tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106289042011-04-22T01:25:13.085+01:00by Sherif Roubi and David Litteljohn. Supporting The Business of Tourism Management [BOTM], edited by John Beech and Simon Chadwick, © 2005, Pearson Education. Content of this site is the responsibility of the editors, NOT Pearson Education. This blog is regularly updated, so please revisit often for the latest developments in Tourism Management.John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-79719909695479042602008-08-12T22:17:00.001+01:002008-08-12T22:19:10.024+01:00<li>Spanish travel sector weakness to <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/30584">continue</a>.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-7971990969547904260?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-54588567692769406682008-07-10T21:14:00.003+01:002008-08-10T21:55:02.774+01:00<li>Largest hotel development <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/3932/largest-hotel-development-yet-be-born-dubai">yet</a> to be born in Dubai.</li><br /><li>Viennese hoteliers <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/30485">hike</a> rates 61% in June.</li><br /><li>Travelodge <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/30418">splits</a> in two.</li><br /><li>London hotels most <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/30303">profitable</a> in Europe.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-5458856769276940668?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-18874609529012225192008-06-12T19:49:00.003+01:002008-07-09T21:04:26.524+01:00<li>Hoteliers <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/30262">struggling</a> with rising costs.</li><br /><li>Investors claim Australia's hotel sector has plenty of room to <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/showarticle.asp?id=79002&nav=96&suc=&cid=18113">grow</a>.</li><br /><li>Currency/economy <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/30179">woes</a> hit European hotels.</li><br /><li>Cash-strapped tourists to <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/2908/cash-strapped-tourists-bid-hotel-rooms">bid</a> for hotel rooms.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-1887460952901222519?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-77221346547082270252008-05-19T21:53:00.005+01:002008-08-12T22:19:31.239+01:00<li>UK hotels see <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29975">double digit</a> revPAR growth.</li><br /><li>Youth accommodation goes <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29942">upmarket</a>.</li><br /><li>Dubai hotel visitors to <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/25687">cross</a> ten million by 2010.</li><br /><li>Premier Inn announces £100 million London <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/25612">expansion</a>.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-7722134654708227025?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-91120373937915436582008-04-13T20:34:00.005+01:002008-07-10T21:16:10.511+01:00<li>TRI forecasts UK hotel <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29728">slowdown</a>.</LI><br /><li>UK launch for <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29600">new-look</a> Holiday Inns.</li><br /><li>The Connaught unveils ￡70 million <a href="http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/article.asp?id=52294&nav=1&CID=18113&ED=04April2008">restoration</a>.</li><br /><li>Hilton <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1127650.php">cuts</a> energy consumption by 10%.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-9112037393791543658?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-25427673148690175352008-03-11T21:23:00.005Z2008-06-12T19:50:48.638+01:00<li>Anantara and Kempinski sign <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1127459.php">joint</a> venture.</li><br /><li>Virgin <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29493">mulls</a> city hotel chain.</li><br /><li>Travelodge ‘stealing share’ from <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29432">all</a> sectors.</li><br /><li>Orlando offers <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1127114.php">cheapest</a> hotels in the world - Hotels.com.</li><br /><li>Hard Rock Hotels reveals $2bn <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1126833.php">war-chest</a>.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-2542767314869017535?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-42238666173431750262008-02-03T20:12:00.002Z2008-05-19T21:57:01.933+01:00<li><a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29280">Poland</a> Europe’s fastest growing hotel market.</li><br /><li>2008 is <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/1145/2008-bumpy-us-hotel-business">bumpy</a> for US hotel business.</li><br /><li>UK hoteliers expect <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29068">further</a> growth.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-4223866617343175026?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-61177883150928121972008-01-04T21:31:00.001Z2008-04-13T20:35:44.771+01:00<li>London hotels see <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29039">double-digit</a> profit growth.