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Continued, ongoing Group Sales Training is more vital today to Hotel Sales Teams as organizations look for new ways to keep their competitive edge in a challenging selling environment. Realizing the need for timely training venues that are very cost effective, Hospitality Softnet, Inc. announces its Telephone Coaching Call Series.

Doubletree by Hilton, Oslo-City Centre Will Be Hilton Worldwide

Social networking has finally become something valuable for brick-and-mortar businesses. Smartphones and location-based social networks allow users to interact, share, meet up, and recommend places based on their physical coordinates. This real-world connection to social media can mean more foot traffic and profits for business owners.

A survey of 417 European hotel executives by international law firm DLA Piper has revealed weak industry confidence and dealt a blow to hopes of recovery this year.

When the acclamation has faded should the cheerleaders be reminded that February 2010 is (5.3%) off where it was in 2008?

Today the fitness oriented travel review website www.HotelGymReview.com launched to the public. The website is a place for travelers to read and write reviews specifically relating to a hotel’s fitness facilities.

At the end of Q4 2009, the Asia Pacific Pipeline stands at 1,783 projects/ 432,931 rooms. As a whole, Asia Pacific has one of the lowest percentage Pipeline decreases of any region from the peak in Q2 2008, second only to Africa. Because China has the second largest Pipeline in the world, total project counts for the region are off just 20% from the peak and total rooms by 16%.

Menu will include wide variety of high quality, healthy food choices

Travel professionals from 11 countries will meet in Seville, Spain, April 14–17 for MONTAGE, an NTA event designed to connect international tour operators, destinations and suppliers with their North American counterparts. This is one way that NTA, the leading North American travel association, opens the door for its members to new markets and creates additional opportunities to buy and sell product.