Lessons from the Field - Factors For Successful Interviewing Potential Hotel Sales Candidates - By John Hogan
My last three columns have discussed decisions to be made if your hotel needs a professional totally dedicated to the selling of property services, potential sources on where to recruit from and the significance of having everyone know what is expected in the job. I have had a good amount of feedback on all of them and I thank readers for their questions and comments. ...more

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Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending May 31, 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

Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending May 24, 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

Weekly U.S. Lodging Performance for the week of May 25, 2008 - May 31, 2008
Weekly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more

The Trouble with Background Checks
Employee screening has become a big business, but not always an accurate one ...more

Air Travelers Avoided 41 Million Trips in Past Year - U.S. Economy Takes $26.5 Billion Hit
First-of-Its-Kind Study Demonstrates Travelers Changing Behavior Due to Immense Frustration with Air Travel Process ...more

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Technology in HFTP's GUESTROOM 2010 Serves as an Industry Point of Reference
Only at GUESTROOM 2010 - a model hotel room - will one find a voice recognition alarm clock set by speaking to it instead of punching buttons, a virtual library of the latest best-selling books, a bed without a mattress, a closet that generates electricity, a 3D golf course tour, a bath that gives a massage to the beat of your favorite music, a transducer that turns almost any surface into a speaker and an art gallery with thousands of choices. ...more

SynXis Technology Partner Program Gains Momentum as Customers Gain Benefits of 'Best-of-Breed' Systems Integration
SynXis, the Sabre Holdings business that provides complete hotel distribution, Internet marketing and channel management solutions worldwide, announced today the expansion of its Technology Partner Program. ...more

icableholder.com, designed with the discerning Hotelier in mind!
icableholder.com is pleased to announce that it will have a stand (#1945) at this year's HITEC, in Austin Texas, June 17th to 19th, 2008. ...more

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Ameristar Casinos Names Brent Willits Senior Vice President and General Manager of Ameristar Council Bluffs
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASCA) today announced the appointment of Brent Willits as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Ameristar Council Bluffs, effective June 16. Willits replaces current Senior Vice President and General Manager Teresa Meyer, who will retire at the end of the month after 13 years with the company. ...more

Tropicana Entertainment Forms New Board With a Majority of Independent Directors, Names Butera CEO
Tropicana Entertainment Holdings, LLC has announced the formation of a new Board of Directors to help restructure the company and shape its long term strategy. The five-member Board is made up of three outside directors, company President Scott C. Butera, who has been named CEO and will report to the Board, and William J. Yung, who stepped down as CEO this week but remains on the Board. ...more

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155 East Tropicana Announces Termination of Asset Purchase Agreement with Hedwigs Las Vegas Top Tier, LLC
155 East Tropicana, LLC today announced the termination of the Asset Purchase Agreement with Hedwigs Las Vegas Top Tier, LLC, an affiliate of the investment group led by NTH Advisory Group, LLC. ...more

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Disposing of Energy Waste
Pineapple partners with AirCycle to provide a comprehensive and simple recycling solution for energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), and other electronic waste. ...more

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comScore Study Finds Online Hotel Bookings Continue to Shift From Online Travel Agencies to Supplier Sites
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR) , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of the online travel industry, which showed that supplier websites account for 72 percent of online hotel spend as of first quarter 2008, a 3-percentage point increase in dollar share from the previous year. ...more

Beyond Blogs
Three years ago our cover story showcased the phenomenon. A lot has changed since then. ...more

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Viejas Casino Sets New Record for Most Winners in a Month
50,000 Winners Cash-In During May ...more

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