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Vol. 11: Issue 50 2009-12-16

INSIDE VIEW

Winning in a Reset Economy: Three Steps to Successs - By Brenda Fields

Unless we have been living under a rock for the past year, we would know that the world's economy has plummeted and that the hospitality industry worldwide has experienced an unprecedented drop in RevPAR, the primary indicator of profitability. As the world is adjusting to this new economy, the hospitality industry is searching for ways to recover. ...more

Closing that hotel may be the worst money-saving idea you ever had! - By Jim Butler, author of www.HotelLawBlog.com

Lenders, here's why mothballing a hotel can be a very bad idea. ...more

How a Little 'Friction' Can Change a Competitive Landscape

For a business, losing a customer can feel a little like getting dumped. Questions linger: What did I do wrong? What does that other business have that I don't? How can I ever compete in such a cutthroat market? Well, maybe you do have too many competitors. Maybe there is something you need to improve. Or maybe the customer simply has personal preferences that are not met by your business. ...more

How to Optimize Your Hotel Website for Natural Search

What is Natural Search? Natural (or organic) search is the term used to describe the results displayed on the left hand side of a search engine results page based on a specific keyword query. ...more

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FEATURED SITE

AH&LA's Green Best Practices Website
Online resource featuring AH&LA members' cost-effective and eco-savvy practices.
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FEATURED SUPPLIER

InnQuest Software

InnQuest Software launched roomMaster over eight years ago with a commitment to provide excellent hotel software at an affordable price. Today, over 2,500 properties in over 50 countries rely on roomMaster to run their businesses more efficiently. Over the past twelve months more properties chose roomMaster than any other system!
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FEATURED MAGAZINE

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From product reviews to real-world case studies, InformationWeek has the technology field covered.That's why more than 440,000 savvy IT and business professionals count on InformationWeek for reporting and analysis.

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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

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

5 Leading Menu Trends for 2010

Workplace Challenges: Managing Layoffs, and Motivating Those Left Behind

FTC December Deadline here; bloggers & internet advertisers need comply

Changes, They are a Comin'! Job Market Loosens Up - By Alan E. Young, Partner, Apical Resource Group

Destinations to watch in 2010

Hitwise November 2009 Travel Category Report

ITB World Travel Trends Report: European Travel Industry Cautiously Optimistic in the Wake of Massive Losses

Monitoring the Rising Strategic Importance of Social Media to Travel Companies

STR reports US performance for week ending 5 December

Winning in a Reset Economy: Three Steps to Successs - By Brenda Fields

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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

Etourism: Information Technologies for Strategic Tourism Management

The first book to cover the issue of Information Communication Technologies, business strategy and tourism from a strategic perspective has been written by Dr Dimitrios Buhalis, course director for the MSc in eTourism and Director, Centre for eTourism Research (CeTR) at the School of Management, University of Surrey.
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