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INSIDE VIEW
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The Race to Improve Search Engines - and Their Business Models
Consumers these days swim in an alphabet soup of digital devices -- PCs and PDAs, DVRs and iPods, MP3 and DVD players. And each device delivers a host of programming that is not easily enjoyed on the others. Try reading a blog on your iPod or watching The Sopranos on your Blackberry. ...more
Making the Right Impression at the Front Desk - By Nicole Ollis, Hamister Hospitality
How Proper Etiquette Helps Sell Walk-Ins and Creates Long-Term Patronage ...more
Building a Blog Strategy in Hospitality - By Jason Price and Max Starkov
Grow Customer Relationships and Direct Online Revenue ...more
Look for Tax Savings in Hotel Personal Property - By Mark Hutcheson
Property taxes, a major component of hotel operating expenses, directly affect the bottom line success of the property. As a result, a significant amount of attention focuses on the valuation of hotels for property tax purposes. ...more
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FEATURED SITE
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Sustainable Travel International
Sustainable Travel International is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to promote sustainable development and eco-friendly travel by providing programs that help travelers and travel-related companies protect the environmental, socio-cultural and economic needs of the places they visit, and the planet at large.
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MARKET RESEARCH
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Gay and Lesbian Travel - US
In this report, Mintel clearly identifies the principal external factors driving or curtailing growth in the market for LGBT travel. Consumer research reveals the attitudes, needs and behavior of LGBT consumers, with analysis broken down both by demographic characteristics, and by travel type (for example, LGBT travelers prefer travel in the non-peak months of October, September and February, creating opportunity for a reliable off-season business).
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HEADLINES
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Most viewed headlines this past week at Hotel News Resource. Click on the title to read.
Top 50 Destinations List For Summer 2006
Summer vacations run on empty
Video - Hotel room of the future
Washington, DC: Entering New Territory - By Petr Kulic
Travel Industry Applauds Proposed Extension of WHTI Deadline
A Butler in Every Room
AAA Says Busiest Fourth of July Travel Weekend Ever
New Poll Shows American Public Overwhelmingly Wants Action On Immigration Reform This Year
Starwood Vacation Ownership Launches Sales of First Westin-Branded Timeshare Resort in Kauai
Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending June 24 - 2006
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UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS
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International Institute for Peace through Tourism
2006-07-15
Tourism-Agent for Peace?
NBTA
2006-07-16
NBTA Annual Convention 2005
Exhibitions and Trade Fairs Pty Ltd
2006-07-23
ICTF 2006 - International Catering Trade Fair
HSMAI
2006-07-24
World Quest - New York
HSMAI
2006-07-27
World Quest - Washington
HSMAI
2006-07-28
World Quest - Chicago
CHART
2006-07-29
CHART Hospitality Training Conference
HSMAI
2006-07-31
World Quest San Francisco
HSMAI
2006-08-04
World Quest Seattle
ICreativeMinds
2006-08-11
IndiaTravelMart (ITM)
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FEATURED BOOK
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Hip Hotels: Escape by Herbert Ypma
Getting away from it all is as much a part of modern life as late nights at the office and rush-hour traffic. We can all use an escape to exotic destinations, but free time is scarce and the choice of where to go is more important than ever. Paradise is the aim--perfect weather, great food, and breathtaking surroundings--and Hip Hotels
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