Associate Engagement - It All Starts At the Top - By Lizz Chambers, CHE, CHA
Woody Allen once said that 80 percent of success is showing up. Unfortunately, this accurately describes the mindset of the majority of workers today. ...more

Food & Beverage - Be A Pillar Of The Community - By Joe Dunbar
As you fight through the current economic downturn, try to find simple ways to improve profits. Recent articles suggest the higher cost of living has resulted in diners who tip less and buy fewer extras (double whammy for servers). When your recently seated guests turn down bottled water or another beverage, ask them if they'd like a nice pitcher of ice water. ...more

Lessons from the Field - Updating marketing and sales strategies mid year NOW is essential - By John Hogan
I have learned in my career to consider the marketplace, the competition and the overall trends and cycles if I expect to be successful. In the past, this has usually meant creating an annual marketing plan and working that plan. Weekly and monthly action plans would lead to quarterly reviews and updates. The next year's plan would take those updates and trends and as a team or a corporation, we would decide the next plan of strategies and tactics. ...more

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Survey Shows Americans Committed to Summer Travel, Despite High Gas Prices
BedandBreakfast.com recently polled more than 5,200 U.S. innkeepers about advanced bookings for the July 4th weekend. ...more

Russia Moves Towards More Local Management in Hotels - By Tatiana Veller
Over the past year, the number of expatriate employees in management-level positions in Moscow and St. Petersburg has decreased significantly in 3, 4 and 5-star hotels. ...more

Pay to Stay - By Christopher Mumford
At the risk of shareholder dissatisfaction, companies are awarding one-off bonuses to executives to keep them in place during tough market conditions. Is this a fad or do retention bonuses play an effective role in talent management? ...more

Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending June 21, 2008
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

No Decline for Business Hotels in 2008
Thanks to demand outside the U.S., the global lodging industry is finding traffic remains strong for high-end hotels ...more

Cornell Study Identifies Inconsistencies in Traditional Bordeaux Wine Classification
Authorities Will Revise Established French Classification ...more

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Red Lion Hotels Corporation Receives Unsolicited Indication of Interest from Columbia Pacific Opportunity Fund, LP
ed Lion Hotels Corporation (NYSE:RLH) today said that it has received an unsolicited, non-binding and conditional preliminary indication of interest to acquire the Company from Columbia Pacific Opportunity Fund, LP. ...more

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Blizzard Internet Marketing, Inc. Announces Change in Top Management
Blizzard Internet Marketing, Inc., a leading provider of successful, innovative, and professional online marketing solutions to the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce recent changes in their top management positions. ...more

Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach Hotel Launches New Website, Internet Optimization Partnership
Management and staff at Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach Hotel, one of the leading Southern California beach hotels, are welcoming all potential west coast vacationers to check out their newly-designed independent website. ...more

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aloft Rogers - Bentonville Opens
Starwood announces the opening of aloft Rogers - Bentonville, the third aloft to open anywhere in the world. ...more

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Business Travel Group Praises Global Entry Funding Measure
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA), the voice of the business travel industry, praised the advancement in the U.S. House of Representatives of a proposal to provide $10 million to fund the Global Entry international registered traveler program. In a markup meeting held today, the House Committee on Appropriations approved a Homeland Security Appropriations bill that includes the Global Entry funding. ...more

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