Commentary for the 16th march 07

Post selected : "Travel to Maldive " by Clemence

Link :

http://la-mere-clemence.blogspot.com/

To begin with Clemence has selected a trendy destination, I have appreciated the opposition "advantages" VS "disadvantages" : simple & efficient and I like her "poetic reference" so romantic... Nevertheless more personnal point of view and tourism situation or evolution would be additional interesting informations.

Week posting for friday 16th march 07

Article selected : Marriott Unveils Next Evolution of SpringHill Suites - Design and Customer Experience Will Captivate The Enjoyment Seeking Traveler, 22.02.07

This article presents the new design of The SpringHill Suite Hotel which was launched in 1998 by the leading lodging company : Marriott International, Inc. To respond to the current demand, they will develop an innovative and contemporary design & aesthetic hotel : fresh, open, flexible and functional. The public space will use lighting, music, moveable "softwalls" and changeable graphic panels to create distinctive environments throughout the day. Guests will can explore, connect, work and relax as they see fit. In addition to that, the guest room will have a 25 percent larger than traditional hotel guest rooms.

Hotels with elements of the new design will open late this year with the first complete package opening in 2008. Marriott projects that by the end of 2009, 75 percent of SpringHill's hotels will have most or all of the key design features, enabling the brand to redefine the upper moderate lifestyle category and penetrate new markets.

Thus this article show us the evolution of the customer’s expectation in the hotel : design, simplicity, new technologies & comfort…

See below some photos…

Link :

http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000395/4030017.html

3rd Party

The Hotel selected is "The Terminus Hotel Monte-Carlo", the word use for the search are : Terminus Hotel Monaco. The Hotel Web site arrived on the 3rd position.
The Main 3rd party are:

- fastbooking.com
- monacobookings.com
- cote.azur.fr
- voyage.yahoo.com
- monaco-hotel.com

Commentary

Post selected : "The changing Profile of Tourists " by Annelore Hue

Link :

http://annelorecmh4a.blogspot.com/

To begin with it is a very interesting subject selected especially for us, she made a very complete analyse with kinds pictures, ask questions, give her personal idea but the unic comment is maybe a little bit too long. Nice blog...

Week posting

Article selected : Another Record Year For World Tourism UNWTO , 30.01.07

This article focuses on the fantastic tourism result for 2006 in Spain with 842 million arrivals and a 4.5% growth rate in Madrid. These figures confirm the good result of the year and foresee a growing for the next four years. Concerning the long-term long-term, an annual growth rate of 4.1% through 2020 is expected. The main reasons which lead to that are :

- the emerging of countries in development
- the arrival of sustainable tourism in the international development
- a favourable economic outlook, a growing global economy
- a better information for traveller & and the increase of security feeling.


Link :

http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4030112.html