From Facebook’s HQ in California, CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the opening bell for the Nasdaq this morning – signaling the most from high-profile share sale in years.

I’ve been waiting for a few months now to discover a hotel being really proactive in their Pinterest use, and using the latest social platform to interact with guests in a unique and initiative way.  My wait is now over … Continue reading →

Expedia.com®, the world's largest online travel agency, today released the results of the 2012 Flip Flop Report, an analysis of behavior and preferences among beachgoers in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Harris Interactive, on behalf of Expedia.com, conducted the online study among 8,599 adults in 21 countries. Global study reveals attitudes toward price, beach quality, sharks and nudity; Expedia responds to surge in beach interest by launching the biggest Summer Sale in its history and the "Expedia Beachgoer" Facebook App

Today at the company's 58th annual convention, Choice Hotels International unveiled a new dual-brand combination hotel prototype for its Sleep Inn and MainStay Suites brands. The combined Sleep Inn and MainStay Suites hotel design joins two great brands under one roof. With a highly efficient design and operating model, it allows for unique construction options in markets that could support more than a standalone Sleep Inn or MainStay Suites hotel.

For hotels, using Facebook as a marketing tool is nothing new, but they can now use Facebook users as marketing tools following Appnostic’s addition of the “Plus-U” feature to its SocialBooker hotel distribution application.

Social Media events are a great way for hotels and restaurants to gain exposure. Though offering up freebies to a large audience could initially feel like a loss rather than a gain, the potential ROI of doing so in this context is uniquely unprecedented.

What's the outlook for London's hotel sector after this summer's Olympics

Agreement will improve links between Abu Dhabi and Afghanistan