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Vol. 10: Issue 37 2008-09-24

INSIDE VIEW

Outstanding Customer Service Simply Isn't Good Enough - By Nektaria Hamister, Matt O'Bryan, and Kent Sexton

We have a shocking confession: Matt, Kent, and I have absolutely no intention of providing excellent customer and co-worker service. We provide care. What's the difference? ...more

Principles for success as a manager - Part one: Understanding the Organization - By John Hogan

In our careers as hoteliers, we have all learned there are clear differences between 'leaders' and 'managers.' Leaders tend to be more inspirational and often have a vision of where they want to take their organization. The need for leaders is very clear - without their innovation and motivation, all industry and society itself would tend to be rather uninteresting and monotonous. ...more

Hotel Lessons Learned From A Five-Star School Principal - By Doug Kennedy

For five years now I've had the privilege of being a parent-volunteer at my children's public school, which is Hollywood Hills Elementary in Hollywood, FL. Now I might be a little biased in saying that this is the best elementary school anywhere, since Mrs. Roberts is my personal hero, but I do have lots of evidence to make the case that our school is one of the best in our state if not nation. ...more

Online, Hotel Rates Define the 'Quality' of Your Facilities & Service - By Neil Salerno

'He, who reduces his rate, is the only one who knows what his product is really worth'. The traveling consumer today is well informed. In the absence of first-hand knowledge of your facilities and service, your rates define your hotel in the marketplace. If you reduce your rates, you could be reducing consumer perception of your hotel. ...more

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FEATURED SITE

foodalert.org - Consumer food safety

FoodAlert.org is consumer food safety in action. FoodAlert.org's web site offers unprecedented free access to a market-leading high-speed telephone notification service that is reliable and easy to use, and provides timely notification of select food recall and safety alerts for American consumers and their families.
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FEATURED SUPPLIER

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FEATURED MAGAZINE

Contingent Workforce Strategies The only magazine focused exclusively on the use of contingent (temporary and contract) staffing.


Contingent Workforce Strategies, a new magazine that debuted in March 2004, is designed to serve as a must-read resource for executives and managers who use, or may in the future use, temporary/contract workers as part of their overall workforce/staffing strategy. The glossy full-color magazine features interviews with key thinkers and senior executives as well as offers case studies and reports of best practices, strategies, tools, analyses, metrics, and new research exploring the effective use of a contingent workforce. It is published 9 times a year.

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ENVIRONMENT

Hotel Renovations-Go Green and Save Green - By Bryan Higgins, VP Business Development for First Finish Inc.

Economical tips for eco-efficient renovations ...more

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HEADLINES

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

6 Online Travel Myths Unmasked at PhoCusWright Analyst Forum

Number of luxury hotels increase 16% - Hotel project boom in Dubai

Airline Industry - Zero Traffic Growth In August

Optimum Pace in Dating, Gambling, and Recruiting: Lessons from Dan Kutis and Kenny Rogers

Weekly U.S. Lodging Performance for the week ending 13 September 2008

International Visitation Up 11 Percent In First Six Months Of 2008 Spending At $69.9 Billion For The Year

What Part of No Don't You Understand? How to Track and Assess Lost Group Business - By Thomas Hazinski

Round Peg, Round Hole - By Ralf Borchert

STR reports U.S. hotel Pipeline for August 2008

ASTA Releases 2007 Service Fee Report

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UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS

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

EyeforTravel
2008-10-01
EyeforTravel Travel Distribution Executive Conference

EyeforTravel
2008-10-01
Travel Distribution Summit N.America 2008

EyeforTravel
2008-10-01
Revenue Management and Pricing in Travel 2008

EyeForTravel
2008-10-01
EyeforTravel's Ancillary Revenue in Travel USA 2008 Conference and Exhibition

ViBevents
2008-10-01
Technology to Enhance the Guest Experience - FREE Registration*

ACTE
2008-10-05
ACTE Global Education Conference

ACTE
2008-10-05
ACTE Global Education Conference

MaxEx Public Relations, LLC
2008-10-06
Connecticut Restaurant & Lodging Show

World Leisure Organization
2008-10-06
2008 World Leisure Congress

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Understanding Hospitality Accounting

New employees will easily understand the basic accounting information that drives hospitality operations. Readers practice handling actual work situations, applying ethics, and solving in-depth problems. An introduction to Statement of Cash Flows prepares employees to advance in their hospitality accounting position, while new information on Computerized General Ledger gives readers an edge no other basic hospitality accounting book can provide.
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