Microsoft's search engine Bing is to launch a new event-planning feature that will make it easier to organise nights out.This is a battle with google for the dominance of searching engine. And this is the first time in the history that a major searching engine launches a fully comprehensive events listing with all the details needed to ensure a fun night out.

This article shows tips for event planner to facilitate the networking in an event. Among the tips, it is mentioned in the article that put the list of attendees' names online will let people know who is attending the meeting and the opportunity of whom that they can connect to. Event is for people to communicate. Therefore, if people can know in advance of the list of attendees online, they will be better prepared to attend the event.

Google is releasing some data on mobile search and Valentine's Day. The company said, "A whopping 62 percent of total searches for popular national chain restaurants [in the US] on Valentine's Day occurred on high end mobile devices or tablets." The reason that it focus on national chain restaurants is that it is obvious that customers are searching for a restaurant when they put in the keyword such as "Cheesecake factory" rather than "papaya".

This article talks about how social media helps hotels not only to promote their public image but also provide customers a two-way road of comments and suggestions about their stay. The three websites that are best suited for hotels are Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare. Using these resources a hotel can give its clients and potential guests the freedom to freely interact with the company itself. Facebook serves greatly to allow people to comment on their recent stay and provide feedback. Twitter enables the marketing department to promote deals and upcoming special events. Foursquare is a tool similar to reward accounts. People can check-in to Foursquare at the actual location and depending on a set amount of check-ins, a guest can be awarded with a discount or special arrangement, for example, a complimentary bottle of champagne can be offered for five check-ins. Social media is an always evolving tool that goes hand-in-hand with marketing advancements and the growing use of gadgets. Iphones, blackberries and tablets are present in almost every home of travelers and are heavily used to interact, find deals and leave reviews. Hotels that use this media weapon and its technology to the fullest are on the upper hand compared to their competitors that rely on traditional advertisements.

This article talks about how social media helps hotels not only to promote their public image but also provide customers a two-way road of comments and suggestions about their stay. The three websites that are best suited for hotels are Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare. Using these resources a hotel can give its clients and potential guests the freedom to freely interact with the company itself. Facebook serves greatly to allow people to comment on their recent stay and provide feedback. Twitter enables the marketing department to promote deals and upcoming special events. Foursquare is a tool similar to reward accounts. People can check-in to Foursquare at the actual location and depending on a set amount of check-ins, a guest can be awarded with a discount or special arrangement, for example, a complimentary bottle of champagne can be offered for five check-ins. Social media is an always evolving tool that goes hand-in-hand with marketing advancements and the growing use of gadgets. Iphones, blackberries and tablets are present in almost every home of travelers and are heavily used to interact, find deals and leave reviews. Hotels that use this media weapon and its technology to the fullest are on the upper hand compared to their competitors that rely on traditional advertisements.

The NPD Group, Inc., a global provider of consumer and retail market research for a wide range of industries, has reached an agreement with Walmart to receive and analyze its point-of-sale information in the U.S. This new agreetment will be based on the two companies sharing their point-of-sales system in order to analyze POS statistics about what kind of products people prefer to buy. After the analysis, the result will be sent to manufactors so that they can produce more prefered products. And Walmart will increase their sales too.

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based Tripbox, a online travel agency focusing on low-cost hotels, travel ancillaries and flights. This article introduces the Tripbox's financial support to launch the business, their key customers, their revenue model and also it proides an SWOT analysis of the tool.

This article is about the Starwood brand reloacate their headquater in Stamford. This action creates more than 800 jobs to Connecticut and it becomes a LEED certified showcase to their hotel brands. The new headquater will be a good model for saving energy and water and using economic-friendly lights. In addition, Starwood is also one of the largest hotel operators in New York City which is the only city in the world to boast all nine Starwood brands.Harbor Points is also focusing on urban redevelopment which converts an industrial area into a commercial/residential district and exciting urban destination.

This article is about a customized service provided by Google to hotels in Las Vegas. first they rolled out the Google Maps function to provide indoor floor plans for assorted airports and shopping centers. Then they customized Maps to display the convention center lay-out for CES '12 so attendees can more easily locate booths. This service makes travelling a more convenient and enjoyable experience for customers and business people.