Carib Pacific has announced their strategic partnership with HRG Real Estate Group located in Herradura Costa Rica.  This strategic partnership has resulted in the launch of Pure Condo Resort at Los Suenos, a first class collection of condo’s and villas located in the world class Los Suenos Resort in Costa Rica.

The development of Pure Condo Resort at Los Suenos  brings the luxury accommodations, located throughout the world class resort, together with a hotel brand and marketing company.

Carib Pacific Hotel Group will be providing Pure Condo Resort the marketing and revenue management systems, tools and expertise that are required to compete in the hospitality business at a time when hotels in Costa Rica are struggling with weak occupancy levels.

Mike Hardy, the president of HRG Real Estate Group, stated “we believe that this partnership with CP Hotel Group, will provide our business the competitive edge we are looking for to drive occupancy for our accommodations. ” Hardy went on to say “the ability of CP Hotel Group to provide the traditional hotel flag marketing systems and tools, while allowing HRG the ability to preserve its independent style and look, was a big plus for our company“.

About Pure Condo Resort a Los Suenos

Pure Condo Resort at Los Suenos is located one hour from the capital of San Jose and the international airport on beautiful Herradura Bay in the Central Pacific region of Costa Rica.

The Los Suenos Resort is recognized as Costa Rica’s premier luxury resort; Pure Condo Resort provides luxury accommodation within the tropical surroundings of the resort. Visitors will find themselves among all the amenities expected from a 5 star resort, including a Marina, Marina Village, Restaurants, Golf Course, Fitness Center, Pools and Beach Club.

Los Suenos is one of the major sport fishing centers of Costa Rica and is located 10 minutes form Jaco and Hermosa Beach which is home to world championship surfing.

About Carib Pacific Hotel Group

Carib Pacific Hotel Group operates a hotel brand under the names of Hotel Pure and Oceans Hotels and Resorts. Within Latin America and the Caribbean, CP Hotel Group has built a reputation by providing the marketing systems and tools as well as the revenue management expertise to independent hotels and managed condo/hotels, while allowing their partner properties the ability to keep their unique look and style, which is the backbone to the independent and boutique hotels and accommodations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

About HRG

HRG is a real estate and property management company with a significant presence in the Central Pacific region of Costa Rica. HRG specializes in managed inventory located within the world class Los Suenos Resort and marina

Pure Condo Resort at Los Suenos is located on Herradura Bay in the Central Pacific region of Costa Rica. Los Suenos Resort is recognized as Costa Rica’s premier luxury resort, providing luxury accommodation within stunning tropical surroundings.

While staying with Pure Condo Resort at Los Suenos, visitors will find themselves in a resort that provides all the amenities expected from a 5 star resort, including a world class Marina, the Marina Village filled with retail shops, 11 Restaurants, The Iguana 18 hole Championship Golf Course, Fitness Center, Heli port, Semi Private Pools and the exclusive Los Suenos Beach Club.

The resort is tailored for the family vacation, honeymooner, sport fisherman, golfer and adventurer all within a beautiful and relaxing environment.
Los Suenos boarders the Pacific Ocean among a backdrop of lushes rain forest, that is filled with tropical birds and wild life, where  It’s not uncommon to see flocks of green parrots, a Toucan, or pair of Scarlet Macaws flying overhead.

Each accommodation in Pure Condo Resort at Los Suenos is tastefully furnished and comes with all the amenities one would expect in a home away from home. This provides our guest the option to eat out, at any of the 11 restaurants within the resort, or enjoy the convenience of home cooked meals prepared in your private kitchen or grill your catch from a day of sport fishing out on the BBQ.

Daily maid service is provided with all our accommodations as well as tour and Concierge/Guest Services to assist you with all your needs and planned activities.
We have accommodations to cater to everyone’s needs, from 1 to 3 bedroom beautifully furnished condominiums, to stunning Villas and 6 bedroom private homes that provide exclusive privacy.

The entire resort is within a secure and gated community with private security providing  a safe environment for the entire family 24 hours a day.
Pure Condo Resort at Los Suenos is only 1 hour from the Capital of San Jose and the International Airport. In addition, the Resort is near the center of activities such as Canopy Tours, the famous  Carara and Manuel Antonio National Parks, world class Sport Fishing, Surfing , Bird Watching and the  nearby town of Jaco, which provides a large variety of choices of restaurants and shopping.

Pure Condo Resort provides everything needed to enjoy your vacation, regardless if you are seeking pure relaxation or excitement and adventure!

We look forward to seeing you soon at Pure Condo Resort at Los Suenos.

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) July 23, 2010 — Oriens Travel and Hotel Management Corp., a Global Boutique Hotel Brand Operator operating its Hotel PURE brand, is pleased to announce one of its partner hotels, the Hotel PURE Beach Inn has initiated the conversion from a smoking hotel property to a completely Non-Smoking property starting in August, 2010.

