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Vol. 12: Issue 11 2010-03-17

INSIDE VIEW

Outrageous! The Cure for the Post Recession Blues! - By Carol Verret

It’s almost spring and there are green shoots sprouting in gardens and the economy! It’s time to shake off the deadly serious work attitudes we have adopted and be a little outrageous! ...more

Rethinking the Long Tail Theory: How to Define 'Hits' and 'Niches'

Using data on movie-rating patterns, new Wharton research challenges current thinking on the Long Tail effect - a widely publicized theory that suggests the Internet drives demand away from hit products with mass appeal, and directs that demand to more obscure niche offerings. ...more

Overcoming The 'All They Want To Hear Is The Rate' Mentality - By Doug Kennedy

As an active hotel industry trainer who works with hotel and call center reservations agents representing all market segments and geographic locations, it is extremely intriguing to observe firsthand the various ways in which hotel and resort companies are responding to our recent economic conditions which for almost all markets, have been trending downward. ...more

Outrageous! The Cure for the Post Recession Blues! - By Carol Verret

It’s almost spring and there are green shoots sprouting in gardens and the economy! It’s time to shake off the deadly serious work attitudes we have adopted and be a little outrageous! ...more

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ENVIRONMENT

How Green Certification Programs Address Smoking/Nonsmoking - By Glenn Hasek

In the last several years, the number of green lodging certification programs available to U.S. hotels has exploded with programs emerging at the national, state and city level. For the most part, these programs address indoor air quality by encouraging lodging establishments to avoid the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are often found in paints, glues, cleaning chemicals, furniture and other items. ...more

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HEADLINES

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

Luxury Link Launches New Family Travel Deal Site

White Paper - Six Mistakes Companies Are Making Today And How You Can Avoid Them

Luxury Link Releases 2010 Consumer Survey Results

Yes, There’s (Finally) an App for That

Amadeus Survey: 800 North American Travel Professionals Voice Optimism, Innovation for the Year Ahead and Beyond

WARNING TO HOTELS...Don't Use Free Link Shortening Services in Your Marketing

Nevistas Offers Hotel Sale Leaseback Financing Program for Flagged Hotels

Best Western Hotel Launches Online Booking Widget to Reach Customers Via Desktops, Facebook and the Web with WorkLight

Travel Companies Grapple with 'New Normal'

Webinar: Selling Hotel Rooms to the Video Generation, March 23rd, 2:00pm Eastern/11:00am Pacific

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UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS

EyeForTravel
2010-03-24
Social Media Strategies for Travel

UBM Sinoexpo
2010-03-29
Hotelex Shanghai 2010

Terrapinn Pte Ltd
2010-03-29
Real Estate Investment World China 2010

Cornell
2010-04-08
Managing Through and Thinking Forward: Opportunities for Innovation in the Down Economy

Arena International Events Group
2010-04-15
International Hotel Technology Forum (IHTF) 2010

Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd
2010-04-20
FHA2010 (Food&HotelAsia2010)

HFTP
2010-04-20
Asian Hospitality Finance & Technology Conference

Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd
2010-04-20
FHA2010 (Food&HotelAsia2010)

Comexposium
2010-04-21
SIAL Montreal

Sial Canada
2010-04-21
Sial Canada

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