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Vol. 10: Issue 23 2008-06-18

INSIDE VIEW

Meeting Planners - Resigned To A Seller's Market - By Robert Mandelbaum

Given the strength of the U.S. lodging market, it is no surprise that meeting planners appear to have accepted the fact that is it a seller's market. Meeting planners have not abandoned their efforts to control their budgets. However, rising room rates, attrition clauses, and second-tier cities are no longer the hot button issues they once were. ...more

Building Teamwork Between Kitchen and Front of House - By Ken Burgin

The eternal drama of friction between floor staff and kitchen. It's boring, and unnecessary... ...more

The Cachet Of Hospitality Is The Ultimate Brand - By J. Ragsdale Hendrie

Folks, we've got it, and others want it. The term, Hospitality, evokes certain emotions and expectations, and we are the practitioners who make it work. We fulfill the dreams and deliver the goods. Hospitality is a most worthy cachet, and we cannot afford to lose that edge. ...more

Three Things to Know Before Conducting Your Own Surveys - By Jim Houran

Questionnaires are undermined by three key factors of which organizations are typically unaware. This Q&A with a noted expert provides knowledge to help organizations turn their questionnaire projects into powerful business tools. ...more

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FEATURED SUPPLIER

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FEATURED MAGAZINE

Site Selection Site Selection's editorial mission is to publish information for expansion planning decision-makers -- CEOs, corporate real estate executives and facility planners, human resource managers and consultants to corporations.

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ENVIRONMENT

World Environment Day: Encouraging Tourism Innovation For Climate Neutrality

In an expression of support for the United Nations Environment Program and its campaign to ¨'Kick the Carbon Habit' announced here in Wellington, UNWTO issues its 2008 Report on 'Climate Change and Tourism, Responding to Global Challenges' ...more

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HEADLINES

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

Hitwise May 2008 Travel Category Report

Hospitality R.O.I. METAPHOR - Let'S Play Ball! - By J. Ragsdale Hendrie

CHART Board Member Says, 'When It Rains, Train'

Hotel eMarketing - Beyond Rooms! - Jitendra Jain

Thailand's Tourism - waning confidence needs steady nerves - By Andrew J Wood

European Chain Hotels Market Review - March 2008

Israeli Tourism Peaks, Despite Dollar Slump

The OpenTravel Alliance Publishes Specification Version 2008A

PKF Predicts NBA Champs Using Hotel Performance Data

MGM Grand at Foxwoods(R) Selects MICROS 9700 Enterprise POS Solution and MICROS RES 4.0 POS Solution

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UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS

Guangzhou Huazhan Exhibition Co.,Ltd.
2008-06-26
The 6th Intl Hospitality Equipment, Supplies, Food & Beverage Fair,Guangzhou China

Tonkin Corporation
2008-07-28
Asian Hotel Investment Congress

Exhibitions India
2008-08-06
All About Food Expo 2008

Council of Hotel & Restaurant Trainers (CHART)
2008-08-09
CHART Hospitality Training Conference

Passkey
2008-08-22
Passkey Housing Forum 08

HSMAI
2008-09-10
Event Technology Expo

KTM Society
2008-09-20
KTM 2008

Meetings Technology Expo
2008-09-23
Meetings Technology Expo

HFTP
2008-09-24
HFTP Annual Convention & Tradeshow 2008

KioskCom Ltd
2008-10-01
KioskCom - Self Service Expo

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FEATURED BOOK

Designing With Light : Hotels

11 13/16 x 8 1/4 170 color and 5 black-and-white illustrations US Distribution only interior design Dictated by function and use, lighting choices vary considerably for each area in a hotel, and professional designers must carefully assess use before selecting and implementing lighting schemes. Hotels takes us into such world-renowned hotels as the Mondrian in Los Angeles, The Legian in Bali, Hotel Square in Paris, and the Chicago Beach Hotel in Dubai to demonstrate how their many-faceted needs are met. In lobbies, image and atmosphere are of paramount importance, for example. Suites where both business meetings and grand celebrations are held demand flexible lighting choices. On the practical side, energy-saving design is a critically important factor for hotels operating around the clock. Covering these and other aspects of lighting, Hotels offers a technical introduction to lighting basics, and features high-quality photos, lighting plans, diagrams, and a comprehensive glossary.
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