Energy Star for Hospitality: A Free Government Program Earning its Keep - By Glenn Hasek
There are currently 247 Energy Star labeled hotels listed on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star for Hospitality website. ...more

What Was The Year That Is? - By J. Ragsdale Hendrie
Year end summaries are marvelous, allowing pundits to espouse their expertise and awe within their industry nooks and crannies. They analyze tirelessly, they assess vigorously. They note laboriously the trends, the winners and the losers. But, the big Hospitality secret is nothing really changed and has not changed dramatically since HO JO's and Holiday Inn represented the Hospitality landscape. ...more

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Food & Beverage - Explosive Recipe Models - By Joe Dunbar
Once you have decided on a menu theme, suppliers, a production team and specific menu items, it's time to develop standard recipes. ...more

Restaurant Trends - Growing And Emerging Concepts - Data reflects change and activity from August 17, 2007 to December 17, 2007
Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts ...more

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HSMAI Foundation, TIA Release Highly-Anticipated Guide To Social Media & Social Networks Report
Working together to focus on emerging topics of importance to travel marketers, the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International Foundation (HSMAI), and the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) partnered to study, analyze and produce a comprehensive educational report titled: The Travel Marketer's Guide to Social Media and Social Networks. ...more

'Where the US goes, Europe will likely follow' - By Ritesh Gupta, Global Correspondent, EyeforTravel
In 2007 search engines in the US strengthened their Web 2.0 applications, in some cases via inorganic growth through acquisitions of social networking, review/ ratings sites and UGC sites. ...more

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Monthly U.S. Lodging Performance November 2007
Monthly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more

Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending December 15, 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

November 2007 Global Hotel Review
This report includes occupancy (Occ), average daily rate (ADR), and revenue per available room (RevPAR) for selected markets and countries for February 2007. ...more

Weekly U.S. Lodging Performance for the week of Dec 16, 2007 - Dec 22, 2007
Weekly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more

October 2007 Year To Date Canadian Lodging Outlook
Published in conjunction with STR (Smith Travel Research) and endorsed by the Hotel Association of Canada. This publication summarizes occupancy and average room rates from major cities in Canada. ...more

Top 10 Group Events December 2007 - National Market, Chicago IL, Washington DC
Square Footage Meeting Space Occupied, Square Footage Catered, Estimated Number of Attendees ...more

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Hotelier's Confession: Second Voyage Confirms There is a Difference in Cruise Experiences - By David M. Brudney
When I wrote an article following Karen and my first ever cruise to Alaska this summer, several readers admonished me not to judge the cruise experience based on a single voyage. ...more

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