Hotel Brand -- Boutique/Lifestyle

The MileStone Internet Marketing company predicts that 2009 will bring many challenges and opportunities for hotels. From blogs to video, the company outlines its online marketing predictions and recommendations.

A recent AIIM study of 400+ IT decision makers and influences, indicates that there is a surprising lack of awareness about the true state of information management readiness in most organizations.

TravelCLICK announces a strategic partnership with Google's AdWords online advertising program in an effort to help hotels drive website bookings.

The ability to create seamless, personalized guest service is one of the key business philosophies for management at the citizenM Hotel Group. With the adoption of a data-centric guest services framework, citizenM is able to deliver highly personalized and fully automated services to their guests.

Amadeus joins the BlackBerry Alliance Program and is developing an application that allows travelers to download trip information straight onto their BlackBerry smartphones.

The partnership between Virtual Works and VFM Leonardo will allow Costa Rican hotels to strengthen their online presence through the distribution of videos, 360 degree virtual tours and photos across a visual content distribution network.

Scala announces a recent partnership with FASTSIGNS to increases digital signage product availability to businesses of any size.

Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) names CIOs from three major hotel groups to take on new leadership roles. Todd Thompson, CIO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., is named new Board of Directors president.