HSMAI-South Florida Hosted Successful First Annual Golf Tournament and Awards Event

We are pleased to report that some 90+ people attended our awards luncheon held this past Friday, November 20th at Jacaranda Country Club in Plantation. Of those at the luncheon, 26 brave golfers participated in our first annual tournament. Our Board of Directors and volunteer committee members worked very hard to make it a successful event, including our silent auction, to raise funds for the HSMAI Educational Foundation as well as for our elected charity...more

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South Florida Business JournalSouth Florida Business JournalREVPAR GURU now connected to Expedia QuickConnect™ Interface.

REVPAR GURU is now connected to the Expedia QuickConnect™ interface, enabling hotels to easily exchange rate and inventory information, using current extranet functionalities.
REVPAR GURU has developed an XML interface with Expedia, called Expedia QuickConnect , which will provide stability and security. Expedia, Inc.’s has more than 70 travel booking sites worldwide.  REVPAR GURU is currently updating hotel rates with over 200 Online travel agencies worldwide and adding new sites weekly.

U.S. consumers have cut back drastically on their online searches for air travel accommodations, an industry research group said.

Comscore Inc. said searches for airline information in October -- a time when many winter vacations are arranged -- fell 14 percent compared with October 2007, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday.

Online traffic declined sharply at Expedia Inc., falling 25 percent in the month, while searches fell 16 percent at Travelocity.com LP and 23 percent at Orbitz, where a 10 percent workforce reduction was announced....more

US Travelers Affected by the Economic Downturn, While International Travelers Have Not Changed Their Travel Plans Significantly

Global consumers are worried about the economy...but are going ahead with their travel plans

While 43% of survey respondents answered that they felt "terrible" about the current economic environment, only 15% have canceled their trips. Fifty-one percent of travelers plan to fly the same amount this holiday season, with 22% planning to travel more than last year.

Americans worried by economy more than rest of world...travel plans affected to a higher degree ...more

European online travel bookings will jump by 19 percent in 2008 despite global economic challenges

PhoCusWright's European Online Travel Overview Fourth Edition sees online penetration reaching nearly 30 percent in 2008 amid declining market

As the European travel industry faces global economic pressure, online booking channels continue to increase market share. Online sales growth for leisure/unmanaged business travel for 2008, projected at 19 percent, is significantly greater than the 3 percent rate expected for the European travel industry as a whole. Internet bookings of leisure/unmanaged business travel will represent 29 percent of the €246 billion European travel industry at the close of 2008, according to the fourth edition of PhoCusWright's European Online Travel Overview ...more

Businesses Hit the Web for Travel

The Internet is the travel booking channel of choice for businesspeople. That is according to a September 2008 Business Travel News-sponsored study conducted by Equation Research and cited by Hospitality Net.

US business travelers surveyed who flew more than six times during the previous 12 months preferred to book their trips online instead of by phone or e-mail. That held true whether the travelers booked directly with suppliers or had their corporate travel departments handle the bookings ...more

Consumers Will Travel, Spend Less For Holidays

Current economic conditions are expected to result in reduced consumer travel this holiday season, according to a new Deloitte survey. The consumer survey confirms that the 2008 winter holiday travel season will be slower than 2007 due to the economy, higher airline prices and other strains on consumers’ wallets. Travel during the next 12 months is expected to slow as well, with 38 percent of respondents reporting they will spend less on vacation or leisure travel in the coming year ...more

78 Percent Of Americans Use The Web To Search For And Book Travel

According the second annual Travel Trust Index Report released by boo.com, online travel review and booking sites continue to gain the public’s trust. In fact, online travel resources are strongly preferred over more traditional options such as travel agencies, travel brochures and the news media ...more