March 2005 Articles

March 2005 Article Archive

3/28/05 - BizJournal: San Francisco hotels suffer more convention cancellations — by admin — last modified 2005-03-28 06:05

Economic impact: 'The conventions we lose today are just the tip of the iceberg'. The union-led boycott against 14 large San Francisco hotels has sapped another 1,500 room nights from the city, with an additional potential cancellation threatening hundreds more.

3/22/05- USA Today: AOL Launches Travel Search Site — by admin — last modified 2005-03-22 08:18

LOS ANGELES — America Online, the world's largest Internet service provider, Monday launched a test version of a travel Web site it hopes will attract consumers looking to bypass online travel agencies and book directly with airlines and hotels.

3/17/05: The Registry Collection Acquires World's Finest Resorts LLC — by admin — last modified 2005-03-17 05:28

The Registry Collection luxury exchange program, an international service provider to the luxury leisure real estate market, has completed the acquisition of The World's Finest Resorts LLC.

3/14/05 - Eye for Travel: Online travel segment soars to increasingly impressive heights — by admin — last modified 2005-03-14 02:43

The online travel segment has grown tremendously over the past three years, a trend that is expected to continue. eMarketer, which has published an in-depth article on the issue, states that growth is projected to be in the high teens for the next three years.

3/3/05 - SJ Mercury News: Stanford plans Luxury Hotel — by admin — last modified 2005-03-04 04:56

Stanford University has revived its plans to build a luxury hotel on 21 acres of university-owned land in Menlo Park, Calif.

3/2/05 - Eye for Travel: Online travel buying battle brews — by admin — last modified 2005-03-02 03:50

As consumers rush to the Internet to buy travel, a battle is brewing over whether the industry will look more like search company, Google, or virtual shopping mall, Amazon.com