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Vol.2, No. 2 : February 2005  


In this Issue:
> Industry News
> Business Travel Finally on the Upswing
> Traveler Tribute
> What?s going on at RoomSaver.com?
> Travel Trends: Fitness While Traveling
> How Are We Doing?
> Success Stories?
> Comments


Industry News
  • International travel to the United States is predicted to go up 4.5% (45.8 million) from 2004?s 43.8 million according to the Travel Industry Association?s (TIA) forecast of inbound travel to the U.S.

  • According to TIA, travelers tend to be quite computer savvy, with two thirds (65%) of the 98.3 million travelers who are online (63.8 million) using the Internet to make travel plans in 2004

  • Among online frequent travelers, 70% use the Internet for travel planning. Use of the Internet to actually book travel continues to increase, with 45% of all travelers now online having made travel reservations on the Internet during the past year. That translates to 44.6 million online travel bookers, up 6% over 2003 according to TIA

Business Travel Finally on the Upswing

Business and convention travel is on the upswing after four years of decline, a report released Tuesday by the Travel Industry Association of America shows.

From 1998 to 2003, business and convention travel volume fell more than 14%, but grew more than 4% in 2004, with stronger growth expected over the next few years.


Great news for hotels looking to book more weekday travel! According to RoomSaver.com?s 2004 Travel Club survey, over 20% of our online travelers are traveling for business. Capture those travelers with eye-catching trip clips and online brochures. Ask your sales rep about spots in the Travel Club monthly e-newsletter, the Traveler?s Tribune, and take advantage of RoomSaver.com?s business travelers!

View entire article on eHotelier.com >


Traveler Tribute
?I use RoomSaver.com all the time. Even when making reservations for our company travel.?

-Deluvia Martinez


What's Going on at RoomSaver.com?
Check out RoomSaver.com in the March 2005
issue of RedBook magazine!

In the section titled Money Smarts on page 65, RoomSaver.com is suggested as a great website for incredible Spring Break hotel rates. If you haven?t posted your Spring Break rates on your RoomSaver.com listing get with your sales rep today!


RoomSaver.com is making preparations for the March 2005 Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) Tradeshow in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Make sure to visit us in booth 1006!!

Stay tuned for more RoomSaver.com activity.
Always visit our website to keep abreast of your listings!
Let us know if we can make any changes for you.



Travel Trends: Fitness While Traveling
More than one-fourth of U.S. travelers?24.7 million adults?tried to keep those extra pounds at bay by using a fitness center or gym while traveling in the past three years. These travelers are more likely than total U.S. travelers to be male (55%), younger (39 years, average age), a college graduate (56%), have a professional or managerial occupation (36%), have children in the household (55%) and have a higher annual household income ($87,000 average (mean) annual household income).


With your RoomSaver.com username and password you can modify your listing at any time. Just login to the Advertiser?s Corner and use your username and password to adjust anything from your rates to your list of amenities! Make sure to highlight everything your hotel has to offer travelers! If equipped with fitness facilities or located near fitness facilities make sure to note that on your listing to grab the attention of 24.7 million fitness conscious travelers!

Ask your RoomSaver.com sales rep for more information on how to modify your account!

For more information click here>


How Are We Doing?
Have you taken the opportunity to take RoomSaver.com?s brief client satisfaction survey? We value your feedback and would like to know how we can serve you better. Click here to participate and we?ll send you a free gift!

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Success Stories?
?I would recommend this service to any hotel that needs to get more rooms filled and wants their return on investment to bounce back at them tenfold. I am extrememly impressed with the Reservation Call Source service. It?s a great way to monitor how many calls RoomSaver.com generates for us.

I also enjoy working with my RoomSaver.com sales rep, she is always very helpful and attentive when assisting me with whatever I need. With the number of reservations we?ve booked, I don?t see how we can afford not to list our properties on RoomSaver.com. I intend to continue to use RoomSaver.com as an online marketing partner in the future.?

Tom Rivera
Area Revenue Manager, Texasr
Intercontinental Hotels Group
Holiday Inn Select San Antonio Airport
Holiday Inn Downtown Market Square
Holiday Inn Austin-Towne Lake

We want to know about your success using RoomSaver.com, and what your employees and guests think. If you, your colleagues or one of your guests would like to share an experience with us, please e-mail editor@roomsaver.com.

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