Top Web Pick: Power of Travel

November 5, 2009

Travel is vital to the nation’s economy. According to the U.S. Travel Association, domestic and international travelers spent $772.9 billion in the U.S. in 2008. Each of the 50 states benefit from the impact of travel, both in terms of expenditures and employment. So which states benefit the most?

The Power of Travel is a web site maintained by the U.S. Travel Association that tracks the state-by-state economic benefits of travel. For each state, find the spending, tax revenues, and number of jobs created by the travel industry.

Additional travel sources can be found in the Nestlé Library’s Travel & Tourism industry guide.

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Wine Jobs Trending Upwards

October 12, 2009

Job seekers in the wine industry may have a reason to be optimistic. The graph below depicts the increase in number of job ads that mention wine over the last four years.

The data comes from Indeed, the job search engine that allows you to tailor your search by keywords and/or locations. For example, typing “wine” in the keyword search box creates a list of 5,935 job openings in the wine industry. From the results page, use the categories on the left-hand side of the screen to refine the results (by salary range, location,  job type, etc.).

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Top Web Picks: Hotel Law Blog

August 4, 2009

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Published by Global Hospitality Group, Hotel Law Blog is authored by a group of heavily experienced hotel lawyers led by Jim Butler and senior hospitality industry executives. Hotel Law Blog is an excellent site for hotel financing or legal issues affecting the hospitality industry.

Hotel legal topics on the blog include Management Agreements, Global Financial Crisis & Recovery, Hotel Finance, Labor & Employment, Green Hotels, and more.

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Hospitality Satisfaction Index Results

June 10, 2009

Market Metrix has announced first-quarter results for its Hospitality Index. Based on 35,000 customer interviews conducted each quarter, the Market Metrix Hospitality Index (MMHI) is a comprehensive, independent measure of hospitality company performance.

Customer satisfaction with hotels remained strong (unchanged at 82.9) but airlines (-1.9 to 75.8) and rental car (-0.3 to 79.0) scores declined in the first quarter of 2009.

Top-ranked companies for first quarter 2009 were:

Hotels
Mandarin Oriental

Rental Cars
Enterprise

Airlines
JetBlue

Casinos
Wynn Las Vegas

Web Sites
Le Meridian

For more information, consult the press release on the Market Metrix web site.

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Top Web Picks: TravelGreen.org

March 26, 2009

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TravelGreen.org, produced by the U.S. Travel Association and American Express, is an excellent source for information on sustainability efforts within the travel community. The site documents the latest developments in sustainable travel and profiles case studies from each sector of the industry, including hotels, restaurants, cruise lines, airlines, and more.

One of the most interesting aspects of TravelGreen.org is the travel industry case studies. This area of the site provides a forum for travel companies to share their success stories on the development of programs that mitigate the impact of travel on the environment. Case studies include documentation from several hospitality organizations such as Marriott International, Yosemite National Park, and American Society of Travel Agents.

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Top Web Picks: Hotel News Now

February 19, 2009

Hotel News Now is a division of Smith Travel Research (STR) and provides a multimedia platform for news and information about the global hotel industry. The web site offers a wide range of news areas, including blogs, video, newsletters, market reports, events calendars, and more.

Hotel News Now offers an RSS feed that allows subscribers to receive automatic notifications when new content is added to the site. The site and newsletter are updated regularly every business day.

Additional web sites for the hospitality industry can be found on the Nestlé Library’s Hospitality Links page.

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Hilton Places 2nd in InformationWeek 500

October 1, 2008

Honoring the most innovative users of business technology, the InformationWeek 500 spotlights the power of innovation in information technology, rather than simply identifying the biggest IT spenders. In 2008, Hilton Hotels Corporation landed the second spot on the annual list – the highest ranking ever for a hospitality and travel organization.

The Hilton Hotels Corporation signature IT program is an internally developed enterprise platform for all hotel business functions. OnQ was introduced in North America in 2003 and includes a mix of proprietary and off-the-shelf technology that bridges all of the company’s nine brands together. Unique to the hospitality industry, OnQ is one of the strongest selling points for prospective and current owners and franchisees.

Visit the InformationWeek web site to see the full list, including details about each company’s IT strategies. Industry snapshots are also available, including one for the hospitality and travel industry. Copies of InformationWeek magazine are available in the Nestlé Library.

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Top Web Pick: Hospitality-Industry.com

August 10, 2008

As we come across interesting and useful web sites related to the hospitality industry, we will post them here under the category of Top Web Picks. Hospitality-Industry.com was started by a couple of Hotel School students from Hotelschool The Hague.

Some of the more interesting features of Hospitality-Industry.com include international job listings, discussion areas, and company overviews. The site is running on a blog architecture so it allows users to submit entries and it provides a variety of RSS feeds for automatic updates.

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