Sales & Marketing

GuestCentric promises independent hotel managers that they can build a cost effective, integrated website in less than one hour.

Fishbowl, now an authorized reseller of AdWords, expands their advertising solutions to local restaurant owners as a result of a recent agreement with Google.

New hotels include on Regent hotel, six Country Inn & Suites by Carlson; four Radisson properties

Flexible media allows advertisers to connect with 21-34-year-olds

Guides travelers on "Journeys" to culturally important American sites; first is a tour tracing the roots of jazz

Restaurants like Tully's Coffee and Brinker International are combining stored value card technology with savvy marketing initiatives for gift card programs that benefit the restaurants well beyond their initial sale. Through partnerships with local businesses, gift cards are accounting for as much as 30 percent of one restaurant's sales.

Message board gives guests with active reservations at the hotel the ability to communicate with other guests; Pod Hotel mgmt. hopes it will also serve as a guide and resource

Smoothie King sweepstakes is first public rollout; consumers receive text messages urging participation