Lessons from the Field - A Common Sense Approach to Success in the Hospitality Industry - By John Hogan
This is the premier of a new series titled LESSONS FROM THE FIELD that will address a range of topics. The world of hospitality has changed in many ways since I first started working in this industry in an independent Vermont resort, but it has also retained much of the best of what has drawn so many people to the hotel segment of hospitality. ...more

Online, Hotel Rates Define the 'Quality' of Your Facilities & Service - By Neil Salerno
'He, who reduces his rate, is the only one who knows what his product is really worth'. The traveling consumer today is well informed. In the absence of first-hand knowledge of your facilities and service, your rates define your hotel in the marketplace. If you reduce your rates, you could be reducing consumer perception of your hotel. ...more

Avoiding Mistakes and Losses with New Staff - By Ken Burgin
These days, we're all in the business of 'sellling' jobs to applicants: we need to get it right from the first day. ...more

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World Travel Trends Report
This is the sixth World Travel Trends Report commissioned from IPK International, founders of the World Travel Monitor, and the third covering information disseminated at the ITB Convention during the annual ITB Berlin travel trade fair. It also updates the World Travel Trends Report published following the World Travel Monitor Forum, more commonly known as the Pisa Forum, organised by IPK in San Giuliano Terme, near Pisa, Italy, in October 2007. ...more

Q1 2008 : The French hotel industry keeps warm!
After a record October (+14.3%), the first estimates for November show an increase in RevPAR of 9.6%, due to an increase both in occupancy rates (+2.3 points) and average rates (+5.9%). ...more

Weekly U.S. Lodging Performance for the week of Apr 06, 2008 - Apr 12, 2008
Weekly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more

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World-leading travel planning website software going global
Just four months after its New Zealand launch, the innovative www.cadabra.com online travel planning system holds more than $NZ2 million worth of future tourist travel plans - and is now looking for partners around the world to launch other Cadabra destinations. ...more

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Construction of Wyndham Resort Begins at Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts today announced that construction of its 400-room luxury resort in the Bonnet Creek Resort complex adjacent to Walt Disney World(R) at Lake Buena Vista, Fla., which began this month, is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2010. ...more

Molinaro Koger Arranges Sale of Chicago-area AmeriSuites to Noble Investment Group
Molinaro Koger (MK) announced today the firm's Chicago office facilitated the marketing and sale of the AmeriSuites hotel Chicago/Schaumburg, Illinois, on behalf of VK Suites a private investment firm affiliated with VK Development and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...more

Rezidor Signs 30th Hotel in CIS: Park Inn Kazan, Russia
The Rezidor Hotel Group (STO:RZT) reaches a new milestone in Russia & CIS - with the signing of the Park Inn Kazan (174 rooms, opening in Q2 2011) the company's portfolio of hotels in operation and under development now features 30 properties with almost 8,000 rooms. ...more

Construction Underway At Wyndham Vacation Resorts At National Harbor
Resort is Exclusive 250-Unit Upscale Vacation Ownership Resort at National Harbor Complex ...more

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10 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day 2008
EcoRooms & EcoSuites Board of Advisors recommends a few simple steps for the 39th anniversary celebration on April 22, 2008 ...more

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Marriott International Reports First Quarter Results
Worldwide company-operated comparable revenue per available room (REVPAR) rose 6.0 percent ...more

The Castle Group, Inc. Announces Southeast Asia Goals and Financial Results for 2007
The Castle Group, Inc. (OTCBB:CAGU) holding company for Castle Resorts & Hotels, announced its objectives for expansion into Southeast Asia in 2009 and financial results for year-end, December 31, 2007. ...more

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Political Headwinds For Hotels
Turnout was good this week for a legislative conference organized by the American Hotel & Lodging Association, a trade group. But as they took in cherry blossoms and sunny weather in Washington, hotel execs weren't treated to a favorable political outlook. ...more

Florida International University Graduates First Class in China with Hospitality Degree at the First U.S. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Twenty-nine students are graduating on May 5, 2008 from Florida International University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management school in China, located in Tianjin, the third largest city in China and the seaport of Beijing. ...more

LRA Worldwide and K Hotels Partner on 'K Quality Evaluation Program
K Hotels, the exclusive collection of some of the world's finest boutique hotels, has partnered with LRA Worldwide, Inc. to create a Quality Assurance evaluation program as a service for its membership. Branded 'K Quality,' the program was designed to help K Hotels members deliver an enhanced guest experience. ...more

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