The soon to open Revel Casino in Atlantic City has an unusual Hiring Policy, where front line employees will have term limits of four to six years. Then, they must reapply for those very same positions.

These are the men of Hospitality performance art, and every company needs someone in this role.

Sometimes the obvious is just – well, obvious. Hospitals are scrambling for revenue, often just to exist. They are competing for the Consumer dollar in a very demanding marketplace. They are also reaching out to their communities, creating relationships and loyalty. Hospitals are cutting costs dramatically, but often overlook opportunities for revenue growth. Yet, right there in front of them is a potential and ready partner – the Spa business. Attention Administrators!

Look for the gurus, hire the wizards, retain the seers. Help us portend the future of our Hospitality Businesses. Oh, please do!

We have a barn burner going right now, where Applebee’s Bartenders and Servers (some 5,500 employees) feel that they have been short changed on their hourly rate based upon work performed.

Just like every other harried driver, I watch those highway behemoths steam along, cluttering my lanes and spewing noxious fumes. Of course, I am sipping my coffee, fiddling with the radio dial, making a phone call, absently watching the passing landscape, avoiding pedestrians, hub caps, 'road kill”'and the like, always driving defensively. But, the truckers prevail.

Everyone is a player now. Looking at Gaming from my perch in Massachusetts, I am astounded with the activity in the Northeast.

Our Hospitality landscape has shifted, and we have tried to adapt. Our mantra - doing more with less.

No better television or media fodder than politics.

There are Patrons who never are satisfied with a Hospitality Experience.