4th Cornell/EHL Reception at IHIF/ITB
Berlin (February 3, 2012). The 4th Annual Cornell/Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) Reception at IHIF/ITB will be held Tuesday/March 6, 2012 from 8-10 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Berlin, Germany.
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Partners and products of the 1st hospitality X-PERTS Lounge at ITB
Top expertise packaged up
Berlin (February 17, 2012). The partners for the first "hospitality X-PERTS Lounge" at the upcoming ITB Berlin are now fixed: Renowned representatives from the world of IT, software, human resources and consulting. They will be present at ITB for the whole five days. Time and room for making contacts and intensive discussions. The partners, their products and current ITB presentations in alphabetical order. Meet our partners in Hall 9/Stand109!
ATOSS: In the Workforce Management business area, ATOSS ranks as one of the genuine pioneers. Fielding a comprehensive portfolio of solutions comprising Consulting, Software and Services the company assists partners in deriving the greatest benefits from their employees. Some 4,000 companies are currently managing the activities of around 2.5 million employees with the help of ATOSS solutions, including ALDI SÜD, apetito catering, Coca Cola, Deutsche Bahn, Douglas, Lufthansa, PUMA und Sixt.
At the X-PERTS LOUNGE: The firm launches the first ATOSS Hospitality Solution - a workforce management software for the hotel and catering sector. With this step, the Munich based specialist is expanding its focus to an especially services intensive sector, where demand and cost optimized staff deployment ranks as a key success factor. The incremental and scalable product concept enables professional workforce management meeting all requirements - whether in system catering, business hotels or international hotel chains.
Contact, among others: Ulli Beckmann, Sales Director Hospitality. www.atoss.com
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7th ITB Hospitality Day debates on shifts in hotel sales
More power for fewer providers?
Berlin (February 17, 2012). The speed of acquisitions in the world of IT significantly increased last year. At the same time, search engines and social media like Google and Facebook keep advancing, implementing more and more new models. And finally, a breathtakingly increasing number of people are using their mobile device for making reservations and communication as well. Due to high costs, hoteliers promote their own website. But who will win this race? Just a few? Sales experts debate on the current developments in the field of hotel distribution at the 7th ITB Hospitality Day on Thursday, March 8, 2012 between 2 and 3 pm at ITB Berlin, hall 7.1b/London. HRS, Expedia, Sabre, and Justbook Mobile will meet. The question to them: Fewer providers with more power? What new dependencies have the latest market shifts produced?
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Editorial February 17, 2012 – Of Leaders and Losers
Dear Insiders,
At the eMarketing Day by HSMA on Monday it is bizarre to hear how Google and Facebook would like to bring mankind into their digital clutches while on the other side, hoteliers are still distributing guest questionnaires with "Smiles" by hand. And how hoteliers get excited about the 2% commission rise with HRS, while Google and Facebook will presumably pull the fur over their ears with the cost per click model.
The discussion in the background does not question HRS, but the entire distribution model of the hotel industry: Intermediaries have long been paid for bookings carried out, but the search and social media giants are based on the click volume – without booking assurance.
HRS still has no reason laugh. The German Federal Anti-trust Commission has gotten into it with a warning on last Friday. It touches on the main pillar of the HRS commercial model: The stringent price parity. We have spoken with the German Federal Anti-trust Commission and the HRS Managing Directors, Robert Ragge and his colleague, Michael Simon, were also given another opportunity to present their perspective. We then gave rise to comments on the HRS answers by an experienced distribution expert: by Bruno Wolf.
Also in Austria, one is moved to pity over the power of HRS and their respective Austrian affiliate, Tiscover. Indeed, the hoteliers and destination experts must also take the blame themselves: "From Leader to Loser".
The current discussion was not yet foreseeable when we placed the subject of distribution on the agenda of the ITB hotel conference. It has now become even more fascinating. In the panel, "Distribution: More Power for Fewer Suppliers?, " HRS, Sabre, Expedia and Justbook mobile will take part in the ITB Hospitality Day. More on our front page or under "Network".
Today and in time for the ITB, we would also like to introduce to you in more detail the co-exhibitors of the first "hospitality X-PERTS Lounge" in Hall 9, Stand 109. You will also find their profiles and main focuses on our front page or under "Network". Meet the top companies from IT, HR and Consulting!
Because the latest distribution discussions have priority unfortunately, the promised report on the investment conference in Istanbul must wait one more week.
Moreover, this week brought a lot of research following the dismissal of the Steigenberger CEO, as reported in our "Breaking News" on Wednesday. Today, you will read an extensive evaluation on Steigenberger's situation today.
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The topics of February 17, 2012
MAGAZINE
EDITORIAL Editorial February 17, 2012 – Of Leaders and Losers
STRATEGIES Skidding wildly - Steigenberger after Buijs: When will Corsten leave? New sale impending?
DISTRIBUTION The price model remains - HRS warned by the German Federal Anti-trust Commission
DISTRIBUTION From leader to loser - Painful truth: Austria squandered leading role in online distribution
STOCK EXCHANGE Share price performance of the week 10/02/12 -16/02/12
MANAGEMENT NEWS Best Western grows in all segments
MARKET NEWS Kempinski: Large construction site in Vienna
REAL ESTATE NEWS Qatar acquires French trophies
REAL ESTATE NEWS Arab Spring one year on: Demand under pressure
V.I.P Personal particulars: transferred, promoted
ANNUAL REPORTS IHG proud of RevPar growth
REAL ESTATE NEWS News Mix with Bavaria, Design Hotels/Amsterdam, Kempinski/India, Kerzner/China, Meliá/Rome, Resort World Sentosa/Singapore, Sheraton/Frankfurt, Starwood/Australia, Tryp/New York
HOSPITALITYABC What is "Therapist Productivity"?
SOLUTIONS
PROPERTY NEWS Onyx in Hamburg
PROPERTY NEWS Courtyard everywhere
NETWORK
ITB HOSPITALITY DAY More power for fewer providers? 7th ITB Hospitality Day debates on shifts in hotel sales
ITB BERLIN Top expertise packaged up - Partners and products of the 1st hospitality X-PERTS Lounge at ITB