media

Industry news, awards or media publications in which The Lido Group has featured:

e-Travel Blackboard MICE

September 2007
Hotel Reservation staff paint the town ‘Red’ at Lido’s ‘Black and White Res party’. (read full article)

Travel Daily AU magazine
First with the News on the Australian Travel market.

September 2007
Lido hosts its Reservations party each year - the only hospitality industry event exclusively for hotel front office and reservations staff. (download full article)

July 2007
Accommodation broker The Lido Group has been awarded a two year contract for the provision of domestic accommodation management services to the Dept of Defence. (download full article)

Media releases

March 2006
The Lido Group is announced as a finalist in the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) 2006 iAwards. (download full article)

November 2005
Lido Group partners with University of Technology Sydney to research and develop electronic accommodation clearing house and hotel distribution system. (download full article)

Industry awards

Event & Exhibition Association of Australia (EEAA) 2003
EEAA website award for 'Best Service Provider' (click for further information)

Business Travel Monthly (BTTB) magazine
The leading provider of business travel management information in the Australasian region providing information, analysis and opinion for buyers and managers of corporate travel.

May 2006
Accommodation set for revolution. Lido and its university partner are attempting to develop an “electronic accommodation clearing house” for hotels.(download full article)

October/November 2005
The Lido Group's Pierre Joseph gives an intermediary’s view on the hotel industry’s emerging shift towards dynamic room rates. (download full article)

August/September 2005
As corporates rush to put air travel on self booking tools, it’s only a matter of time until hotels
appear regularly on bookers’ screens. But accommodation analyst Pierre Joseph believes it’ll
take a while. (download full article)

April/May 2005
Apartments work for business - Apartment-style accommodation is growing fast in Australia, and corporates are responding. Accommodation expert Pierre Joseph advises on incorporating this option into a corporate travel policy. (download full article)

February/March 2005
It’s not just about price - While there’s still a strong emphasis on cost containment, accommodation expert Pierre Joseph argues that organisations need to consider a range of criteria when selecting their preferred hotel suppliers. (download full article)

BTTB Year Book 2005
Hotels upbeat about change - Change has been the key challenge for the accommodation sector in 2004. As Pierre Joseph reports, the industry is dealing not only with ever-changing market conditions, but also with distribution shifts. (download full article)

BTTB Year Book 2004
Hotels settling in The accommodation sector has been impacted by changing travel patterns – and changing purchasing methods. Industry insider Scott Mitchell ponders the future for hotels. (download full article)

October 2003
Many ways to buy - As hotel distribution diversifies, the choices for buyers become even more complicated. Not only are there countless properties from which to choose, there are also many ways of buying. The Lido Group’s Scott Mitchell looks at the various procurement options. (download full article)

May 2003
More popular than ever - As Australia’s leading accommodation management company, The Lido Group has watched with interest the surge in popularity of apartment-style accommodation in recent years. Scott Mitchell notes that what started out as corporates looking for a bit of extra space for longer term stays has grown to encompass a number of market sectors. (download full article)

May 2003
Official business - Grab a pile of requisition forms, itineraries and invoices. Lay them end-to-end down an office corridor – and take a look at a ready-made paper trail. While physical paper trails are easy to build, travel industry professionals say they’re time-consuming, and consequently expensive, to maintain. (download full article)

AustralianIT
Information technology section of Australia's national daily newspaper, australianit.com.au.

February 14, 2006
Ontology to find room at the inn. Jennifer Foreshaw. (download full article)

Convention & Incentive Marketing (CIM) magazine
National monthly news magazine serving meeting, convention, exhibition and incentive planners throughout Australasia.

January 2006
Matthew Tyler believes the future of C&I management lies firmly in cyberspace. A real-time, fully integrated event and booking service that can even offer your delegates cheap phone calls and discount meals. (download full article)