Happy Holidays, everyone.
I know it's been awhile since I last posted -- but we've been busy behind-the-scenes. Lots of new and cool things coming soon, so keep an eye right here for news and rumors!
Anywho, if you haven't already booked your Holiday vacations, do so now! Lots of special rates can be found all over.
Have a safe and happy Christmas & New Years!
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Property-of-the-day: The Ice Hotel Quebec
Today's spotlight property is The Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada. Freeze your tail off in the Great White North, eh!
It is made out of ice and snow every year, and melts away in the spring. There are 32 rooms, which contain a sleeping bag to keep you warm while you sleep. Amenities include hot beverages served each morning.
This is definitely a unique experience! You can visit the official site, or book the Ice Hotel online at Resideo, as always!
It is made out of ice and snow every year, and melts away in the spring. There are 32 rooms, which contain a sleeping bag to keep you warm while you sleep. Amenities include hot beverages served each morning.
This is definitely a unique experience! You can visit the official site, or book the Ice Hotel online at Resideo, as always!
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
City-of-the-day: Panama City Beach
Hello folks! Today we introduce a new section of the site: City-of-the-day, where I highlight a different city.
First up: Panama City Beach, Florida. That's right, our own backyard is full of awesome properties and hotels.
Check often, cause you never know when there will be specials.
Enjoy!
First up: Panama City Beach, Florida. That's right, our own backyard is full of awesome properties and hotels.
Check often, cause you never know when there will be specials.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Imagine you manage a hotel...
I spend a small chunk of each morning here at work (and a small chunk of my time in the evenings after I get home) checking out hotel news sites & individual hotel press releases for articles that I can attach to properties that we have in our reservation system.
It's been interesting to see that some properties haven't updated their own press release webpages in years, while others update on almost a weekly basis. We've seen this sort of thing over and over with hotels during the last few years we've been working closely with hotel managers, etc.: Some just don't seem to give a damn, thinking that folks will come stay at their place regardless of what they do, while others know that keeping active in all aspects of the business is the only way to keep interest up.
A lot of the sites that I keep an eye on (Topix.net, HotelMotel.com, PRNewsWire.com, etc.) tend to do a good job of highlighting important information in the hotel industry -- but an alarming majority of these news bites are "Property XYZ welcomes Joe Schmoe as new Director of Redundancy". Now, don't get me wrong, that's important -- but c'mon, travelers are the ones paying the bills at hotels, and I don't think any of them care about that sort of thing. They want to know about new services, opportunities and the like.
Now, you'd think that any time something new and exciting at a property happened, that they'd announce it to the world, right? You'd be surprised...
It's been interesting to see that some properties haven't updated their own press release webpages in years, while others update on almost a weekly basis. We've seen this sort of thing over and over with hotels during the last few years we've been working closely with hotel managers, etc.: Some just don't seem to give a damn, thinking that folks will come stay at their place regardless of what they do, while others know that keeping active in all aspects of the business is the only way to keep interest up.
A lot of the sites that I keep an eye on (Topix.net, HotelMotel.com, PRNewsWire.com, etc.) tend to do a good job of highlighting important information in the hotel industry -- but an alarming majority of these news bites are "Property XYZ welcomes Joe Schmoe as new Director of Redundancy". Now, don't get me wrong, that's important -- but c'mon, travelers are the ones paying the bills at hotels, and I don't think any of them care about that sort of thing. They want to know about new services, opportunities and the like.
Now, you'd think that any time something new and exciting at a property happened, that they'd announce it to the world, right? You'd be surprised...
Friday, September 08, 2006
Property-of-the-day: Sheraton Taipei Hotel
Today's property spotlight falls on the Sheraton Taipei Hotel, which is located in what is currently the world's tallest building - Taipei 101.
Talk about a view, eh? The building was completed in 2004, and has held the "World's Tallest Building" title since that time.
So, if you're looking for a room with a view, check out rates and availability. For more information, visit the official site.
Talk about a view, eh? The building was completed in 2004, and has held the "World's Tallest Building" title since that time.
So, if you're looking for a room with a view, check out rates and availability. For more information, visit the official site.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Didjaknow? Specials, specials, read all about em...
We all like to save to money, so with that in mind, Resideo maintains a list of properties that are offering discounts, saving you time and effort (and money!).
Cool!
It's easy: from the Resideo home page, click the "Current Specials" link (found at the bottom of each page). That will take you to a page with a list of cities that have properties with discounts. Click on a city, and you'll see a list of properties in that city, with those offering discounts listed first.
Have fun!
Cool!
It's easy: from the Resideo home page, click the "Current Specials" link (found at the bottom of each page). That will take you to a page with a list of cities that have properties with discounts. Click on a city, and you'll see a list of properties in that city, with those offering discounts listed first.
Have fun!
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Didjaknow? Post your very own hotel review...
Welcome to the first Didjaknow, a look at interesting items & features at Resideo.
This first Didjaknow is all about hotel reviews -- reviews from real folks like you who want the world to know about their stay, good or bad, at a property.
You can post your review at any of the 27,000+ properties that we have in our system. If you've stayed at a hotel, odds are it's in our system, and odds are someone else on the net wants to know about your visit!
