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Special Offer Rate Analysis in HD and the Nines, Portland, Oregon

Posted in August 11th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in 2009 Fall Promotion, 2009 Summer Promotions, Best Rate Guarantee, Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, Hotel Rate Analysis, Luxury Collection Hotels, SPG, Starwood Hotels, Starwood Preferred Guest, Starwood Preferred Guest promotion

Special offer rates are the hotel guest’s best rate friend, but also are the traveler’s biggest challenge for quickly finding the lowest rate for your hotel stay.
Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research published a new report on hotel revenue management last week. The report reiterates one of the hotel industry’s primary strategies for getting more [...]

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Average Daily Room Rate Comparison Across 44 Hotel Brands

Posted in July 12th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in Baymont Hotels, Cambria Suites, Candlewood Suites, Choice Hotels, Clarion Hotels, Comfort Inn, Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, Courtyard by Marriott Hotels, Crowne Plaza Hotels, Days Inn, EconoLodge, Four Points, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo, Howard Johnson, IHG Priority Club, InterContinental Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group, JW Marriott, Knights Inn, Le Meridien Hotels, Luxury Collection Hotels, MainStay Suites Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Marriott Vacation Club, Quality Inn, Ramada Hotels, Renaissance Hotels, Residence Inn, Ritz Carlton Hotels, Rodeway Inn, Sheraton Hotels, Sleep Inn, St. Regis Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Staybridge Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotels, Super 8, Travelodge, W Hotels, Westin Hotels, Wingate Hotels, Wyndham, Wyndham Hotels, aLoft Hotels, budget hotels

Tables in this article show the year over year changes in average room rates and occupancy for the various brands in five major hotel chains including Choice Hotels International, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott Hotels, Starwood Hotels, and Wyndham Hotels Group. These five chains represent over 40 hotel brands in the USA and around the world. [...]

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Cornell’s Room Rate Research and the Leisure Traveler Loyalty Factor

Posted in June 26th, 2009
by Ric Garrido in Cornell Center for Hospitality Research

 
I love new reports from Cornell University’s Center for Hospitality Research. The report just released, “Competitive Hotel Pricing in Uncertain Times”, is creating headlines across the hotel industry.
The short version of the 18 page report can simply be distilled to this axiom for hoteliers,
“Maintain higher rates than your competitors and you will have higher [...]

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Loyalty Traveler Review of Hotel News

Posted in September 12th, 2008
by Ric Garrido in American Express, Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, FlyerTalk, Hotel Affinity Credit Cards, Hotel category, Hyatt Hotels, SPG American Express, credit card points exchange, hotel loyalty programs

Loyalty Traveler Review of Hotel News
Here are some of the interesting articles and reports I read this past week.
#1: Hotel Internet Security – Guess who is looking at your files!
The Center for Hospitality Research at Cornell University has published a study of internet security practices for hotel guests accessing internet connections in the USA. 
The [...]

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Priceline Bidding for Travel

Posted in February 27th, 2008
by Ric Garrido in Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, Hotwire.com, Priceline.com, Travel economy, Travelocity.com, Upscale Hotels, budget hotels

Is there a Priceline Master in the House?
I am not a real doctor (PhD). I only have a Master of Science. That is why I work for consumers instead of pocketing the lucrative research paycheck from the hotel industry.
The doctor, Chris K. Anderson, Ph.D., at the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research has come out with [...]

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Hospitality Researchers Advise No Hotel Rate Cuts in 2008

Posted in February 12th, 2008
by Ric Garrido in Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, Hotel Room Rate statistics, USA hotel rates

Cornell Bears go Bullish: Advising No Hotel Rate Cuts in 2008
Yesterday’s post made reference to a report from Cornell University’s Center for Hospitality Research regarding hotels not cutting rates to lure travelers to hotels because the practice does not increase hotel profits. I was recalling an article I had read a couple years back regarding [...]

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Hilton HHonors Removes Award Stays Blackout Dates

Posted in February 12th, 2008
by Ric Garrido in Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, Elite frequent guest, Hilton HHonors, Hilton HHonors VIP elite, Hilton Hotels

2008 hotel outlook looking brighter with no blackouts at Hilton
http://www.hiltonhhonors.com/landingpages/nobods.aspx

Conrad Hotel Bangkok, Thailand
Since my article last month, “Money for Nothing (But MY MTV)” railing about the stock market outlook and recession, the R word has been bandied about the hotel trade journals and mainstream media. Budget hotels are all the buzz. New brands like Starwood’s aloft [...]

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