Travel

IDeas scholarships announced IDeas scholarships announced

IDeaS Revenue Solutions recently announced the second and final round of 2011... 

Ellis to join d2o Ellis to join d2o

HSMAI partner d2o recently hired Bernard Ellis, whereby strengthening the force... 

IDeaS extends partnership IDeaS extends partnership

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, provider of pricing and revenue management software, services... 

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Food & Beverage

Popular afternoon tea Popular afternoon tea

For a country that considers tea their unofficial national drink, it is cause for... 

Aubergine, Marlow Bridge Aubergine, Marlow Bridge

I was with my best friend, which perhaps intensified the romantic atmosphere of... 

Whole Foods Market, Kensington Whole Foods Market, Kensington

We grew tired of building monuments to God, so in the boom we took to constructing... 

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Sales

Perfumers Breathe in Sales Data Perfumers Breathe in Sales Data

Long after most other consumer goods companies were getting detailed reports on how... 

Sales Effort On Steroids Sales Effort On Steroids

Selling isn’t the province of one department. Here’s how to get the entire... 

Will Your Product Sell? Will Your Product Sell?

In Context Solutions wants to revolutionize how packaged goods companies test their... 

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Marketing

Strip for Charity Strip for Charity

According to a press release from Ryanair, the airline, today (9 November) launched... 

Great places, great designs Great places, great designs

They keep telling us not to judge the book by its cover, but we’re all mere... 

Keeping the customer ‘appy Keeping the customer ‘appy

British Airways is keeping its customers ‘appy with a new app that allows customers... 

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HSMAI

HSMAI European Awards – will you be a winner? HSMAI European Awards – will you be a winner?

Who had the most innovative and rewarding marketing activities in 2011? Join the HSMAI European Awards, taking place in the Netherlands 24 May 2012, to compete in several categories against other European companies in the hospitality and travel industry. Please visit this page to sign up and submit your entries. Here you will also find a complete list... [Read more]

HSMAI Revenue Management Conference – Revenue Management 2.0 HSMAI Revenue Management Conference – Revenue Management 2.0

2011 saw the light of the first European HSMAI Revenue Management Conference, and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive. The hands-on workshops were particularly cherished, so for 2012 we have included more workshops and hot topics, all to make sure that you get the best possible learning outcome – at the HSMAI Revenue Management Conference –... [Read more]

Enter2012 Enter2012

Organized by the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism (IFITT), ENTER2012 offers a worldwide and unique forum for attendees from academia, industry, government, and other organisations, to actively exchange, share, and challenge state-of-the-art research and industrial case studies on the application of information... [Read more]

See HSMAI at Europe’s largest travel technology event See HSMAI at Europe’s largest travel technology event

The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will be represented at the Travel Technology Europe, the largest exhibition and conference of its kind in Europe, taking place at Earls Court in London on 7-8 February 2012. Wilhelm K. Weber, Partner, Swiss Hospitality Solutions and Head of the HSMAI European Revenue Management Academy... [Read more]

TripAdvisor Expands Partnership with HSMAI Europe TripAdvisor Expands Partnership with HSMAI Europe

While strengthening its efforts in local regions, through partnership with corporations like Norwegian news corporation Polaris Media [website apparently not available in English, editor's note], HSMAI Europe simultaneously strengthens its international ties, through an extensive partnership with the world’s leading provider of online customer... [Read more]

HSMAI Europe has partnered with IFITT for ENTER 2012 HSMAI Europe has partnered with IFITT for ENTER 2012

ENTER 2012 is held in Helsingborg, Sweden between 24 and 27 January 2012, organised by the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism (IFITT). ENTER 2012 offers a worldwide and unique forum for attendees from academia, industry, government, and other organisations to actively exchange, share, and challenge state-of-the-art... [Read more]

HSMAI Revenue Management Conference – Revenue Management 2.0 HSMAI Revenue Management Conference – Revenue Management 2.0

Next year’s HSMAI Revenue Management Conference takes place at the Mint Hotel Tower of London on Thursday 9 February 2012. 2011 saw the light of the first European HSMAI Revenue Management Conference, and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive. The hands-on workshops were particularly cherished, so for 2012 we have included more workshops and... [Read more]

Meet Corporate Buyers – Exhibit at the HSMAI Meeting Exchange in London and Dusseldorf Meet Corporate Buyers – Exhibit at the HSMAI Meeting Exchange in London and Dusseldorf

HSMAI Europe is pleased to invite you to exhibit at the HSMAI Meeting Exchange. The HSMAI Meeting Exchange is a tailor-made meeting place for exhibitors and corporate buyers in the MICE market, and a proven success in Norway for 18 years. Now the time has come to provide this opportunity in many other countries! Through our partnership with the Business... [Read more]

