Melissa DaSilva Makes Travel Dreams Come True

Vegas, Baby, Vegas at Resorts World Las Vegas

I was back in Vegas in November 2021 for the DEMA Dive Show and this time stayed at the brand new Resorts World Las Vegas. Part of my September 2021 IPW Travel conference was hosted there, so I had seen many of the amazing parts of this new property! View this post on Instagram A … Continued

Trends in Travel Media: Women in Travel Conference 2021

Join me July 14, 2021 for the Media Panel: New Trends in the Travel & Hospitality Landscape Rosanna Caira, Editor/Publisher at Kostuch Media Ltd. Julia Cosgrove, Vice President & Editor in Chief at AFAR Media Amy Alipio, Associate Managing Editor at National Geographic Travel Interviewed by Lisa Ellen Niver, Founder, Travel Journalist, & TV Host … Continued

EnRoute Magazine Air Canada May 2019 Lisa Niver's story Connect the Bots!

Connect the Bots! Robots and Artificial Intelligence in Hotels

Thank you to enRoute Magazine and Air Canada for publishing my story: “Connect the Bots! Robot Travail!”   FIRST SPOTTED: At The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Rose, the scintillating artificial intelligence chat bot can lead you on a graffiti art tour of the property by text message. She will educate you about the artists, answer … Continued

Richard’s Picks: Best Hotels in the World, Spring 2016

By Richard Bangs In the early days of Expedia.com, our business strategy was based on the agency model; taking a small commission on every hotel booking. Problem was, it usually cost more to process a booking than the commission brought in, so what we lost in margin we made up for in volume. Then a … Continued

Captain Obvious: Getting Fit for the Oval Office

The current presidential campaign might seem entertaining enough as it is but Captain Obvious is running to make a difference and to state well… what we already know, but in a hilarious way. Hotels.com is supporting the Captain’s run by giving him a warm place to sleep during his journey through all 50 states. Simply following his … Continued

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