http://www.bnbwire.com Bed and Breakfast Industry News EN http://www.bnbwire.com/images/logo.gif http://www.bnbwire.com support@nevistas.com http://www.bnbwire.com/article44356.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44356.html REVPAR GURU Launches iPhone RevPAR Calculator App Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:26:21 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44354.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44354.html In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy ended the week with a 4.0-percent increase to 54.9 percent. Average daily rate dropped 3.0 percent to finish the week at US$96.05. Revenue per available room for the week was up 0.9 percent to finish at US$52.75. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:01:58 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44348.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44348.html In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy decreased 0.4 percent to 55.3 percent. Average daily rate fell 0.9 percent to finish the week at CAD$125.36. Revenue per available room for the week dropped 1.3 percent decrease to CAD$69.36. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:58:23 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44317.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44317.html A few months ago we wrote about the many reasons why hoteliers should not be using free link shorting services such as TinyURL and Bit.Ly. While there are numerous free services available, most put your hotel at risk and may cost you dearly in lost business opportunities. The Internet is still a little like the Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:22:48 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44316.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44316.html The Boutique & Lifestyle segment has emerged through a maze of big brands and frequent guest programs to become a prominent lodging category, highly sought after by consumers and investors alike. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:38:26 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44315.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44315.html A financing alternative that frees up capital allowing the owner to invest back into the same or different business. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:10:44 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44303.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44303.html Green Key Global, the official green lodging certification program of the Indiana Hotel & Lodging Association, will conduct a panel discussion at the annual Hoosier Hospitality Conference next week. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:34:22 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44285.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44285.html Working together to ensure that global policies are supportive of the sustainable growth of tourism and position travel and tourism as one industry speaking with one voice were some of the challenges highlighted by UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, speaking on the occasion of the opening of this year’s ITB Travel Trade Show (Berlin, Germany, 10-14 March 2010).4 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:32:57 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44283.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44283.html In the last several years, the number of green lodging certification programs available to U.S. hotels has exploded with programs emerging at the national, state and city level. For the most part, these programs address indoor air quality by encouraging lodging establishments to avoid the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are often found in paints, glues, cleaning chemicals, furniture and other items. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:28:04 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44191.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44191.html The latest eTRAK Full Year 2009 report on hotel bookings by channel yet again confirms that today, the online channel is the only growth channel in hospitality. In the difficult economic environment, when travel supply outweighed travel demand by far, Internet bookings for the top 30 hotel brands increased by a remarkable 6.6% in 2009 vs. 2008 (eTRAK). Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:19:30 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44189.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44189.html In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy ended the week with a 2.5-percent increase to 55.3 percent. Average daily rate dropped 4.7 percent to finish the week at US$96.06. Revenue per available room for the week fell 2.3 percent to finish at US$53.15. Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:05:07 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44188.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44188.html In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy increased 3.4 percent to 58.4 percent. Average daily rate increased 13.2 percent to finish the week at CAD$140.65. Revenue per available room for the week rose 17.0 percent to CAD$82.16. Fri, 5 Mar 2010 11:58:18 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44182.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44182.html Economic research firm e-forecasting.com, in conjunction with Smith Travel Research, announced the U.S. Hotel Industry Leading Indicator—HIL—edged down 0.2 percent in January, the first monthly decrease after nine consecutive months of increases for the indicator. HIL went up 1.4 percent in December. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 17:31:37 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44160.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44160.html Enactment of Historic Legislation Caps AH&LA Lobbying Effort Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:10:50 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44130.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44130.html The University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business looked at the relationship between social media and small businesses and found that the technology adoption rates in the U.S. have doubled in the past year from 12% to 24%. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 13:54:46 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44129.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44129.html Conversion rate optimization is the key to achieving significant ROI in online advertising campaigns Wed, 3 Mar 2010 13:51:33 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44123.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44123.html HomeAway Family of Websites Now Provide Travelers with the Most Comprehensive Alternative to Hotels Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:34:26 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44092.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44092.html In anticipation of the latest release of its cutting-edge booking engine, RezTrip 2.0, Travel Tripper renews focus on sales and marketing. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 15:54:23 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44087.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44087.html TripTelevision and PlanetEye, Inc. announced a partnership to combine TripTelevision’s High Definition (HD) quality, professional videos, technology, and marketing services with PlanetEye’s mapping, technology and geo-tagged content for the travel industry. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:17:54 EST http://www.bnbwire.com/article44038.html http://www.bnbwire.com/article44038.html 10 essential web features lodging providers must have to surge ahead in this new decade Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:25:47 EST