http://ehotelier.com/ Global news from the hospitality and travel industries http://ehotelier.com/images/logo_small.jpg http://ehotelier.com/ Global news from the hospitality and travel industries http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=P18160 This is the final addition to the five part series and focuses on using LinkedIn to find a job or to advertise your company/services. By Martin Kubler. http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=P18161 With the economy still in a slump, Joie de Vivre hotels are on a mission to lift the spirits of both guests and staff. By Kathryn M. Kantes http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=P18162 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). By Max Starkov http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=P18166 The current Price Barometer of the online hotel reservation service hotel.info has shown a definite tendency towards a stabilisation of overnight hotel prices based on a comparison of the data from the more than four million hotel price requests made during February 2010 compared with the previous month as well as with the comparable period from earlier year. http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=P18168 Universal Studios Singapore, the region's widely-anticipated attraction in Resorts World Sentosa, has concluded its sneak peek week to rave reviews and continues its opening process with team members, invited guests and charitable organizations building up to start welcoming the public in March. http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=P18163 Travel Distribution Systems Pty Ltd (TDS), owner/operator of the ARENA distribution system, is currently inviting suppliers/wholesalers to distribute their product inventory directly to travel agents via the system's reservation facilities to establish a new industry standard distribution network. http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=P18164 The country may not be much bigger than London's Hyde Park, but the tiny Principality of Monaco walked off with three important prizes at the 2010 M&IT Awards (Meeting & Incentive Travel). http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=P18167 German police said Sunday they were hunting a masked, machete-wielding gang that staged a brazen raid on a million-euro poker tournament in broad daylight at one of Berlin's swankiest hotels. http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=P18165 Hotel industry news in brief................. http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=P18151 Many in the Hospitality Industry felt they knew everything about the Customer Experience.  Even the very definition of Hospitality percolated with terms like care, attention, excitement, relaxation, special, nourishment for the body, soul and spirit - all oriented to that special cachet, which was ours alone.  And, others started to borrow on our expertise, particularly with an emphasis on Customer Service. However, we still owned the distinction, and it rang throughout...