Hospitality Headlines
July 10, 2009
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Take 2009 Wage Survey Now
from NYSH&TA
WageWatch, Inc., the leading web-based compensation and benefits survey company in the nation, is conducting a statewide survey of the lodging industry in New York. When complete, this survey will tabulate data for 37 key management, salaried, and hourly positions within our industry. Increased participation makes the report more valuable for everyone in the industry and could allow for more geographic subcategories to be created. After completing the survey participants can pre-order the results at a significant $300 discount.

WageWatch has extended the data collection deadline until July 31st.

Build Awareness For Your Business In Your Community
from Small Business Trends
When you’re a small business the burden falls on you to let people know that you exist. There are several things that you can do to increase your visibility. More

Nationwide Immigration Audit Targets Hundreds Of Businesses
from SOA World
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced yesterday that 652 businesses nationwide have been targeted for in-person inspection of I-9 employment verification forms. Upon initial notification of the inspection, targeted employers are given a very short time frame, as little as three days, to prepare for a meeting with federal officials in which the company's Form I-9 records will be reviewed. Some employers have already begun receiving these audit notices. More

Making the Most of Demand Patterns and Forecasts
from m-Travel
Proponents of revenue management feel that this discipline must develop into its description. More

Smith Travel Research (STR) Dramatically Shifts U.S. Forecasts
from Hospitality Net
The situation in the hotel industry might be starting to stabilize, but the executives at Smith Travel Research aren’t convinced there’s sunny skies on the immediate horizon. More

Know Where You Want to Go
from Hotel News Now
Some might wonder if it’s too difficult to design a road map, or if it’s too great of a pressure on their business. A roadmap helps put ideas together in a logical sequence. By defining goals for the future, it shows that even if results aren’t impressive, the achievements will be substantial eventually. More

Take 2009 Wage Survey Now
from NYSH&TA
WageWatch, Inc., the leading web-based compensation and benefits survey company in the nation, is conducting a statewide survey of the lodging industry in New York. When complete, this survey will tabulate data for 37 key management, salaried, and hourly positions within our industry. Increased participation makes the report more valuable for everyone in the industry and could allow for more geographic subcategories to be created. After completing the survey participants can pre-order the results at a significant $300 discount. WageWatch has extended the data collection deadline until July 31st. More