So, first things first: Set up a free Resideo profile. Then, head over to our home page -- there's a special search feature that will allow you to go directly to the review input form for the property you choose. It's that easy!
So, why are you still reading this? Go review!!
This first Didjaknow is all about hotel reviews -- reviews from real folks like you who want the world to know about their stay, good or bad, at a property.
You can post your review at any of the 27,000+ properties that we have in our system. If you've stayed at a hotel, odds are it's in our system, and odds are someone else on the net wants to know about your visit!
So, first things first: Set up a free Resideo profile. Then, head over to our home page -- there's a special search feature that will allow you to go directly to the review input form for the property you choose. It's that easy!
So, why are you still reading this? Go review!!
Friday, September 01, 2006
I blog, you blog, we all blog...
Sorry, it's hard to concentrate, cause after coming up with the title for this entry I'm getting hungry for some ice cream. Damn...gotta stay on track here....
Ok, Linda, our SEO tech here at Resideo has started not one, but two blogs! Yikes! I can hardly think of anything to say on a regular basis (hence no post yesterday -- I know, you're crying), and she's got 2.
Her more personal-centric blog is resideolinda.blogspot.com and her more business-oriented blog is wikihoteltravel.blogspot.com -- check em out!
As you may or may not know, Our CTO also has a blog at resideo.blogspot.com.
I'll edit this post as more of the Resideo staffers start their own blogs.
Ok, Linda, our SEO tech here at Resideo has started not one, but two blogs! Yikes! I can hardly think of anything to say on a regular basis (hence no post yesterday -- I know, you're crying), and she's got 2.
Her more personal-centric blog is resideolinda.blogspot.com and her more business-oriented blog is wikihoteltravel.blogspot.com -- check em out!
As you may or may not know, Our CTO also has a blog at resideo.blogspot.com.
I'll edit this post as more of the Resideo staffers start their own blogs.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Property-of-the-day: International Inn
Today's Property-of-the-day is:
International Inn -- Home of Cuddle and Bubble
Yeah, I know what you're thinking..."Cuddle AND bubble? How can they do both?" Well, my friends, they do. They do...
Anywho, International Inn is located in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and offers suites designed to rekindle romance. Each room has a whirlpool and the property features an on-site restaurant, the Gazebo Garden Room. You can visit the official International Inn website, or book your room at Resideo.
Happy bubbling!
International Inn -- Home of Cuddle and Bubble
Yeah, I know what you're thinking..."Cuddle AND bubble? How can they do both?" Well, my friends, they do. They do...
Anywho, International Inn is located in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and offers suites designed to rekindle romance. Each room has a whirlpool and the property features an on-site restaurant, the Gazebo Garden Room. You can visit the official International Inn website, or book your room at Resideo.
Happy bubbling!
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Property interaction?
We've been getting a lot of visitor-supplied questions lately -- which is great. Means more folks are visiting our site and are able to understand the process of creating an account and posting a question (not that it's tough). That's definitely a good thing.
Unfortunately, we're left with the task of answering these questions since there still aren't enough folks flowing through the site to see the questions and answer them in a timely manner. Most questions are pretty easy to answer, but some take a bit of work.
Now, ideally, someone from the property would monitor their forum and answer the questions themselves -- I mean, who knows the property better? But -- I fear that we're going to get some property folks who are going to post their direct phone number and/or webpage address. Is that ok? In the long run, yeah, probably so. Hopefully the original poster, and anyone who might have found our site and is reading the discussion online, will decide "Hey, this is where I want to book the stay". But...well, one never knows....
Unfortunately, we're left with the task of answering these questions since there still aren't enough folks flowing through the site to see the questions and answer them in a timely manner. Most questions are pretty easy to answer, but some take a bit of work.
Now, ideally, someone from the property would monitor their forum and answer the questions themselves -- I mean, who knows the property better? But -- I fear that we're going to get some property folks who are going to post their direct phone number and/or webpage address. Is that ok? In the long run, yeah, probably so. Hopefully the original poster, and anyone who might have found our site and is reading the discussion online, will decide "Hey, this is where I want to book the stay". But...well, one never knows....
Monday, August 28, 2006
My boss went to a conference and all I got was this stupid blog
Well, not really. But, my boss did go to a search engine conference out in California recently, and one of the outcomes was an interest in blogging.
So, with that in mind...Hi! I'm Rob, and I work for Resideo Reservations, an online hotel reservation system. Here, you'll find work-related musings (I'll keep my personal blog, well, somewhere personal) and other potentially boring things.
In theory, I'll post day-to-day office gossip, er, I mean news, as well as talk about features that are available on our site. Maybe highlight an interesting area or property along the way.
Who knows? I know I don't. But stick around, ok?
So, with that in mind...Hi! I'm Rob, and I work for Resideo Reservations, an online hotel reservation system. Here, you'll find work-related musings (I'll keep my personal blog, well, somewhere personal) and other potentially boring things.
In theory, I'll post day-to-day office gossip, er, I mean news, as well as talk about features that are available on our site. Maybe highlight an interesting area or property along the way.
Who knows? I know I don't. But stick around, ok?
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