New breed of hotels covets Gen X (Sun-Sentinel)
America's hospitality industry is undergoing a dramatic makeover designed to attract young travelers who find high-tech suites and latte-bar lobbies more appealing than uniformed bellhops and full-service dining rooms. ...more...Hotel Industry Executives Chart Future of Demand Forecasting at JDA Leadership Dinner (Hospitality Net)
Scottsdale, Ariz. | JDAź Software Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: JDAS) the leading provider of hospitality revenue management solutions, today shared the results of discussions conducted at its executive dinner meeting held in conjunction with the HSMAI and HITEC conferences June 24 to 28 in Orlando, Florida. The meeting was held to gather top hospitality industry revenue management professionals to ......more... Families Get Eviction Notices After Water Woes (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News)
About 50 families in Orlando who faced having their water shut off because their landlord apparently did not pay $50,000 to OUC were surprised to receive eviction notices from management Monday demanding they leave in seven days....more... Survey: McCormick still uncompetitive in conventions (Chicago Tribune)
While the agency running McCormick Place is taking steps to increase labor union flexibility, refresh food offerings and add on-site hotel capacity, it still has a long way to go keep the massive convention center competitive against fast-growing rivals such as Las Vegas and Orlando, a new study has found. ...more... Netpads Adds BWA to Its Well-Established Client Base (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Netpads, Inc., a provider of hospitality in-room computing announces another successful launch in the Best Western Suites in Auburndale, Florida, the first property in Polk County, Florida, for the Orlando-based company....more... Local travel agent puts entire focus on Disney trips (The Pantagraph)
LEROY -- "Hello, my name is Julie, and I'm a 'Disney Dork.' " That could be Julie Ambrose's introduction at a 12-step meeting if she were in the mood to recover from her addiction to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla....more... Home suite home (CNN.com)
Traditionally, an extended-stay hotel was little more than a motel with big rooms, tiny kitchens and discounts for guests staying awhile. Realizing just how lucrative the business-travel market is, major hotel corporations are jumping in....more... Save on Orlando?s best new golf and lodging (USA Today)
For the last several years I have written the golf chapters for the Las Vegas and Orlando editions of The Unofficial Guide, a line of travel guidebooks put out by Frommers. Orlando is not a place where a lot changes,... ...more... Towns hope Potter spell lasts (Rocky Mountain News)
Towns that currently celebrate the release of each Harry Potter book aren't ready to give up their wizarding wonderlands of Knockturn Alleys and Forbidden Forests even though the final book is about to debut....more... |