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PR & Marketing Tips for Smaller Hotels Oct 8, 2013: ReviewPro PR & Marketing Tips for Smaller Hotels from Renata Parolari Fernandes

Every once in a while, we like to bring in guest experts to provide you with another perspective and some fresh ideas. Today, Renata Parolari Fernandes, the founder and director of Five Star Magazine, an award-winning publication about unique luxury hotels, shares her experience promoting smaller hotel properties. Enjoy!

Why Brands are Becoming Publishers [video] Oct 1, 2013: Is content still king?

In-room technology changing Hotel landscape Sep 28, 2013: We live in a world full of change. It's one of the constants we can be certain of, and a catalyst to that change rests with technology. Considering this in the context of hotels, one of the significant changes taking place right now is how a guest interacts with the hotel.

The Internet was once seen as a key piece to this, and that has now shifted to the device used to access the Internet. We first experienced the Internet through the computer, and today, the smartphone and tablet have come to the forefront.

Hotel Impossible - Do's and Don'ts Sep 25, 2013: Master the Art of Hotel Do's and Don'ts with help from "Hotel Fixer' Anthony Melchiorri, who joins Kristen to help travelers avoid the heartbreak hotel experience.

The Power of Encouragement - Even Eagles Need a Push Sep 18, 2013: Even Eagles Need a Push

The life-changing power of encouragement is the focus of Even Eagles Need a Push by David McNally and Mac Anderson.

TripAdvisor, hotel search and the looming presence of Google on the horizon Sep 10, 2013: Over the past eight months or so the hotel search landscape has shifted and a gathering of the meta engines is now well under-way.

It started back in November of last year with Priceline’s acquisition of Kayak, followed shortly by Barry Diller selling his TripAdvisor shares to Liberty Interactive and, to top it, when Expedia bought a controlling stake of Trivago.

There is a game afoot to control metasearch and TripAdvisor just fired the latest round when it officially unveiled the upgraded rate comparison metasearch .

With its tongue planted firmly in its cheeky, Trip Advisor also announced that it’s getting rid of the pesky pop ups, and – as the self proclaimed “number one travel website” – is now maximising revenue by fully integrating live rates and availability feeds to customer searches.

Top 5 Most Important Amenities to U.S. Travelers Sep 4, 2013: Surveys of more than 1,000 U.S. travelers and more than 600 U.S. hotel representatives shows that Wi-Fi Internet access and breakfast included with booking are king, while a turndown service offers very little value. Read on to find our the most and least important amenities.