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A Guide to the Best Hotel Reward Programs
Hotel reward programs come in as many types as there are types of travelers. Some are excellent and easy to use while others can be difficult. This article will outline some of the best programs, and the reason that they are the best. By Hope Lee...
 

Baker & McKenzie comments on The Hamilton Island George Harrison Estate Decision - a Stark Reminder to all Private Island Resort Owners
In this newsletter, we review a decision of the Queensland Court of Appeal regarding the sale of the Hamilton Island hideaway owned by the estate of the former Beatles member, Mr George Harrison. By Graeme Dickson and Daniel Arapere...
 

Hotel Chains Try Training With Improv and iPods
Before two luxury hotels, the Andaz 5th Avenue in Manhattan and the Elysian Hotel in Chicago, opened their doors in recent months, both added something extra to their usual employee training practices: they hired improvisational comedy experts. By Jane.L. Levere...
 

Legal Threat against TripAdvisor Includes 120 Hotels and Counting
The company representing over a hundred hoteliers threatening legal action against TripAdvisor is preparing for a transatlantic assault on the user review giant. By Kevin May...
 

Could Leisure Guests Now be More Profitable than Corporate Guests?
Leisure guests will become increasingly important for hotels in the post-recession years, according to a high-level think tank in London this week....
 

Cheap Berlin Tourism Sends Luxury Hotel Prices into Spiral
Berlin tourism is booming, but increasing investment in the luxury hotel market is proving problematic as five-star hotels struggle to compete for new guests in one of Europe's most affordable tourist destinations....
 

Young Haitians Given a Route into the Hospitality Sector as Recovery Effort Continues
A global hospitality partnership has come together to help the recovery process in Haiti with a programme to support young Haitians into the hospitality sector....
 

Football and Fashion Lure More Gulf Region Tourists to the UK
The number of tourists coming to the UK from the Gulf Region has jumped, according to a new report from VisitBritain. Some 494,000 people from the Gulf Region made trips to the UK in 2009, up 9 per cent on the year before....
 

Hotel News in Brief
Hotel industry news in brief.....................