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Vol. 11: Issue 49 2009-12-09

INSIDE VIEW

Riding High Through the Recession - What Jam Bands Can Teach the Brands - By Rob Rush

A recent article in Forbes magazine described a Friday night this past June, when 15,000 fans descended on New York's Jones Beach Amphitheater in a torrential rainstorm to listen to the band Phish at one of the first concerts on their 2009 summer tour. Despite the downpour, hundreds of other fans with no tickets in hand roamed the parking lot hoping to get lucky and find a way in to this sold-out show. Apparently no one got the memo about the recession. ...more

To Make Hotel Training Work, Make It Fun! - By Doug Kennedy

As hotel industry trainers we all know just how excited our frontline associates typically get when notified of an upcoming training workshop or seminar, which is of course not very! Certainly, many participants are excited about new-hire orientation and their initial departmental training. ...more

Web 2.0 Employment Branding - By Douglas Rosen

The advent of social networking has brought a higher level of interactivity than ever before. HVS Executive Search looks at how hotel companies should use social networking as a strategy for their sales and marketing and customer relationship efforts ...more

Upgrading in the Downturn - By Christopher Mumford

Many companies are downsizing and cost cutting but also taking advantage of the opportunity to assess their talent and to upgrade where necessary. ...more

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FEATURED SITE

AHLA Educational Institute

Established in 1953 as a nonprofit educational foundation of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the Educational Institute's mission is to support AH&LA by becoming the preferred provider to the lodging industry, hospitality schools, and related hospitality industries both domestically and internationally by developing and providing quality resources to train, educate, and certify hospitality professionals.
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FEATURED SUPPLIER

SpaBooker

SpaBooker, a division of global spa resource SpaFinder, Inc., is a business management and online scheduling solution that connects spa and wellness customers from across the Internet directly to a business' appointment book, allowing consumers to view available treatments and times and book live, verified appointments. Businesses can also use the included booking engine and eCommerce solution on their own websites at no additional cost.
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FEATURED MAGAZINE

Chief Learning Officer Chief Learning Officer magazine focuses on solutions for enterprise productivity in the enterprise learning market.

Chief Learning Officer provides valuable guidance and insight to global enterprise education executives. The very people who oversee, authorize, fund and support learning and development programs turn to CLO as a trusted source when implementing initiatives for employees, customers, partners and suppliers. CLO gives them access to the knowledge and strategies they need to align workforce development with their overall business objectives.

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ENVIRONMENT

Holiday Inn Northwest/Sea World Swimming in Savings - By Glenn Hasek

With its recent $1 billion in renovations, the Holiday Inn brand has earned well-deserved publicity. Perhaps the Holiday Inn property deserving of the most buzz this year, however, is the brand new Holiday Inn Northwest/Sea World in San Antonio. The 194-room hotel is on track to be the first LEED certified hotel in Texas and the first LEED certified property within the 3,300-property Holiday Inn brand. ...more

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HEADLINES

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Upcoming Facebook changes: 7 things brands need to know

White Paper - Increase Your Returns Using Event-Based Marketing

SoftCafe releases MenuPro 9 - World's Leading Menu Design Software

REVPAR GURU's Hotel Industry Predications For The Coming Year

Touch Point Trauma... or Service in Toon Town - By Roberta Nedry

STR reports US performance for week ending 28 November

Axxess Industries Inc. provides innovative technology solutions to CityCenter's Vdara Hotel and Spa in Las Vegas

White Paper - Customer Relationship Management: The Winning Strategy in a Challenging Economy

Mandarin Oriental at CityCenter in Las Vegas features innovative technology solutions by Axxess Industries Inc. interfaced to Control4 and HotSOS

Hard Rock International Announces the First Ultimate All-Inclusive Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana

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UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS


2010-01-03
Top 100 Chinese Restaurants in the USA Awards Show

Caribbean Hotel Association
2010-01-10
Caribbean Marketplace

Blizzard Internet Marketing
2010-01-12
Boosting Your Hotel's Website Search Engine Rankings on a Budget

IH&RA
2010-01-18
IH&RA Annual Congress

TRAVX International Inc.
2010-01-23
Seattle Travel Show

AH&LA
2010-01-25
Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS)

H&FS INDIA PVT LTD
2010-01-27
HOSTS INDIA

hospitalitylawyer.com
2010-02-03
Hospitality Law Conference

Centaur Media PLC
2010-02-09
Travel Technology Europe

www.enter2010.org
2010-02-10
ENTER2010 - eTourism Conference

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FEATURED BOOK

Food and Beverage Cost Control, with CD-ROM

The revised and updated Fourth Edition of Food and Beverage Cost Control, with CD-ROM provides students and managers with the wide-ranging knowledge and specific solutions they need to keep costs low and margins high.
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