</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/article.asp?id=51121&nav=109&CID=18113&ED=29January2008">Boutique</a> product boom takes over Thailand.</li><br /><li>Saudi women travelling <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/958/saudi-women-traveling-solo-can-now-stay-hotels">solo</a> can now stay in hotels.</li><br /><li>More needed to be done to <a href="http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/propertymanagers/industry_updates_entry/press_relase_tourism_sector_must_do_more_to_prepare_for_switchover/">prepare</a> for digital switchover.</li><br /><li>Tripadvisor <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1125602.php">unveils</a> best and dirtiest UK hotels.</li><br /><li>London hotel guests not put off by <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/28838">high</a> rates.</li><br /><li>Deloitte warns of UK hotel <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/28827">slowdown</a>.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-6117788315092812197?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-63989353981535694762007-12-16T17:44:00.001Z2008-03-11T21:25:26.411Z<li>UK hotels see November profits <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/28794">rise</a>.</li><br /><li>Thistle Hotels to undergo £100m <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1124914.php">rebrand</a>.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-6398935398153569476?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-43716325281823003542007-11-19T19:42:00.002Z2008-03-11T21:25:08.505Z<li>Hotel <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/23492">boom</a> in Bermuda.</li><br /><li>Center Parcs announces £6.3m <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/28487">investment</a>.</li><br /><li>Travelodge in €1bn Spanish <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/28485">expansion</a>.</li><br /><li>New Hilton <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1123988.php">economy</a> brand to make UK debut.</li><br /><li>UK hotel investment hits <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1123710.php">£3bn</a>.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-4371632528182300354?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-54945904379591922262007-10-23T21:24:00.000+01:002008-01-04T21:32:50.578Z<li>MINTEL research shows <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1123683.php">rapid</a> growth of UK budget hotel sector.</li><br /><li>$1bn+ <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/28238">revamp</a> for Holiday Inn brands.</li><br /><li>Premier Inn aiming to <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/28181">increase</a> market share.</li><br /><li>Booming economy, tourism make Indian hotels among world’s <a href="http://www.travelindustryreview.com/news/6457">costliest</a>.</li><br /><li>Russia <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/28065">ripe</a> for mid-market hotel development.</li><br /><li>Paris hotels ‘<a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/28045">eschewing</a> cheap business’.</li><br /><li>Hotels' high prices '<a href="http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Hotels39-high-prices-39damage-British.3245753.jp">damage</a> British tourist industry'.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-5494590437959192226?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-69233383116755846012007-09-15T18:24:00.000+01:002007-12-16T17:45:44.646Z<li>UK tourism to establish green <a href="http://www.travelindustrydeals.com/news/4206">accreditation</a> for hotels.</li><br /><li>Accor adds a <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=69476&nav=1">further</a> 62 hotels to China's network.</li><br /><li>InterContinental <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=38891&subcategory_id=59">expands</a> its French portfolio.</li><br /><li>HSH Group records HK$2 <a href="http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/article.asp?id=48616&nav=109&CID=18113&ED=17September2007">billion</a> in profits for 2007.</li><br /><li>Hotel <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET_Features/The_Sunday_ET/Hotel_crunch_may_halt_dream_run_of_tourism/articleshow/2351688.cms">crunch</a> may halt dream run of tourism in India.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-6923338311675584601?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-4772733089412859372007-08-31T20:35:00.000+01:002008-01-10T21:39:02.637Z<li>Double-digit <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1121680.php">growth</a> for Eastern European hotel rates.</li><br /><li>Mumbai hotel rates <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27660">rise</a> 30% year-on-year.</li><br /><li>India to experience hotel <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=68217&nav=1">boom</a> as tourism figures surge.</li><br /><li>London hotels return to <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27535">double-digit</a> growth.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-477273308941285937?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-63020837152226117532007-07-02T20:51:00.000+01:002007-10-23T21:25:55.750+01:00<li>More visitors to Honolulu but <a href="http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2007/07/23/story2.html?f=et187&b=1185163200^1494434&ana=e_vert">fewer</a> stay in hotels.