Is Your Team Too Big? Too Small? What's the Right Number?
When it comes to athletics, sports teams have a specific number of team players: A basketball team needs five, baseball nine, and soccer 11. But when it comes to the workplace, where teamwork is increasingly widespread throughout complex and expanding organizations, there is no hard-and-fast rule to determine the optimal number to have on each team. ...more

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Hotels and Accommodations - US - Mintel International Group Ltd.
This report covers hotels, defined as collective accommodation establishments providing lodging and usually meals, entertainment and various personal services for the public. The $131 billion hotels industry in the U.S. has rebounded after faltering in 2001 and 2002. Rises in occupancy have allowed hoteliers to raise rates in 2004 and 2005, resulting in approximately 8% growth in revenues per year since 2003. ...more

Study Explores the Market Influence of European Tour Operators on Greek Resort Hotels - By Dr. Dimitris Koutoulas
A recently published study of Dr. Dimitris Koutoulas, an Athens-based tourism and hospitality consultant, sheds light on the relationship of Greek resort hotels with European tour operators, with the former relying for 60% of their total business on the latter's inclusive tours. ...more

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What Makes a Good Revenue Manager? More Than You Think - By Andy Archer
The best can raise RevPAR 3 to 7%. Use these tips to spot top talent and improve your chain's bottom line ...more

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Red Lion Hotels Corporation Appoints Mark Mahoney Vice President of Sales
Red Lion Hotels Corporation (NYSE:RLH) has announced the appointment of veteran hospitality executive Mark D. Mahoney as Vice President of Sales. ...more

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Renaissance Hotels North America Expands Brand With Nearly $1 Billion of Expected Investment
Over the next three years, Renaissance Hotels & Resorts' owners and franchisees will continue to enhance the brand throughout North America with nearly $1 billion of investment expected in new construction, property conversions and renovation projects. ...more

Joint Venture Launches Two New Luxury Hotel Brands in Asia
Hospitality Legend Horst Schulze and Esteemed Developer Kwee Liong Tek Form Joint Venture to Create West Paces Hotel Group Asia Bringing Capella Hotels and Resorts and Solís Hotels and Resorts Brands to Asia ...more

Donald J. Trump and Irongate Announce Plans for Trump Ocean Resort Baja Mexico
526-Suite Luxury Hotel-Condominium Resort Located in North Baja ...more

Equity Inns Announces Agreement with Global Hyatt
Commits to Convert 18 AmeriSuites to Hyatt Place Hotels ...more

Hersha Hospitality Trust Purchases Courtyard Alexandria
Increases Presence in Metro-Washington, D.C. Hotel Market - Adds Marriott to Growing Group of Independent Hotel Managers ...more

Marcus Hotels and Resorts Assumes Management of Brynwood Country Club in Milwaukee, Wis.
Relationship leverages existing golf course and hotel management experience ...more

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October 4 Is ENERGY STAR's 7th Annual Change a Light Day
Already this year, Pineapple Hospitality's lodging clients have replaced 75,000 incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents - saving 6.8 million kilowatt hours, which is the equivalent of planting 1,332 acres of forest and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 10 million pounds. ...more

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E-Mail Marketing Getting High Click, Open, and Conversion Relative to Cost
WebSurveyor Corp., partnering with Internet Retailer released an August survey of IR e-newsletter readers revealing that web merchants have very ambitious plans to increase both the size and scope of their e-mail marketing efforts. ...more

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Super 8 China Opens 6 New Properties in September 2006
Super 8 is now the largest foreign economy hotel operator in mainland China. The openings have also helped make its parent company, Wyndham Worldwide, China's largest foreign hotel operator by number of properties. ...more

Le Royal Méridien Shanghai Opens
Reaches New Heights as Tallest Building in Shanghai Puxi - New Urban Icon of Modern Design and European Spirit ...more

First New York Luxury Fractional Opens In the Legendary St. Regis Hotel
The St. Regis(R) Hotel, one of New York City's most legendary and luxurious hotels, has opened its St. Regis Residence Club, New York, giving members the unique opportunity to call the famed property their New York home. ...more

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New Study Concludes Minimum Wage Hikes Do More Harm Than Good
Least-Skilled Workers and Low-Income Families Most Likely to Fall Victim to Unintended Consequences of Wage Hike Ballot Initiatives ...more

Caribbean Hotel Association reacts to US passport legislation
Peter J. Odle, president of the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), conveyed his alarm and concern for the consequences of the arbitrary omission of air travel in the extension of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), which only applies to travel by land and sea. ...more

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