Benchmarking Your Reservations Call Conversion Ratio / DougKennedy / May 2013
May 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Benchmarking Your Reservations Call Conversion Ratio by Doug Kennedy, May 28, 2013 A frequently discussed topic at industry conferences these days is call conversion ratios. With the increased emphasis on reservations sales development, companies are recognizing the importance of turning "inquiry-only" calls into bookings. One of the most important indicators of success in this area is the call conversion ratio, which refers to the total number of reservations inquiries received as compared with the number of reservations booked. Conversion Ratio = Number Of Reservations Booked¸ Tota...
Abdul Latif Jameel Real Estate Investment Company to Open its1,743-room Anjum Hotel Makkah in Saud
May 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Abdul Latif Jameel Real Estate Investment Company to Open its 1,743-room Anjum Hotel Makkah in Saudi Arabia By Abdul Basit, Khaleej Times, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 10, 2013--Ramadan is the busiest time for Makkah hotels and that's the reason one of the top real estate developers in Saudi Arabia plans to open doors of its 1,743 rooms property. Abdul Latif Jameel Real Estate Investment Company is geared up to inaugurate its Anjum Hotel during July 2013. The hotel is part of the first phase of the Jabal Al Ka'aba project in the holy city, which is...
HeBS Digital’s CMS Technology Named Finalist for Best SoftwareProgramming by the 2013 American Bus
May 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive HeBS Digital's CMS Technology Named Finalist for Best Software Programming by the 2013 American Business AwardsSM New York, NY (May 13, 2013) – HeBS Digital is excited to announce that the HeBS Digital CMS Premium has been named a finalist in the Best Software Programming/Design category in The 2013 American Business AwardsSM and will ultimately be a Gold, Silver or Bronze Stevie® winner in the program. The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards program. More than 3,200 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were...
W New York – Union Square Completes $15 Million Renovation /May 2013
May 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive W New York - Union Square Completes $15 Million Renovation NEW YORK--May. 8, 2013 -- W New York - Union Square today unveiled the completion of a multi-layered renovation project that merges traditional and contemporary styles to offer a fashionable escape in the heart of Manhattan's liveliest neighborhoods. The transformation is part of the W brand's ongoing, $100 million commitment to the renovation of more than 11 of its properties across North America, and includes a full re-design of the hotel's 270 guestrooms and top suites, W Living Room, Todd English's iconic Olives New York, and d...
Travel Employment Accelerates in April; Travel Industry HasAdded 85% of Jobs Lost During the Great
May 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Travel Employment Accelerates in April; Travel Industry Has Added 85% of Jobs Lost During the Great Recession May 6, 2013 - U.S. Travel Association, provides analysis on today's Labor Department announcement that the U.S. economy added 165,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate edged down slightly to 7.5 percent: "The travel industry continues to lead the way to our nation's economic growth and recovery, adding 13,300 jobs in April and contributing eight percent of last month's overall employment gain, the highest share since August. With gains in nearly all major tra...
Sean Dee Joins Outrigger Enterprises Group as Executive VicePresident and Chief Marketing Officer
May 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Sean Dee Joins Outrigger Enterprises Group as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer May 7, 2013 - WAIKIKI, HONOLULU, OAHU – Global marketing expert Sean Dee has joined the Outrigger executive team as executive vice president and chief marketing officer, announced David Carey, president and CEO of Outrigger Enterprises Group, one of the fastest growing privately-held leisure lodging and global hospitality companies in the Asia-Pacific and Oceania regions. As the company's new global brand steward, Dee is responsible for developing and deploying the global marketing and...
Rainmaker Signs Agreement With Bloomberry Resorts Corporationand Global Gaming Asset Management To
May 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Rainmaker Signs Agreement With Bloomberry Resorts Corporation and Global Gaming Asset Management To Implement GuestREV® at its Flagship Property, Solaire Resort & Casino, in Manila, Philippines ATLANTA, GA – May 15, 2013 – The Rainmaker Group, a world leader in automated forecasting and profit optimization solutions for the Gaming & Hospitality industry, announced that it has signed an agreement with Bloomberry Resorts Corporation and Global Gaming Asset Management to implement GuestREV® at its flagship property, Solaire Resort & Casino, in Manila, Philippin...
White Lodging Executes Management Contracts with RLJ LodgingTrust for the Residence Inn and Courty
May 1, 2013
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive White Lodging Executes Management Contracts with RLJ Lodging Trust for the Residence Inn and Courtyard at Houston's Downtown/Convention Center MERRILLVILLE, Ind., May 16, 2013 -- White Lodging (the "Company") is pleased to announce it has executed two new management contracts with RLJ Lodging Trust for the Residence Inn and Courtyard at Houston's Downtown/Convention Center. The hotels increase the number of management contracts the Company operates in Texas to 37 and also increases the number of contracts with its long-time partner RLJ Lodging Trust to 106. "It is ve...
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