Don't Swallow Your Pride - By Joseph M. Gravish
Summer's coming quickly - the busy season for many hotels. And the 'woe is me' crowd is once again awakening from their annual winter hibernation. This time of the year one finds more articles describing difficulties some hotels predict they'll have finding quality seasonal employees....more
Carnival Corporation & plc Reports First Quarter Earnings
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL, NYSE: CUK) reported net income of $236 million, or $0.30 diluted EPS, on revenues of $3.2 billion for its first quarter ended February 29, 2008. Net income for the first quarter of 2007 was $283 million, or $0.35 diluted EPS, on revenues of $2.7 billion....more
Royal Caribbean Declares Dividend
The Board of Directors of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share payable on April 1, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 17, 2008....more
Hitwise February 2008 Travel Category Report
The Hitwise Travel Report provides marketers an understanding of the competitive online travel landscape in terms of competitive clickstream, including traffic sources and referred destinations....more
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Voluntarily Revises Fuel Supplement
After working closely with the Florida Attorney General's office, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today announced it has voluntarily agreed to eliminate its fuel supplement on any bookings made prior to the announcement of the fuel supplement on November 16, 2007....more
The 2008 Resort Conference, April 16-18 at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, is the only conference planned by resorts executives for resort executives. Keynotes by Chip Conley, Peter Yesawich, Suzanne Cook, Crist Inman, and breakout tracks on Marketing, Operations, and Trends. Produced by HSMAI and University of Denver.
HSMAI's 10th Travel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference, April 8 in Chicago in conjunction with TIA TravelCom, will feature leading speakers on Globalization's Growing Impact on Ecommerce & Distribution, the Convergence of Revenue Management and Internet Marketing, and much more.
