Business travelers looking to 2011 with renewed hope
Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
A new survey from Deloitte says business travelers are gladly anticipating an increase in corporate travel next year, which should translate into a welcome boost in customer demand for hospitality and travel.
In fact, by the end of 2011, 80% of the business travelers surveyed predicted that they will take more or at the minimum the [...]
Survey says hotels must become ‘living innovation labs’
Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
According to the results of a new survey produced by Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the travel industry, hotels must become “living innovation laboratories.”
By 2020 Amadeus suggests that the travel industry will change in the following ways:
79 per cent agreed ‘heavy investment in emerging tourism markets will widen traveler choice, increase competition and potentially [...]
Your personal communications device taking on new roles
Posted on 08. Nov, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
Well, not a huge surprise, but it appears mobile phones and personal communications devices continue to expand their scope and utility in every day life.
Now guests of a Stockholm hotel will be using mobile phones instead of keys to unlock the doors to their suites.
According to reports, the world’s largest maker of door locks, Assa Abloy AB [...]
Survey says business travel not always worthwhile
Posted on 08. Nov, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
According to a recently released survey by business management specialists KDS, about half of all business travel is just not worth the time and money.
The company surveyed what most marketers would consider a very small sample of 164 travel buyers and business travelers, and found that 51% admitted some of their business trips were probably [...]
Airfare and hotel rates to rise next year
Posted on 31. Oct, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
Some good news for corporate housing owners and professionals. Business travelers who hit the road in 2011 can expect airfares and hotel rates to increase by an average of 10%, according to a forecast released last week by American Express Business Travel, the corporate travel division of American Express.
The primary piece of good news in [...]
New report says U.S. business travel to grow
Posted on 31. Oct, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) Foundation’s new Business Travel Quarterly Outlook says U.S. -originated business travel spending–including for accommodations like corporate housing–is expected to grow 3.8 percent this year over 2009, despite projections that economic and business travel growth will slow through the second half of 2010. The new Business Travel Quarterly Outlook also [...]
Love travel as much as you love gadgets? Great apps for you
Posted on 24. Oct, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
Today, every business traveler and corporate housing professional knows that carrying an app-loaded phone can transform everything we do, from planning a trip to making our way around a new city, to finding the best places to eat and shop in our off hours. In fact, we’ve all become so dependent upon these apps that [...]
Big hotel chains entering the boutique market–beware?
Posted on 24. Oct, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
Corporate housing owners, prepare yourselves!
Looks as though the boutique hotel business is not only here to stay, it’s growing!
Widely considered the world’s first boutique hotel, New York’s Morgan’s Hotel has given rise to what’s presently being referred to as “boutique-mania.? Now hospitality mega-chains like Hyatt, InterContinental, and Marriott—are all stepping into the boutique marketplace, and [...]
Business travel growing faster than economy class
Posted on 15. Oct, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
The strong recovery in air travel is beginning to slow down, as advances in the economy begin to level off, but with an expansion in business travel continuing to move ahead of in economy class, the airline industry association IATA (International Air Transport Association) said this week.
The report indicates that slower year-on-year growth in August [...]
Tight financing in U.S. markets forces drop in hotel construction
Posted on 14. Oct, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
This may be shaping up to become the year where corporate housing rebounded and grew stronger than ever. The combination of a changing economy and shifts in the hotel industry may be conspiring to provide corporate housing professionals with a fresh outlook and a big opportunity for growth.
The number of rooms in the U.S. hotel industry’s [...]
