Jeff Weinstein

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Innovations To Compete Today

I didn’t spend big bucks to get the complete report, but I want to share what PhoCusWright sees as the top 10 travel innovations trends for 2010. It says these 10 game-changing innovations will forever alter the way consumers search, shop and buy travel. 1. Alternate Distribution Systems: The Next Round of Attack on GDSs 2. Mobile: Going Where No Platform Has Gone Before 3.... More

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Carlson Hops On Its Bicycle

Ever the Frenchman, Carlson Hotels’ CEO Hubert Joly used the analogy of hopping on a bicycle, starting the pedals in motion and steering down the right path to announce plans to revitalize the core Radisson brand at the Carlson Hotels 2010NE global business conference in Orlando on Wednesday. No longer is Carlson standing in place. I like the plan, which is a bit of an homage to... More

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Tracking Your Media

I don’t know about you, but I am overwhelmed by my media . I have too much to track and can’t even get what I want when I want it (Is the delayed broadcast of Olympic events bugging you, too?).Not only do I have to go through more than close to 200 email each day, but I have to track my Google mail and Yahoo mail, as well as Linkedin , Twitter and Facebook accounts, and keep... More

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ALIS Realities, Part 1

I am about 24 hours removed from the 2010 ALIS hotel investment conference in San Diego and have come to the conclusion that industry leaders now better understand and are used to the negative sway , as well as the uncertainty about economic conditions and the lack of merger and acquisition activity. There was a better understanding [or acceptance] this week as to why things are the way they... More

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Powerful Twitter

If you have been following the devastating news about the earthquake in Haiti and wondering what is happening with hotels in the country , perhaps the best place for updates is Twitter.Got to Twitter.com and type “Haiti hotel” into the search field and you will get an incredible list of “tweets” updating you on what has happened to the hotels in the country. In... More