Have you ever thought about getting paid for a video that gives an idea to anyone who’d like to place a booking at the hotel filmed - a review video?
Tripr.TV is the website that’s offering payment for every booked hotel that resulted from the viewing of the submitted hotel video.
If a video review submitter achieves […]

Tripr.TV is the website that’s offering payment for every booked hotel that resulted from the viewing of the submitted hotel video.
If a video review submitter achieves the Pro status which can be attained with the help of a good camera work, good lighting, video sound, and other criteria that add to the quality of the […]

Unusual Business Ideas That Work:
http://www.metropolitanartgroup.com/
In the winter of 2003, 2 globetrotters met on a flight from New York to Los Angeles and started chatting about their travels. One of the fliers, a fine-art dealer, wondered why the art selection at many top-notch hotels was so poor.
‘The ‘poster art’ on the walls degraded the entire experience […]

Ins News:
Travelers who have checked into hotel rooms recently, as a record number of people did in 2005, may have noticed a few changes.
The multicolored polyester bedspreads are gone, replaced with crisp, white, plush down comforters. No-name soaps have been swapped out for high-end, herbal-infused lotions and shampoos. High-class hotel amenities are the new […]

Business2.0:
What could be more American than a recreational vehicle? How about an 18-wheel semi that, at the press of a remote control, ‘pops up’ into a motel with room for nearly four dozen people?
Surprisingly, however, this supersize RV is being made not by a U.S. company, but by a Spanish one.
Hotelmóvil is the brainchild of […]

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TrendHunter:
Imagine having a business meeting with your female colleagues. There’s a big presentation that’s been prepared on PowerPoint and you’re all getting ready to watch and learn.
Except your feet are up, you just had a massage and now you’re about to get a pedicure.
A British Columbia company had the fabulous idea to combine its spa […]

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These businesses are helping couples get pregnant with an array of ‘conceptionmoon’ offerings.
Entrepreneur.com:
Sea moss elixir doesn’t sound romantic. Neither do endless bowls of pumpkin soup, even when the setting for their consumption is white sand beaches and color-saturated sunsets.
But the marine plant potion and beta carotene-packed soup are 2 of the reasons couples are heading […]

ArriveNet:
95% of all network marketing leads are being generated by and through the internet. The companies that have learned how to generate those leads are making a fortune.
If you want to keep up with the big-dogs in the network marketing business, you have to learn how to utilize the internet. Consumers are more knowledgeable in […]

Business 2.0 Magazine:
On a winter morning in San Francisco, I’m looking out my hotel window as the fog enveloping the Bay Bridge slowly dissipates. I’m enjoying the view - and everything else about my circumstances.
My room at the Hotel Vitale is sleek and modern without being too hip. The decor is understated, with high-end wood […]

Até mesmo comunidades carentes recepecionarão os torcedores que virão de fora do Rio de Janeiro.

Cariocas Vão Abrir Suas Casas Para Turistas Durante O Pan:
O programa de hospedagem domiciliar incentivado pela prefeitura do Rio já cadastrou centenas de residências aptas a receber turistas durante os Jogos Pan-Americanos de 2007.
E até mesmo comunidades carentes têm se mobilizado […]

Visitantes estrangeiros gastaram US$ 484 milhões em janeiro, um recorde. Albergues da capital fluminense têm 90% de ocupação na temporada.

G1:
O turista estrangeiro nunca gastou tanto no Brasil. De acordo com a Embratur, foram US$ 484 milhões em janeiro de 2007, sendo que boa parte deste dinheiro ficou no Rio de Janeiro, o destino mais procurado […]

Developments in Indian hospitality have followed those of more mature markets in the west, moving from a one-size-fits-all approach to offering a vast repository of niche products tailor-made to meet the demands of focused segments. Achal Dhruva traces this growth trajectory in the Indian context.

Express Hospitality:
The rapidly changing dynamics of the tourism industry across the […]

Entrepreneur Daily:
What’s the latest trend in business travel?
Bringing your pets along.
People are looking for pet-friendly places to make a temporary home, especially for those going for longer stays. Some hotels and airlines are accommodating, even offering room service for pets, and they’re finding that courting customers with pets is paying off. Pet businesses is a […]

New-Press.com:
She dreams of becoming the ‘Disney of spas,’ creating a string of retreats where guests relax and rejuvenate in an entertaining atmosphere.
The magic kingdom? For Amy Sbarra, it lies in area resorts and luxury residential communities. Already the owner-operator of a 1940s-themed spa at Tween Waters Inn on Captiva Island, Sbarra Day Spa Services over […]

IstoÉ Dinheiro:
Quem gosta de programar férias em sites de viagem deve contar com uma ajuda extra no www.telelistas.net.
Além de serviços de busca, o site tem um recurso que permite ligar ao lugar desejado, pela internet, sem o custo da chamada.
O usuário digita o seu telefone no ícone Chame-Grátis e, segundos depois, ele toca, conectando-o ao […]

MSNBC:
The 1st of the 7-star Versace resorts is slated to open in 2009, in Dubai.
The Italian fashion house’s historic headquarters in Milan will be the inspiration for the design of the luxury hotels. ‘The hotels close the circle of super-luxury: clothing, yachts, private jets, and now resorts,’ Versace’s chief executive said.
Read the article.

PEGN:
Até há pouco tempo, passar uma temporada num SPA era programa para quem precisava realmente perder muitos quilos. Agora, no entanto, muita gente busca um lugar agradável e que ofereça melhoria na qualidade de vida. Com isso, os SPAs se multiplicam. Segundo a Associação Brasileira de Clínicas e SPAs, existem cerca de 180 deles no […]

AdvertisingAge:
When designing and planning his new hotels, hotelier and Joie de Vivre Hospitality founder and CEO Chip Conley gets motivation from magazines including Rolling Stone, Wired and National Geographic Traveler. ‘People have a deep emotional connection with their magazines,’ he says.
Full article.

TravelVideoTV:
This is the story of leading a successful Eco-Tourism Project in the Indian hill state of Himachal Pradesh. MS Vibha Butail has been maintaining her own venture at Potters Hill, near Summer hills, Shimla for tourists interested in the promotion of Eco-Tourism. Check it out!

Tourism Junction:
In 2005, a couple of 20-something entrepreneurs created a company, in CitiStay, to build what they believed would be a new line of hotels that will better serve travelers in the 18-39 age group.
The New York based CitiStay Hotels LLC is finishing up their 1st hotel, which will be opened early 2007 in Miami’s […]