Travelzoo is helping eco-conscious travelers with an Earth Day hotel deals website, featuring deals only from LEED-certified hotels.

The Priority Club Rewards member with the highest verified Hilton HHonors points balance will be "Luckiest Loser" and gain 2 million Priority Club points, enough to value about 80 free hotel nights.

Get creative with consistent PR campaigns, integrate PR with your other marketing and e-commerce programs and track your successes. Due to the power of the web, publicity is more valuable than ever.

Andrew Freeman & Co.'s 2010 Trend Think Tank provided plenty of new business ideas that will satisfy and maybe even excite today's guest, hopefully giving power back to the hotelier in 2010. BLOG BY ASSOCIATE EDITOR CHRIS CROWELL

I first started reading Howard's articles in the mid 1980s when I was working in the hotel industry. Whenever my next issue of Hotel & Motel Management would arrive, Howard’s Sales Clinic column was one I read first. I can still recall the name of the very column he wrote in 1987, which inspired my ideas for my own career of more than 20 years.

Magnuson Hotels has announced a significant reduction in online reservation fees paid by its 1,000 hotel affiliates with the successful global distribution launch of STAR Club.

Dolce Hotels and Resorts will invite its Facebook fans to propose dream vacations at the Dolce Hayes Mansion for its "Tell Us Your Story" contest. The fan whose idea gets the most votes will be awarded their own vacation.

Kayak.com and Sidestep.com were launched in 2005 by co-founders of Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia.

Guests rack up rewards and personalized perks with new Kimpton InTouch offers.

Customer service is synonymous with hospitality, especially for family-owned hotels. Creating a customer care strategy, like a Customer Bill of Rights, will create positive feelings in your guests and help sales in a down economy.