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Vol. 11: Issue 25 2009-06-24

INSIDE VIEW

New Data! Mining A Hotel's Operating Statement - By Robert Mandelbaum

When preparing the first edition of the Uniform System of Accounts for Hotels in 1926, the Hotel Association of New York City set out to establish a uniform 'responsibility accounting system' for the lodging industry. This dictum recognizes that one of the main purposes of the hotel operating statement is to provide a logical presentation of hotel revenues and expenses that enables management to act upon the interpretation of the data. ...more

The Weight of the Wait - Time is Money! - By Roberta Nedry

Think of how much today's consumer 'waits' on a daily basis, the doctor's office, traffic, on hold while on the phone, supermarket and gas lines, at the bank, DMV or utility office, for a spouse, for kids, for friends, for meetings to start and the list goes on and on. ...more

Food & Beverage - 6 Cool Tools to Build Buzz and Customer Traffic - By Ken Burgin

Customers often ask 'what's new?'...so what do you say? ...more

Social Media for Hotels - What You Can Do in This Economy - By Neil Salerno

TripAdvisor...The Best Thing since Peanuts ...more

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FEATURED MAGAZINE

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ENVIRONMENT

Florida's Green Lodging Program: Only the good die young...

A few weeks ago in a blog post, I sang the praises of Florida's outstanding Green Lodging program (FGLP). Established in 2004 by Florida's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), FGLP's small but dedicated staff has helped hundreds of properties statewide implement meaningful green initiatives, and has made their program a model for the country. ...more

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HEADLINES

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

How Spas Can Avoid A Financial Decline In 2009 - By Judith L. Singer

Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Identifies Seven Winners in the U.S. Lodging Market

STR reports US hotel performance for week ending 13 June 2009

Food & Beverage - 10 Equipment Essentials: Low-cost Profit Makers - By Ken Burgin

The Recession Doesn't Spare Travel & Tourism

Economic Recovery: Are Happy Days Here Again?

Booking Fees and the Bottom Line

STR reports Canada hotel performance for week ending 13 June 2009

Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending June 13, 2009

Rulings Threaten Expedia, Rivals With Paying Millions in Damages

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UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS

guangzhou huazhan exhibition co.,ltd
2009-06-30
The 7th HOSFAIR Guangzhou

Horwarth
2009-07-02
ANZHIC 2009 (Australia and New Zealand Hotel Investment Conference 2005)

Hotel Technology Next Generation
2009-07-13
Hotel Technology Next Generation Asia-Pacific Member's Conference

CHART - Council of Hotel & Restaurant Trainers
2009-07-25
78th Semi-annual CHART Hospitality Training Conference

International CHRIE
2009-07-29
2009 Annual ICHRIE Conference & Marketplace

ACTE
2009-08-12
ACTE Asia-Pacific Education Conference

The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)
2009-08-12
ACTE Asia-Pacific Education Conference

NBTA
2009-08-23
NBTA Annual Convention

Yeeld Solutions
2009-08-26
Yeeld Solutions Academy - Revenue Management Seminar

Yeeld Solutions
2009-08-27
Yeeld Solutions Academy - Online Distribution Seminar

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FEATURED BOOK

Accounting for Hospitality Managers

Those learning about hospitality accounting at the supervisory and managerial level will appreciate this textbook. This edition features NEW chapters on Budgeting Expenses, Forecasting Sales, Budgetary Reporting and Analysis, and Financial Decision Making. Unique features include a chapter on interim and annual reports, presentations of computerized regression analysis using readily available spreadsheet software; and discussion of such topics as open/close for the off-season, business acquisition, and vehicle leasing.
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