To make the Hotel PURE Beach Inn a better and more environmental friendly property, the management of the property has initiated the process of converting the once smoking property to a totally NON smoking property. The process will involve extensive deep cleaning and various upgrades at the currently smoking rooms in order to designate these rooms into NON smoking rooms. The management believes with this initiative, non smoking guests at the hotel will truly enjoy their stays without the worries of smoking environment for their families and be able to truly enjoy their vacations in Santa Cruz, California.

Further updates on this property also include the outstanding performance delivered by Hotel PURE marketing team of the incremental increase of room reservations and overall revenue to the property. Hotel PURE is officially responsible for more than 34% of the total revenue recorded at the property with room reservations booked directly through its CRS (Central Reservations System). The revenue does not include the actual telephone calls to the property driven by Hotel PURE which accounted for a further 32% of the total revenue. Both Hotel PURE and the management of the property are extremely pleased with the results being achieved at the property and will continue to work hand in hand to further building on these successes.

Hotel PURE is also pleased to announce the addition of a luxury Condo Resort located in Jaco, Costa Rica branded as the PURE Condo Resort. A totally revamped Internet website (www.PureCondoResort.com) has also been launched aiming at starting to take reservations later this month. For more information on the amenities on this beach front Resort which includes Restaurants, Spa, Golf Course, Bars, Pools and other amenities, please visit the Internet website: www.PURECondoResort.com.

Contact:
Oriens Travel & Hotel Management Corp.
(509) 561-7542

Research intensity has been increasing steadily. Travelers are consuming more content online before booking a trip.

Google has seen a 15 percent increase in site visits and 30 percent increase in search clicks prior to booking

Over half of business and personal travelers interact with online travel videos in all stages of their travel planning.

Consumers are booking their trips online closer to the travel date.

Travelers are searching more for local, point-of-interest-based information around a destination while planning for and during a trip.

Google has seen a 66 percent growth since 2004 in “Near +” and “Close To +” terms in the Hotels & Accommodations Category on Google.com.

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In the past week, rumors have swirled around the possibility of a new Google-developed Facebook-killer. But given the company’s long (and sometimes rocky) relationship with social networking, the development of such a site is likely to be anything but straightforward.

Social networking is Google’s white whale. The search giant’s otherwise nearly impeccable track record of launching properties has long been marred by its inability to make headway in the space largely dominated by Facebook and MySpace. The company’s failure isn’t for a lack of trying, of course. Google has made a number of attempts to corner the market, with limited success at best.

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The businesses that are most likely to be hit soonest are those known as travel meta-search engines, like Kayak and Bing Travel. These let users compare travel sites as well as prices from airlines and hotels themselves. But unlike on Orbitz, Expedia and Priceline, they don’t allow users to book with them directly. It seems that meta-search, rather than bookings, would be easiest for Google.

In fact, some analysts see Google’s move into travel as a direct reaction to the offerings at Bing, Microsoft’s search engine. Some of Bing’s features, like travel search, “have put some pressure on Google” to innovate, wrote Douglas Anmuth at Barclays Capital.

For the companies that do allow direct booking of tickets, analysts see less of an immediate concern. For one thing, Google itself said on its site that it “has no plans to sell airline tickets to consumers.”

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With the dramatic growth of the Internet and the increase of travel shoppers who research online, many hospitality professionals still struggle to use a cohesive Internet marketing strategy.  To better understand these trends, a new white paper by HSMAI, in conjunction with VIZERGY, explores through a survey of hotel executives how hotels and resorts can implement effective strategies.
The white paper, Best Practices for Maximizing Your Hotel’s Online Revenue & ROI, written by Kathleen Cullen, provides results from actual hoteliers who shared their experiences and areas of focus as it relates to Internet marketing and help for hoteliers to establish a comprehensive Internet marketing strategy.  It takes an in depth look at Website design best practices, effective marketing strategies and the importance of understanding analytics.  The white paper also reveals practical ways to avoid common pitfalls often seen in hotel Internet marketing.
“This white paper provides the results from actual hoteliers who shared their experiences, areas of focus as it relates to marketing, key metrics and best practices,” says Inspire Resources Founding Partner Kathleen Cullen.  “The goal is to provide an educational resource whereby hotel professionals can review the white paper and use it as a tool to assess current strategies, understand the areas for improvement and create a plan to action.”

