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Tuesday, 09 December 2008

Ringing in the profit for hotels

Travel & Hospitality
Across Europe, mobile marketing is now being embraced by major brands as a core part of their marketing activity.

Ringing in the profit for hotels

Sunday, 07 December 2008

The measure of success

Travel & Hospitality
In celebrating cover star The Monarch Dubai's Devon Graham's recent win as Fitness Instructor of the Year at the Hotelier Middle East Awards 2008, some important issues have come to light.

The measure of success

Saturday, 06 December 2008

Novelty for novelty's sake?

Travel & Hospitality
It's been a busy first month for me on Caterer magazine - and also an eye-opening one. Until now I don't think I fully appreciated the vast range of outlets the region has to offer.

Novelty for novelty's sake?

Friday, 05 December 2008

Functional is not a dirty word

Travel & Hospitality
Hotel industry expert Guy Wilkinson finds himself upbeat in London after seeing the hottest new European hotel designs and finally discovering genuine ‘contemporary English style'.

Functional is not a dirty word

Wednesday, 03 December 2008

Fasten your seatbelt: A bumpy ride ahead

Travel & Hospitality
The jury is still out as to how the Gulf's travel industry will be impacted by the global financial crisis.

Fasten your seatbelt: A bumpy ride ahead

Tuesday, 02 December 2008

Is this the end of the world as we know it? Because I feel fine

Travel & Hospitality
What a difference a year makes - particularly in an industry that moves as quickly as the hotel business in the Middle East.

Is this the end of the world as we know it? Because I feel fine

Tuesday, 25 November 2008

Time to take responsibility

Travel & Hospitality
Leisure managers are resolving to take responsibility for their own industries, making for a refreshing trend amid the gloom of global financial pressures.

Time to take responsibility

Monday, 24 November 2008

Addressing the issue of launching a new brand

Travel & Hospitality
The power of branding in the hotel industry is well known and is fundamental to the success of many big players.

Addressing the issue of launching a new brand

Finding rest for the wicked

Travel & Hospitality
It is necessary to spend time to make time – that was one of the poignant statements made by Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI’s) director of operations, EMEA, Joyce Dogniez, during a recent interview with MIME.

Finding rest for the wicked

The quality conundrum

Travel & Hospitality
In response to customer demand, suppliers and manufacturers are creating high-quality products based on philosophies of wellbeing and innovation — but can it last?

The quality conundrum

Tuesday, 18 November 2008

Bring your company brand to life through your people

Travel & Hospitality
In an ever changing and fast growing market we need to constantly meet and exceed expectations when dealing with our clients - and this can be achieved through the quality of our work and our people.

Bring your company brand to life through your people

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Cowboy town's ceasefire

Travel & Hospitality
Abu Dhabi's regulation of room rates will help industry win business.

Cowboy town's ceasefire

Embracing the alternatives

Travel & Hospitality
Fairmont Dubai's Alka Patel discusses co-generation and green alternatives to conventionalelectricity in a bid to cut down on fossil fuel usage while slashing your property's bottom line.

Embracing the alternatives

Saturday, 08 November 2008

Time to sharpen the sword

Travel & Hospitality
This month's issue of Leisure Manager reveals reassuring steps being made to professionalise the region’s fitness industry, ahead of theSportex Middle East exhibition for health club and recreation professionals, which is being held from November 3 to 5 at Dubai World Trade Centre.

Time to sharpen the sword

Wednesday, 05 November 2008

What makes a successful hotel?

Travel & Hospitality
Keep prices reasonable and the guests will come, industry expert Guy Wilkinson tells hotel operators worried about the economy.

What makes a successful hotel?

Nature versus nurture

Travel & Hospitality
As the growing trend for healthy eating causes the restaurant-going public in the Middle East to seek out more natural and organic menu options, it is important for chefs to consider exactly where their foodstuffs come from and how they are produced.

Nature versus nurture

Tuesday, 04 November 2008

Investing in talent takes time, but the returns are worthwhile

Travel & Hospitality
In hotels, guests represent an opportunity for the best - and worst - publicity and marketing campaign, through the power of word of mouth.

Investing in talent takes time, but the returns are worthwhile

Monday, 03 November 2008

US cruise firm to put GCC on map

Travel & Hospitality
The repositioning of a US cruise ship in the Gulf will open up the region to several source markets previously wary of the region.

US cruise firm to put GCC on map

Tuesday, 28 October 2008

What a difference camaraderie makes

Travel & Hospitality
Agent association achievements in other countries prove there's strength in numbers, says Gemma Greenwood.

What a difference camaraderie makes

Monday, 27 October 2008

First time fears

Travel & Hospitality
Why catering for the inexperienced spa-goer should be your main priority.

First time fears

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