Fresh Ideas on Making a Great First Impression - By Gary Pelton
As a hotel manager turned assisted living administrator, I have a unique perspective on what it takes to make a good first impression in both the assisted living and hotel industries. ...more

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish - How the USA should compete with the emerging power of China, India and Russia and maintain its economic supremacy - By Jerome Cedicci & Robin Trehan
India, China and Russia are widely considered a three-tiered threat to the US in terms of economic supremacy, mostly because these three countries combined account for 40% of the global population and 20% of its economy. On the other hand, the US is in the midst of a serious trade deficit that many consider catastrophic. ...more

Taking the 'Gut Feel' Out of the Food Cost Equation - By Chuck Gohn
Food cost. The sound of those words is enough to send a chill up the spines of the most intrepid chefs. Blood pressures are raised by it. Bonuses are forfeited because of it. Careers hinge on it. It is undoubtedly one of the most sensitive topics in the industry. ...more

New Opportunity for Hotel Property Tax Reductions - By Raymond Gray, Esq.
Disputes over hotel property taxes continue to mount all across the country and basically for one reason. Taxing authorities attempt to include both the real estate and the non-real estate values in developing their tax assessments when the law states that property taxes can be levied against only the real estate. ...more

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Cornell Study Explains Electronic Explosion in Packaged Travel
Changes All Along the Line: How the Internet Is Transforming Packaged-Travel Distribution ...more

Travel Demand Set to Reach New Peaks
Passenger numbers in January look set to break new growth records across all regions, for a variety of different factors and with many of the usual downsides. The latest consistent international and domestic passenger data is from ACI. It relates to the largest airports in October and shows total passenger numbers rising by 6.2% in the month and international passengers by 8.3%. ...more

2008 Slowdown for U.S. Hotels
PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR) is reaffirming their forecast for a modest slowdown in U.S. lodging industry performance in 2008. ...more

Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending December 1, 2007
Published in conjunction with STR (Smith Travel Research) and endorsed by the Hotel Association of Canada. This publication summarizes weekly occupancy and average room rates from major cities in Canada. ...more

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Top Trends Impacting the Travel Industry Revealed at HEDNA's December Conference
Attendees at HEDNA's December Conference, held December 3-5 in Phoenix, Arizona, discovered the top trends facing the hotel distribution industry and how to benefit from them. ...more

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Josh Hirsberg Named Boyd Gaming Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Santoro Promoted to Senior Vice President and Treasurer ...more

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Variable-Speed Hood Controllers Quickly Cut Kitchen Energy Consumption - By Glenn Hasek
When looking for the 'low hanging fruit' in a hotel - those areas that offer the easiest and fastest opportunities to save energy - one piece of equipment that is often forgotten is the kitchen exhaust hood. ...more

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Where does UGC fit into suppliers' online marketing strategy?
Social Media Strategies for Travel 2008 Special ...more

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Cornell University School of Hotel Administration to celebrate 25th anniversary of General Managers Program in January
The Cornell University School of Hotel Administration will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its General Managers Program (GMP) with a winter session running January 14 - 24, 2008, on the Cornell campus in Ithaca, New York. This unique leadership experience is designed for seasoned general managers and rising executives on the fast track to general management. ...more

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