The paper is broke down in three categories: Websites, Marketing and Measurement.  Each category includes the survey findings related to the respective topic, as well as recommended best practices and implications for each.  Some of the most interesting highlights of this study include the following discoveries:

· 70% of properties see their greatest returns in online investments

· 40% of respondents do not have a social media strategy

· 83% of hoteliers are using search engine optimization (SEO)

· 65% only spend 1 – 5 hours a week evaluating their online presence

Download a free copy of the whitepaper at Vizergy

While staying with Pure Condo Resort at Los Suenos, visitors will find themselves in a resort that provides all the amenities expected from a 5 star resort, including a world class Marina, the Marina Village filled with retail shops, 11 Restaurants, The Iguana 18 hole Championship Golf Course, Fitness Center, Heli port, Semi Private Pools and the exclusive Los Suenos Beach Club.

The resort is tailored for the family vacation, honeymooner, sport fisherman, golfer and adventurer all within a beautiful and relaxing environment.
Los Suenos boarders the Pacific Ocean among a backdrop of lushes rain forest, that is filled with tropical birds and wild life, where  It’s not uncommon to see flocks of green parrots, a Toucan, or pair of Scarlet Macaws flying overhead.

Each accommodation in Pure Condo Resort at Los Suenos is tastefully furnished and comes with all the amenities one would expect in a home away from home. This provides our guest the option to eat out, at any of the 11 restaurants within the resort, or enjoy the convenience of home cooked meals prepared in your private kitchen or grill your catch from a day of sport fishing out on the BBQ.

Daily maid service is provided with all our accommodations as well as tour and Concierge/Guest Services to assist you with all your needs and planned activities.
We have accommodations to cater to everyone’s needs, from 1 to 3 bedroom beautifully furnished condominiums, to stunning Villas and 6 bedroom private homes that provide exclusive privacy.

The entire resort is within a secure and gated community with private security providing  a safe environment for the entire family 24 hours a day.
Pure Condo Resort at Los Suenos is only 1 hour from the Capital of San Jose and the International Airport. In addition, the Resort is near the center of activities such as Canopy Tours, the famous  Carara and Manuel Antonio National Parks, world class Sport Fishing, Surfing , Bird Watching and the  nearby town of Jaco, which provides a large variety of choices of restaurants and shopping.

Pure Condo Resort provides everything needed to enjoy your vacation, regardless if you are seeking pure relaxation or excitement and adventure!

We look forward to seeing you soon at Pure Condo Resort at Los Suenos.

The Pegasus View sources data from billions of GDS and alternative distribution system (ADS) transactions, representing corporate and leisure travel respectively, for nearly 100,000 global hotels. With forward-looking data indicating sustained increases in GDS average daily rate (ADR) and length of stay (LOS), the May report also shows a remarkable +39.6% increase in net revenue on a date-of-booking basis for the GDS channel, according to Mike Kistner, chief executive officer of Pegasus Solutions.
“In last month’s edition, we gave Eyjafjallajokull much of the credit for the increased bookings and revenue through the GDS channel,” said Kistner. “However, in the absence of another ash crisis, May continued the upwards growth trend with the highest GDS revenue increase over 2009 for any month in 2010. May bookings only fell off April’s unexpected boost slightly, maintaining a powerful growth rate of +26.6%, and a continued rise in ADR of +6.5%.”

The ADS channel, which represents online hotel reservations, is experiencing somewhat slower and steadier levels of growth, accompanied by continually depressed ADR. These ADR levels, however are showing slight signs of increasing. With the now to be expected jump in look-to-books of +53.5% year-on-year, ADS revenue also remains stifled due to shorter stays. However, lead times in May increased by one-tenth to 26.2 days, another important indicator of a return in consumer confidence.
“Leisure travel demand is alive and well. Consumers will be traveling this summer, though they are shortening their stays and expanding searches for the best value,” added Kistner. “With the return of traveler confidence comes the opportunity to increase your revenue. Merchandise the guest experience, offer a guest-focused service model and create demand for your unique product.”

It is the firmly held view of Euro RSCG Worldwide that what we are seeing is a shift historic in scope and with lasting implications. In the mature markets of the western world especially, we are witnessing a broad and fundamental movement away from mindless hyperconsumerism and toward an approach that is at once more conscious and more satisfying – and certainly more sustainable.

To ascertain the extent to which this shift has taken hold around the world, we undertook a major global study at the end of 2009 that included an in-depth survey of 5,700 adults in seven countries: Brazil, China, France, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

What we found is that, to one degree or another, people in mature markets have grown sick of excess, tired of the constant push to accumulate more. The purveyors of hyperconsumerism promised happiness and ease; instead we are seeing record levels of stress and anxiety.

Large numbers of people are dissatisfied with the direction in which society is headed and with their own personal lifestyles. They still want more, but now they are defining that differently. Not more shiny trifles and mountains of disposable consumer goods, but, rather, more meaning, more deeply felt connections, more substance, and more of a sense of purpose. People are looking to live life in a way that offers longer-lasting satisfactions and pleasures than can be found at the mall.

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