Travel & Lodging

AH&LA SmartBrief

News for hotel and lodging professionals

AH&LA SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Hotel & Lodging Association

How to prepare a crisis-management plan

6/18/2013

  • HotelNewsNow.com

A crisis-management plan ensures that the hotel's guests and employees are safeguarded in case of natural or manmade crises, writes Ryan Sorensen, president of Lodgistic Solutions. To form a crisis-ma… Read More

ASTA SmartBrief

News for travel agents

ASTA SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: The American Society of Travel Agents

First call: Royal Princess a subtle entry in cruise-ship size war

6/18/2013

Cruise editor Tom Stieghorst was in Southampton, England, last week for the christening of the Royal Princess by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. In his first look at the completed Royal Princess, he … Read More

SmartBrief for The Business Traveler

The best stories for business travelers

SmartBrief for The Business Traveler

$4B improvements planned by Los Angeles World Airports

6/17/2013

  • San Jose Mercury News (Calif.) (free registration)

Los Angeles International Airport will receive the bulk of more than $4 billion earmarked for capital improvement projects by Los Angeles World Airports. The spending will take place over five years a… Read More

ISPA SmartBrief

News for professionals in the spa industry

ISPA SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: International Spa Association

Smiles are worth their weight in customer-loyalty gold

6/18/2013

  • Fox Business Small Business Center

Receiving a smile and a greeting at an independent business was the most oft-cited reason consumers felt loyalty to that business, according to a survey of 2,000 consumers. One-third of respondents ci… Read More

SmartBrief on Luxury Hoteliers

Luxury hospitality news

SmartBrief on Luxury Hoteliers

Published in partnership with: Luxury Hoteliers

Could U.K. see a rise in repurposed prison hotels?

6/18/2013

  • Guardian (London), The

Plans for new superprisons in the U.K. could mean that old prisons may get new life as boutique hotels. In 2005, the Malmaison boutique hotel company converted the Oxford prison into a hotel with 95 r… Read More

National Club Association SmartBrief

Private club news and information

National Club Association SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: National Club Association

States prepare for Affordable Care Act changes

6/12/2013

  • Stateline

As the deadline for the Affordable Care Act approaches, state regulators are racing to decide which health insurance plans qualify, how to increase the number of doctors and nurses and whether to not … Read More