Archive for: April 2011

Bed Bug Mentions Jump on TripAdvisor Forums

date 30 Apr 2011 | category Landmark Hotels

From USA Today: Up 11 Percent Nationwide In a sign of how much more travelers are talking about bed bugs, “bed bug” references in TripAdvisor reviews for New York City jumped 12% this year, according to an exclusive analysis for …

Las Vegas Strip Gambling Revenue Fell 7.6% in June

date 30 Apr 2011 | category Landmark Hotels

From Bloomberg Businessweek: Las Vegas Strip Gambling Revenue Fell 7.6% in June Las Vegas Strip gambling revenue fell 7.6 percent in June, the third straight monthly decline, as the biggest U.S. casino city struggles to recover from a record two-year …

Google Earth for Android is Taking You 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

date 29 Apr 2011 | category SEO Optimized

The ocean both terrifies and amazes me all at the same time, however, my fear always outweighs my curiosity to explore the briny depths and I keep myself planted firmly on dry land. National Geographic and Discovery Channel shows were …

Facebook Lights a Fire Under Google- Open Graph Search Engine

date 29 Apr 2011 | category SEO Optimized

image courtesy of http://trendslator.wordpress.com If you’ve been reading my posts on here, you know that I’m very into the future of internet marketing and search, and predicting how things are going to come out. In an article I posted a …

Hilton Chicago Start Three-Day Strike

date 28 Apr 2011 | category Landmark Hotels

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California Foreclosures More Than Doubled in 2010

date 28 Apr 2011 | category Landmark Hotels

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How to Piss off an Online Community – 4 Recent Examples

date 27 Apr 2011 | category SEO Optimized

People are resistant to change.  We find solace in our daily routines.  And because social media sites have become a part of that routine (for better or worse) even small changes to those services can effect us.    So while not …

Hotel Lenders Invade Hunter Conference

date 27 Apr 2011 | category Landmark Hotels

If you were at this weeks Hunter Hotel Investment Conference in Atlanta, you would think plenty of lenders are providing lots of money to finance hotel industry deals.

Do You Know When Your Customers Participate the Most? Part 2

date 26 Apr 2011 | category SEO Optimized

Last month I started a post series that talks about the importance of understanding when your customers participate the most. The theory is that your content/message will seed better on those social networks if you understand that better. In part …

Hotel Borrowers Caught In ‘No Man’s Land’

date 26 Apr 2011 | category Landmark Hotels

Some hotel borrowers are venting their frustration over special servicers unavailability for advice at the same time the hoteliers face the threat of default. Im in no-mans land, fumed Nitin Shah, president of Imperial Investments Group in Norcross, Ga. at …