Over 800 professionals turned up for the Worldwide Hospitality Award's 10th anniversary, held for the first time in the breathtaking Grand Salon Opéra, InterContinental Paris Le Grand.

Kai Speth, General Manager of the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi (Vietnam), has won the award for the Most Outstanding Hotel General Manager (upscale and luxury hotels) at the Worldwide Hospitality Awards 2009, organised by the French trade magazine HTR. Mr

Many hotels and resorts use electronic key cards. These cards with a magnetic strip are programmed in such a manner that once the duration of the stay is over, the person does not get access to the room. The key

MUMBAI: When the top brass of the Tata group met the employees of Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel on Thursday evening, the sole thought that went through everybody's mind was to look at tomorrow. "Let's live, look forward and

Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of a management agreement with Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Almousa Trading Group for the first Doubletree by Hilton in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Al Khobar.

This issue, titled "Sleigh Bells Ring, Are You Listening?" provides an in depth look at Active Americans and their spending plans for the coming holiday season. Some of the topics covered in this issue include: What's the holiday forecast for

Online Revealed Canada, the premier online marketing conference introduced its Co-chairs and Advisory Board members who have been instrumental in shaping the online marketing conference created by the industry, for the industry. Focusing on hands on, practical online marketing workshops

By Rick Garlick, Ph.D. It's no secret that the hospitality industry has faced unprecedented challenges in recent months. A just-released year-to-year comparative report by Smith Travel Research (STR) cited the following statistics: Hotel occupancy was down six percent to end