</li><br /><li>UK budget hotel revenues <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27459">exceed</a> £1bn.</li><br /><li>UK independent hotels 'feeling the <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1120247.php">pinch</a>'.</li><br /><li>Benchmark reopens <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=38465&subcategory_id=59">historic</a> Bedford Springs Resort.</li><br /><li>Coordination strategy bridges the <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=38419&subcategory_id=59">gap</a> for business visitors to Dubai.</li><br /><li>Seychelles to <a href="http://africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnBAN945951.html">boost</a> hotel capacity.</li><br /><li>Soaring tourism but <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/3/story.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10450357">fewer</a> Moscow hotels.</li><br /><li>Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=38322&subcategory_id=59">gears</a> for growth.</li><br /><li>Blackstone buys <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6267856.stm">Hilton</a> for $26bn.</li><br /><li>Tourists lining up for Berlin's <a href="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21992558-1702,00.html?from=public_rss">communist</a> hotel.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-6302083715222611753?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-43733435248212025212007-06-09T15:13:00.001+01:002007-09-15T18:25:35.422+01:00<li>UK's first '<a href="http://www.businesstraveller.com/default.asp?Page=3&PUB=67&ISS=23893&SID=688724&LS=EMS132481">capsule</a>' hotel opens at Gatwick.</li><br /><li>QE2 set to become floating hotel <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6762901.stm">off</a> Dubai.</li><br /><li>easyHotel <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27241">expands</a> into Germany.</li><br /><li>Worldwide hotel industry breaks <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=37803&subcategory_id=59">records</a>.</li><br /><li>Hotel rates '10% <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/4090592a6415.html">too low</a>' - New Zealand tourism chief.</li><br /><li>Rotana Hotels voted <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=37656&subcategory_id=59">leading</a> hotel brand in Middle East.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-4373343524821202521?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-83604114467308778872007-05-05T14:34:00.001+01:002007-09-15T18:25:20.451+01:00<li>Occupancy <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27110">concern</a> for UK hoteliers.</li><br /><li>Staff benefit when a hotel 'goes <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=37532&subcategory_id=80">holistic</a>'.</li><br /><li>Vietnam's growing visitor numbers drive need for <a href="http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/index.asp?id=46302&nav=109">more</a> five-star hotels.</li><br /><li>Hotel shortage <a href="http://www.irishexaminer.com/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=business-qqqm=business-qqqa=business-qqqid=33384-qqqx=1.asp">threatens</a> tourism in Ireland.</li><br /><li>Hyatt continues <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=37064&subcategory_id=59">rapid</a> global expansion.</li><br /><li>Accor <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=37031&subcategory_id=59">reinforces</a> its brands and developments in Mid East.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-8360411446730877887?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-47058133457991593422007-04-09T20:41:00.000+01:002007-07-02T20:53:21.831+01:00<li>Punjab to convert ancient <a href="http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/3802/38/">Havelis</a> into heritage hotels.</li><br /><li>UK hotel chain in <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1117451.php?mpnlog=1">£6.3m</a> investment programme.</li><br /><li>EasyHotel <a href="http://www.ttglive.com/NTTG_fullstory.asp?ArticleID=6947">launches</a> low-cost brand in India.</li><br /><li>Center Parcs in £60m accommodation <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1117189.php?news_cat=&pagename=searchresult">upgrade</a>.</li><br /><li>US hotels spendin $5.5m to <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1117149.php?news_cat=&pagename=searchresult">upgrade</a> amenities.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-4705813345799159342?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628904.post-1144341590735527482006-04-06T17:39:00.000+01:002007-06-09T15:14:32.099+01:00<li>New hotel building <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/107933.php">boom</a> in Lower Manhattan.<br /></li><br><li>Spas, Wi-Fi and other hotel <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/107837.php">trends</a> noted in report.<br /></li><br><li>Italian <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/107730.php">fashion brand</a> hotel for Edinburgh.<br /></li><br><li>Expedia strike <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/107682.php">deal</a> with hotel group.<br /></li><br><li>Choice in £35m hotel <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/107663.php">investment</a> plan.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10628904-114434159073552748?l=botm18.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.com