http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php The online magazine for hotel marketers, hoteliers and online travel marketers. en Copyright 2009 2009-07-02T08:05:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/the_incredible_shrinking_airline/ U.S. carriers long accustomed to elbowing their way to market share by adding planes and routes and destinations are now scrambling to see who can shrink the fastest, changing the entire business model, writes Travel Weekly. Dossier, Economic Downturn, Online Travel, Americas 2009-07-02T08:04:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/amadeus_unveils_new_mobile_solutions/ Amadeus launched a new series of mobile solutions aimed at corporate travel managers and business travelers. The new tools are meant to offer location and itinerary-based information to those who are on the go, while also enabling travel managers to track their personnel abroad so as to improve security. Online Travel, Europe 2009-07-02T08:03:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/kayak_to_bing_stop_copying_us/ Kayak thinks Microsoft Bing’s new travel search engine looks so much like its own that it’s confusing Kayak users. The travel search company sent Microsoft a legal letter last week telling them to cut it out, Wired writes. Online Travel, Americas 2009-06-30T08:04:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/booking_business_trips_directly_from_microsoft_outlook/ Tripware, a self-serve travel software package for business travelers, allows business travelers to plan, book and manage all their business trip needs using Microsoft Outlook 2007. Online Travel, Americas 2009-06-30T08:03:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/information_key_feature_for_tourism_social_networking/ New research, aimed at enhancing tourism-related organisations’ understanding of social networking and overseen by Bournemouth University academics, has identified information acquisition as the main reason for why tourists participate in online communities. Online Travel, Europe 2009-06-25T08:05:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/tech_price_family_drive_us_vacationers/ American travelers want to use the Internet to find the lowest possible price on their vacation. And, while on vacation, they want to spend as much time with their family as they can. Online Travel, Americas 2009-06-25T08:04:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/hotel_reviews_and_objectivity/ New hotel review site Oyster.com gets plenty of media since its launch earlier this week. Including BusinessWeek, which sees plenty of reason for skepticism about Oyster's business venture. Online Travel, Americas 2009-06-25T08:03:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/summer_travel_trends_according_to_hotelscom/ Among those polled who are planning a summer vacation, nearly two-thirds will be staying at a hotel or other kind of rental property, like a condo or resort. Despite tough economic times, only 33 percent plan to stay with friends and family. Online Travel, Americas, Hotels.com 2009-06-23T08:05:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/sf_1_expedia_0/ The city of San Francisco just got what it wanted from a Los Angeles Superior Court judge: A ruling that Expedia and Hotwire must "pay first" in their $35 million tussle with the city's tax collector on unpaid hotel occupancy taxes. Online Travel, Americas, Expedia 2009-06-23T08:04:00+01:00 http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/article/us_spending_on_travel_tourism_dropped_59_in_first_quarter/ Inflation-adjusted spending on travel and tourism in the U.S. declined at an annual rate of 5.9% in the first quarter after falling 6.9% in the first quarter, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said. Dossier, Economic Downturn, Online Travel, Americas 2009-06-18T08:05:00+01:00