High End Resorts Look for a Comeback
Most within the MICE industry would accept that high-end resort hotels could be more vulnerable to economic recessions because of tighter controls on expenditure...
When the Cost of Catering Goes Haywire
Yes, I like a good muffin and I will hunt them out, but there's a limit as to what I will pay for my...
The Incentive Dilemma
Without a doubt, the economic landscape has changed and along with it, Meetings and Incentives industry. Pure incentive travel has taken a nose-dive over...
Airline Merger Trial – American Airlines and US Airways
American Airlines and US Airways apparently closer to a clearing of the way to merge, creating the world's largest airline. A trial pitting the...
Curacao OAD Travel Declared Bankrupt
The Curacao Travel organization Oad has been declared bankrupt. Changing economics and what has been attributed to a reduced turnover from its travel arm...
Currency Slump Stymies Golf Event
A currency slump and slowing economy have cost India its biggest golf tournament after sponsors pulled out of the country's only European Tour event...
CVent Growth Below Expectations
Cvent's (CVT) first quarterly earnings report as a publicly traded company were lower than expected as Q2 earnings and revenue that merely met Wall...
Dewitt Clinton goes to Marriott Renaissance NY
The former Dewitt Clinton hotel in downtown Albany, NY, will be renovated into a 204-room, luxury Marriott Renaissance property for $48.5 million. There are 160...
New Orleans Hotel goes to NY Firm
The Ambassador Hotel in the Warehouse District, once part of New Orleans tourism mogul Warren Reuther's portfolio, was recently purchased by a partnership between...
New York Hotel Makeovers
New York hotels are facing a boom in renovations and makeovers after lower capital spending from the steep economic downturn. For hotels that had...