HSMAI Dialogue Evening – Hotel Online Revenue Management HSMAI Dialogue Evening – Hotel Online Revenue Management

HSMAI Ireland is delighted to welcome members and non-members to our dialogue evening dedicated to Hotel Online Revenue Management at the Shelbourne Hotel, St Stephens Green Suite in Dublin on Wednesday 21 September 18:30–20:00. We have three excellent speakers who will share their own experiences in online revenue management for hotels. Sandra Maybury,... [Read more]

New HSMAI Europe, Centaur Travel Group Partnership New HSMAI Europe, Centaur Travel Group Partnership

Centaur Travel Group and HSMAI Europe have entered into a partnership. The collaboration includes the London and Dusseldorf Business Travel Shows, the Business Travel Club and the European Travel Buyer Awards (ETBA), across Europe. The Business Travel Shows in London and Dusseldorf will house a major HSMAI Pavilion, allowing its members to meet hundreds... [Read more]

European hotel chains gather at HSMAI meeting to decide the standards of Revenue Management in Europe European hotel chains gather at HSMAI meeting to decide the standards of Revenue Management in Europe

On Thursday 1 September 2011 leading European chains gathered in Oslo for the first meeting of the HSMAI European Revenue Management Advisory Board. With diversity in culture, language and level of experience, the European hotel industry is still struggling to find common ground that defines revenue management across nations and chains. As a non-profit... [Read more]

STR Global awards young student STR Global awards young student

HSMAI Europe has the great pleasure of announcing that our very own Hans Stenseng, leader of the HSMAI Student division, has won a prize awarded by STR Global for his essay on The Future of the Hotel Industry – What Are the Top Three Markets, and Which New Innovations Will Affect Future Product Offerings?. “This competition has given our European... [Read more]

HSMAI Student – Tour de Suisse HSMAI Student – Tour de Suisse

HSMAI Student is always looking for expansion, and for the first tour, Hans Stenseng, leader of HSMAI Student (and Student at the Oslo School of Management) is headed for Switzerland. There he will visit three schools: Belvoirpark in Zurich, DCT in Vitznau and Les Roches-Gruyère. “Swiss schools are very well known as some of the best in hotel,... [Read more]

HSMAI to attend the Swiss Distribution Day HSMAI to attend the Swiss Distribution Day

On 8 September Swiss Distribution Day will be held in Zurich. The sales and marketing exhibition will be focusing on “Hotels Managing the E-World” and is seen as an important contribution to the Swiss tourism industry. The exhibition is organised by Swiss Sales Conferences and Swiss Hospitality Solutions. From SHS many will recognise one... [Read more]

Extended deadline for HSMAI Student competition Extended deadline for HSMAI Student competition

A couple of months back HSMAI Student launched a competiton in cooperation with STR Global, challenging students to write an essay of 1000 words, or less, on the topic The future of the hotel industry: What are the next top three markets, and which new innovations will affect future product offerings? The good news is that we have decided to extend... [Read more]

Norway Attack: Our deepest sympathy Norway Attack: Our deepest sympathy

At 3:26 pm on Friday 22 July news broke of an explosion in the centre of Norway’s capital, Oslo. Within minutes the scene was identified as the government headquarters, severely damaged by the bomb, killing some eight civil servants, injuring a lot more. As “luck” would have it, the explosion took place after business hours, at a... [Read more]

HSMAI Europe proudly announces Europe’s Top Ten Extraordinary Minds in the Hospitality & Travel Industry HSMAI Europe proudly announces Europe’s Top Ten Extraordinary Minds in the Hospitality & Travel Industry

HSMAI Europe is delighted to announce the winners of Europe’s Top Ten Extraordinary Minds in the Hospitality & Travel Industry. With the awards in its first year, the HSMAI European Awards 2011 recognised both leading experts and industry professionals for their exemplary work within the travel industry. Ingunn Hofseth, President of HSMAI... [Read more]

STR Global provides an excellent opportunity for members of HSMAI Student Europe STR Global provides an excellent opportunity for members of HSMAI Student Europe

Practical experience and an opportunity to network is something both STR Global and HSMAI Student Europe recognise as critical factors in today’s competitive job market. They have decided, therefore, to create an exciting competition for members of HSMAI Student Europe. Students are to write an essay of 1000 words, or less, on the following topic: The... [Read more]

Nordic Choice Hotels wins three awards at first-ever HSMAI European Travel Marketer Awards Nordic Choice Hotels wins three awards at first-ever HSMAI European Travel Marketer Awards

HSMAI Europe is delighted to announce the twelve category winners from last night’s HSMAI European Travel Marketer Awards 2011 at the prestigious Hilton Park Lane . With the awards in its first year, the HSMAI European Travel Marketer Awards 2011 recognises both leading experts and industry professionals for their exemplary work within the hospitality... [Read more]

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