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Maximizing Your Video Assets | HSMAI Podcast
Published: 2009-11-18 18:19:30Emily Smith, YouTube Specialist for the Travel Vertical, Google, interviewed by David Atkins, Principal, Digital DNA Infusion, and leader of HSMAI’s Digital Strategy For Travel Marketing and Distribution Workshop
The Longer-term Outlook For Travel & Tourism Is Still Bright, WTTC Says
Published: 2009-11-17 11:22:302009 has seen the worst recession since the 1930s, with global GDP contracting by an estimated 1.3%. While there are tentative signs that the economic cycle is now turning, driven by unprecedented policy stimuli, reviving credit markets and recovering asset prices, recovery is expected to be gradual - and a second dip into recession early next year cannot yet be ruled out.
UNWTO: Tourism Leaders call for Supportive Global Policies
Published: 2009-11-17 11:16:38Around 80 Tourism Ministers meeting at the UNWTO Ministers’ Summit (10 November at World Travel Market, London) called for global policies that are supportive of the travel and tourism industry. Ministers recalled that tourism is one of the world’s top job creators and can be a key driver of recovery and the transformation towards the Green Economy. As the global economy still struggles, governments were requested not to impose extra burdens on travel, such as fiscal measures, and to maintain stimulus policies in support of tourism as this in turn will contribute to sustainable economic growth.
HFTP Helps Educate During the 4th Annual BAHA Conference in London
Published: 2009-11-17 09:53:50Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) representatives will educate attendees this week on hospitality technology during the 4th Annual BAHA (British Association of Hospitality Accountants) one-day conference and exhibition. The conference — entitled "The Essential Toolkit for Managing the Bottom Line" — is Thursday, November 19 at the Sofitel Hotel, London Heathrow at Terminal 5.
Hospitality Technology Experts Plan 2010 European Conference
Published: 2009-11-11 16:34:13Planning has begun for Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals' (HFTP®) 2010 European Hospitality Technology Educational Conference (EHTEC). The EHTEC Advisory Council, a group of global hospitality experts, is designing a program that tackles tough technology issues prominent in Europe. EHTEC 2010 is February 14-16 at the Amsterdam Hilton in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Registration is now available online.
The ‘Essential Toolkit’ Workshops for Managing the Bottom Line – Supporting the 4th Annual BAHA Conference and IT Exhibition – are announced
Published: 2009-11-11 13:35:20A comprehensive programme of highly topical interactive education workshops will make putting ‘theory into practice’ the order of the afternoon for hospitality finance and IT professionals attending the 4th Annual BAHA (British Association of Hospitality Accountants) one-day Conference and Exhibition – entitled ‘The Essential Toolkit for Managing the Bottom Line’ – to be held on Thursday, 19 November 2009 at the Sofitel Hotel, London Heathrow at Terminal 5.
HSMAI Asia Pacific Hosts Asia Connect In Hong Kong And Thailand
Published: 2009-11-11 09:30:33The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association is hosting two ASIA CONNECT conferences, one in Hong Kong on the 26th of November and the other, an inaugural event in Thailand on the 30th of November. Both conferences explore the impact of new media on sales and marketing for the hospitality industry.
HSMAI Global Launches Official Chapter in United Arab Emirates
Published: 2009-11-10 16:46:52A new chapter of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) chartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on November 2, 2009, during an official ceremony hosted by Jeff Senior, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Fairmont Raffles and global chair of HSMAI.
Notorious “Catch Me If You Can” Imposter, Now Respected Authority, to Discuss Fraud Prevention at HITEC 2010
Published: 2009-11-10 09:37:25Frank Abagnale, Jr., one of the world's most respected authorities on the subjects of forgery, embezzlement and secure documents, is slated to discuss fraud prevention at the closing session of the 2010 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®). Abagnale will provide insight into his life as the notorious imposter and fraudster of the 1960s, a story told in the award-winning movie Catch Me If You Can. The presentation is June 24, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. USA.
Confidence in Tourism Sector Gradually picking Up | UNWTO reports
Published: 2009-11-09 10:38:19The decline in international tourism may have started to bottom out, according to the latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Worldwide, international tourist arrivals declined by 7% between January and August 2009, but the rate of decline has eased in the past few months. These results, as well as the most recent economic data, confirm UNWTO's initial forecast of a 5% decline in international tourist arrivals for the full year 2009. For 2010, UNWTO expects a moderate growth.

