NEWTON, Mass., Feb. 17, 2011 - TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, today announced the results of its first annual survey of more than 1,000 U.S. accommodation owners—hoteliers, B&B owners and innkeepers—who revealed their plans to attract travelers in 2011 and increase repeat customers. According to the TripAdvisor survey, most…
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Comments • Posted on Feb 17, 2011 - 02:14 PM
LONDON, Feb. 16, 2011 - Back in September 2010, HostelBookers, the budget accommodation specialist, launched its biggest ever travel survey. It was a great opportunity for customers not only to share their travel experiences but also to be questioned about their preferred mode of transport and their attitude to love…
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Comments • Posted on Feb 16, 2011 - 04:52 PM
Part 1: Overview The strongest increase in hotel rates across 2010 took place in Africa and Asia Pacific, whilst European hotel prices fell for the second consecutive year, according to the latest annual hotel survey from Hogg Robinson Group (HRG), the world class corporate travel services company. In an encouraging…
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Comments • Posted on Feb 15, 2011 - 11:33 AM
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2011 - As millions of Americans dine out this Valentine’s Day, new research from the National Restaurant Association shows that nearly 50 percent of restaurants are now owned by women. The research also shows that restaurants employ more minority managers than any other industry, and that Hispanic…
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Comments • Posted on Feb 11, 2011 - 10:54 PM
SOUTHLAKE, Texas – February 8, 2011 – Travelocity’s annual “Traveler Confidence Report” reveals a vast majority (89 percent) will spend as much or more on travel in 2011 as they did in 2010. The survey of more than 1,400 Americans also found 95 percent of respondents will travel as much…
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Comments • Posted on Feb 08, 2011 - 09:42 AM
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2011 - Restaurant industry sales are expected to reach a record $604 billion and post positive growth in 2011 after a three-year period of negative real sales growth, according to National Restaurant Association research released today. The Association’s 2011 Restaurant Industry Forecast projects an industry sales increase…
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Comments • Posted on Feb 01, 2011 - 07:08 PM
CHICAGO, Jan. 27, 2011 - Dining out can be an indulgent treat, a convenient way to feed the family when you’re too busy to cook at home, or a way of celebrating a special occasion. However, consumers are still hawkishly watching their discretionary spending—in fact, 60% of restaurant-goers report that…
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Comments • Posted on Jan 27, 2011 - 08:38 PM
January 21, 2011, Bangkok: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) today released preliminary international visitor arrivals figures for Asia and the Pacific1 in October and November 2010, showing year-on-year growth of 9% and 8% respectively. Growth momentum remained strong heading into the last month of the year and a full-year…
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Comments • Posted on Jan 22, 2011 - 12:12 AM
CHICAGO, Jan. 14, 2011 - Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com) today released its first Orbitz Insider Index of 2011, taking a look back at travel in 2010 and forecasting top destinations, hotel and travel trends for 2011. Busiest Air Travel Weeks in 2010: The top honor of busiest travel week once again goes…
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Comments • Posted on Jan 14, 2011 - 06:11 PM
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2011 - As a result of a downtick in same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) fell below 100 in November. The RPI - a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry…
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Comments • Posted on Jan 03, 2011 - 09:15 PM