda, Hotels.com and LateRooms. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Hotel Marketing, GDS Distribution,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-06T07:05:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Travel agents continue to play a significant part in hotel distribution]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/travel_agents_continue_to_play_a_significant_part_in_hotel_distribution</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Travel agents are still in demand, despite the growth in consumer use of online travel agencies and the rise of mobile travel bookings. And there are a growing number of tools for agents to help them compete with the other distribution channels.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Hotel Marketing, GDS Distribution,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-06T07:04:08+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Starwood: Business travel will drive hotels&#8217; success]]></title>
      <link>http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/starwood_business_travel_will_drive_hotels_success</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Continued strength in business travel bodes well for the hotel industry despite economic uncertainty, the chief executive of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide said.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Hotel Marketing, Market Data,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-06T07:02:11+00:00</dc:date>
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