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Vol. 10: Issue 6 2008-02-13

INSIDE VIEW

Once Again, Revenue Gains Overcome Expense Growth - By Robert Mandelbaum

A familiar pattern repeated itself in 2006 - strong gains in hotel revenues surpassed significant expense growth, which resulted in double-digit increases in unit level hotel profits. ...more

For Many The Job Is Too Much - By Joseph M. Gravish

The statistics alone are telling!!! ...more

Six Thinking Hats - By Sandi Spivey

What makes a twelve-dollar hamburger worth twelve dollars? Hint: It's not just the Certified Angus Beef. ...more

Food & Beverage - Wine Cellar Investments - By Joe Dunbar

An article entitled 'The Best Restaurants For Wine Lovers' is featured in the current issue of Wine Spectator magazine (with category lists of the 3,955 award winners). The award winners are also featured in the dining guide which is formated by country and region. You can find lots of winners in major American cities. New York has the most winners of any city - 196. ...more

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FEATURED SUPPLIER

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FEATURED MAGAZINE

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ENVIRONMENT

Dollar Savings Keep Confederation Place Owners Hot on Trail of Solar Technologies - By Glenn Hasek

Bill Allinson, one of the owners of the Confederation Place Hotel here, was skeptical at first when approached several years ago about installing a $52,000 rooftop solar water heating system. At the time he thought that money could be better spent on FF&E, marketing and other necessities. Eventually, he changed his mind and now the 95-room property is benefiting big time from a system he describes as almost maintenance-free. ...more

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HEADLINES

Most viewed headlines this past week at Hotel News Resource. Click on the title to read.

How to terminate a hotel management agreement when an operator really deserves it! - By Jim Butler, author of www.HotelLawBlog.com

Hospitality Teaser: Customer Service Basics

World Travel Trends Report: Strong growth for US inbound, but outbound travel still sluggish

Are Franchises Bad Employers? A Closer Look at Burger Flippers and Other Low-paid Jobs

Training to Keep Your Hotel Sales Effort Strong - By Leora Lanz

Cost of Business Travel Climbs Despite Economic Slowdown, Survey Results Reveal Factors Driving Spending Decisions

Travel 2.0 - So Many Sites, So Little Time

Mobile Travel: The Time is Now - By Cathy Schetzina, Technology Analyst

Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending February 2, 2008

U.S. International Visitation Up 17 Percent In November 2007 Spending At $11.2 Billion For The Month

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UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS

Fresh RM
2008-02-17
Hotelympia 2008

Fresh RM
2008-02-17
Hotelympia

Fresh RM
2008-02-18
Hostec-Europe 2008

Fresh RM
2008-02-18
Careers In Hospitality

Reed
2008-02-19
AIME 2007

Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
2008-02-20
ADME Annual Conference

BIT
2008-02-21
BIT 2008 - International Tourism Exchange

Boston Globe
2008-02-22
Boston Globe Travel Show

ICreativeMinds
2008-02-23
IndiaTravelMart (ITM) - CHANDIGARH

Big Picture Conferences Inc
2008-02-25
Hotel Association of Canada's Annual Conference

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FEATURED BOOK

Dining by Candlelight : World's Most Romantic Restaurants by Andreas Kisler, Bra

Worlds Most Romantic Restaurants, written by international connoisseur Bradley O'Leary. In Dining By Candlelight, America's 200 most romantic restaurants.

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