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2008
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Now find the best hospitality blog content!
Welcome to the revamped www.Hotelblogs.org, with a simpler, cleaner interface and instant, direct access to the best hotel, resort, restaruant, hospitality, tourism & travel blogs out there! Either click through on the live feeds below or use the advanced search feature to search all these blogs...in a snap!

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Hospitality Blog: The Tourism & Hospitality Diaries
Started in 2005, this blog features news, commentary and best practices from the hospitality & tourism industries, particularly hotels.

Latest Stories:

5 Hotel Internet Marketing Trends to watch out for in the next 5 years
5 Future Developments that will revolutionize Online Hotel Marketing: “For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today”, says a famous proverb…and what better fit to apply this than in the world of technology and marketing? The brea...

Is your job at risk? 2008 credit crunch in the hospitality industry
October 2008 has been a historic month for the global economy. Dramatic terminology that was previously alien to most hoteliers – sub-prime, toxic debts, dead cat bounce, bear market – is now being flaunted as if we are all market experts. There is...

XDRTB - Help fight the Tuberculosis Pandemic - Spread the story, Stop the disease
Something a little different on The Tourism & Hospitality Diaries...a story that can make a difference, just by the telling of it. A video that shows 37 extremely moving photos by James Nachtwey, to tell the story of extremely drug-resistant tuberculos...

Video: Building world class hotel brands: One person at a time
Brands play a big role in our decision making and identification process. Wikipedia clinically defines a Brand as “…a collection of images and ideas representing an economic producer; more specifically, it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes an...

Hotel Management Schools - GATE Nepal completes Swiss affiliation and ISO certification
Since we last reported on the new hotel management school on the block, GATE Nepal (The Global Academy of Tourism & Hospitality Education) has added to it’s repertoire of successes. GATE recently celebrated the official signing of an affiliation with S...


Hotel eMarketing Blog / Online Internet Marketing Blog / eCommerce Blog: Hotel eMarketer
This blog features an insider look and best practices from the world of hotel / hospitality emarketing. Overs a variety of topics related ebusiness, ecommerce, online markting, internet marketing and web strategy.

Latest Stories:

5 Web trends that will change Hotel Internet Marketing
5 Future Developments that will revolutionize Online Hotel Marketing: “For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today”, says a famous proverb…and what better fit to apply this than in the world of technology and marketing? The breakneck speed of tech evolution is inspiring (and often scary) but the two keywords that will set [...]

Future Hotel Trends - 8 Hotel Guest Demands that will shape hospitality
It is the year 2020. The past twelve years have been a flurry of development in the areas of design, nanotechnology, robotics, medicine, the internet, security and law. Contrary to popular opinion, the hotel industry has not been slow on the uptake. It’s been the decade of hospitality renaissance. A coming of age, an evolution [...]

Hotel eMarketing Muse - Creating an Internet Culture at Hotels
Hotel eMarketing and Internet ‘e’volution – Creating an Online Culture at Hotels Are you a hotel eMarketer looking for ways to better communicate, educate and develop the role at your property/ies? This article explores some of the issues surrounding these efforts, complemented by a dose of perspective and a generous helping of best practices, all garnished, [...]

Hotels Online - Where is all the Hospitality Viral Marketing?
Hotels (and the hospitality industry in general) may not be the quickest adopters of technology and “e” trends…but the industry has no shortage of creative and talented people. Branding and marketing is also cutting edge in the industry, especially with the new trends in luxury and lifestyle branding. So it’s quite dissapointing that hotels are yet to make a mark [...]

Hotel SEO - Search Engine Optimization Cons to watch out for
Search Engines refer a significant percentage of web direct bookings for hotels, both through paid search and natural search. SEO / Search Engine Optimization obviously has the most bang for the buck, as well designed websites ensure great SEO results and produce much better long term results. A lot of hotel companies, especially independent properties [...]


Hotelier Blog: Younghotelier.com: A Passion for People!
Started in 2007, this site features video interviews with hoteliers, hotel concepts, hotelier humor and a discussion forum.

Latest Stories:

5 Future Developments that will revolutionize Online Hotel Marketing
“For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today”, says a famous proverb…and what better fit to apply this than in the world of technology and marketing? The breakneck speed of tech evolution is inspiring (and often scary) but the two keywords that will set winning developments apart from the ‘also ran’ are ‘love’ [...]




Building world class hotel brands - The importance of Service Culture
Brands play a big role in our decision making and identification process. But just what IS a brand? Wikipedia clinically defines a Brand as “…a collection of images and ideas representing an economic producer; more specifically, it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a name, logo, slogan, and design scheme that convey [...]




Habits of a Highly Successful Hotel Brand Trainer
What are some of the key habits of a highly successful hotel brand trainer? João Marcelo Rocco, who is the Director, Service Culture for Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Europe, Africa & the Middle East tells us what he thinks is key:




YoungHotelier.com makes the cover of Weekend Magazine
We’re very proud to announce that YoungHotelier.com has been featured on Khaleej Time’s WEEKEND Magazine as a cover feature story! The story was released in the Friday 26th September, 2008 issue and can be downloaded in PDF format here (2MB): YoungHotelier.com Cover Story Here is the text content of the story, re-produced from it’s original source on Khaleej Time’s website: To [...]




Hotelier Vision 2020 - Hotels of the Future defined by Hotel Guests
It is the year 2020. The past twelve years have been a flurry of development in the areas of design, nanotechnology, robotics, medicine, the internet, security and law. Contrary to popular opinion, the hotel industry has not been slow on the uptake. It’s been the decade of hospitality renaissance. A coming of age, an evolution [...]