Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) within Hospitality Industry - By Kison Patel & Robin Trehan
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) have been available since 1960, but it has only been in the last decade that they have become a major powerhouse on the exchange. ...more

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The Coffee Wars Heat Up: New Strategies to Jolt the Caffeine-Conscious Consumer
Warren Buffett once called the cigarette the perfect product: 'It costs a penny to make. Sell it for a dollar. It's addictive.' ...more

Pooling Tips - Team Building - By Joe Dunbar
Many of my clients have a policy of pooling tips. Does this policy reward mediocre performance equally with superior performance? Maybe. ...more

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Trends in European Internet Distribution - of Travel and Tourism Services by Carl H. Marcussen
Online travel sales increased by as much as 34% from 2004 to 2005 and reached EUR 25.2 billion in the European market in 2005 - or 10.3% of the market (up from EUR 18.9 bn. or 7.9% in 2004). ...more

Cornell Study Examines Hotel Loyalty Programs and Internet Intermediaries
Hotel-Chain Loyalty Points At Issue For Internet Intermediaries; Cornell Professors See Tough Decision for Hotel Chains on Loyalty Programs for Merchant Bookings ...more

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Disconnect between Expenditures, Organizational Performance and Human Capital - By Jerry Jerome Cedicci & Robin Trehan
The confusion between knowledge and information has caused companies to spend billions of dollars in information technology investments that have often led to poor results ...more

Tired of Hotel Sales Training That Excites...But Doesn't Change Anything? - By Neil Salerno
Hotel sales training has been an important, yet somewhat controversial topic for many years. Everyone agrees that the potential benefits that can be derived from training make it a great investment. But, in too many cases, the results have fallen short of its expectations; we find that, sometimes, there is a huge gap between what people learn during the training and what they actually practice after training. ...more

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WTTC signals continued growth and room for improvement in new report for China and SARs
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) presented today its brand new report on China, China Hong Kong SAR and China Macau SAR: The Impact of Travel & Tourism on Jobs and the Economy to China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) and Beijing Tourism Authority (BTA) as well as over 100 representatives from the Travel & Tourism and media community of Beijing. ...more

A ticket to ride to Liverpool's hotels
Liverpool - recently designated European Capital of Culture - and now widely seen as a 'cool' place to be, has plenty to smile about. In 2005, the city's hotels reported their strongest growth yet, outperforming any other market in the UK. ...more

Middle East Hotel Markets - Outlook, Trends and Opportunities, and Hotel Valuation Index - By Elie Younes
The Middle East hotel market survey assesses the trends in trading performances, investments and values for 16 markets in the region. ...more

Weekly U.S. lodging performance for the week of Apr 16, 2006 - Apr 22, 2006
Weekly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more

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New Poll Finds Popular Opposition to Off-Reservation Casinos
Tribal Coalition Calls on Federal Agency for List of Tribes Applying for Off-Reservation Casinos ...more

New Study on Hotel Housekeeper Health and Safety
New Study Reveals Hotel Housekeeper Work is Dangerous, and Getting More Dangerous; Vast Majority of Housekeepers Coping with Persistent Pain on the Job; Addition of Luxury Amenities Correlates with Increasing Rates of Injury ...more

The Ins and Outs of Buyouts: Should Companies Offer Them? Should Employees Accept Them?
When General Motors last month offered buyouts and early retirement packages to 113,000 hourly workers, the move focused new attention on a key aspect of the continually evolving relationship between employers and employees. ...more

'Low-Cost' to Stay - If Costs Stay Low
The 'low-cost revolution' is here to stay, as long as costs outside the industry's control can stay at reasonable levels. Delegates attending the 55th PATA Annual Conference session on 'Lowering the Cost, Keeping the Value - Defining the Low-Cost Revolution' learned this today in Pattaya, Thailand. ...more

Asia Pacific Travel Industry Healthy, but Perceptions are Limiting Growth
Global tourism can expect sustained growth driven largely by the emerging outbound markets of China (PRC) and India, delegates at the 55th Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Conference learned today. ...more

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Travel Prices Increase 4.3 Percent In March
The March Travel Price Index, rose 4.3 percent compared to March 2005 and 2.6 percent from February 2006. Gasoline price increased 17.0 percent from one year ago. Lodging prices were up 1.1 percent compared to March 2005 and 5.6 percent from last month. Airfares increased 6.7 percent against twelve months earlier and 1.1 percent from previous month. ...more

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